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Dryburgh Abbey, monastic ruin (1150), in extreme SW. of Berwickshire, on the Tweed, 4½ miles SE. of Melrose; in St Mary's Aisle is the tomb of Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832); adjoining the ruins are the seats of D. Abbey and D. House; P.O., called Dryburgh.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "monastic ruin" (ADL Feature Type: "historical sites") |
Administrative units: | Berwickshire ScoCnty |
Place: | Dryburgh |
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