Antique vintage photograph of Ashestiel House the home of the writer Sir walter Scott where he wrote many of his best known works including Marmion.
Within the splendid walls of Ashiestiel House, Sir Walter Scott enjoyed the happiest years of his life as he wrote the works that made him a literary and publishing phenomenon. Katie Honey reports. In 1804, Walter Scott moved his family into a new home near Selkirk, situated in a secluded spot above the banks of the River Tweed: Ashiestiel. He had only moved to the area a few years beforehand, initially only due to one of the stipulations of his role as Sheriff Depute of Selkirkshire. Yet the decision to head for the Borders turned out to be an inspired move for the then-aspiring writer, for it was in these years that he wrote the works which first made him famous Scott lived in the house from 1804 to 1812, which he described as amongst the happiest of his life, and during which he produced the three narrative poems which brought him instant fame and smashed all publishing records for poetry: 1805’s The Lay of the Last Minstrel; and the even more successful follow-ups Marmion, and The Lady of the Lake. When Scott’s lease at Ashiestiel expired, he moved to a farm not far away where he built Abbotsford, the home where his career as a historical novelist took off
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Location: Clovenfords, Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland.
Photo credit: © photo-fox / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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