Rutherfurd's border hand-book : being a guide to the remarkable places, picturesque scenery, and antiquities of the border ; illustrated with numerous engravings on steel, and a map of the district . om the top of the castle, and also from the ramparts, isa most beautiful and commanding view. In this fortress Mary Queen ofScots was kept prisoner in 1568. Kinmont Willie, when also a prisonerhere in 1596, was rescued by the Laird of Buccleuch and his followers ina most daring manner, and carried off in triumph to Scotland. The Union News-Room is an elegant edifice of the decorated Gothicstyle of
Rutherfurd's border hand-book : being a guide to the remarkable places, picturesque scenery, and antiquities of the border ; illustrated with numerous engravings on steel, and a map of the district . om the top of the castle, and also from the ramparts, isa most beautiful and commanding view. In this fortress Mary Queen ofScots was kept prisoner in 1568. Kinmont Willie, when also a prisonerhere in 1596, was rescued by the Laird of Buccleuch and his followers ina most daring manner, and carried off in triumph to Scotland. The Union News-Room is an elegant edifice of the decorated Gothicstyle of architecture. It contains on the ground-floor a spacious readingroom, and above, a subscription library, billiard-room, &c. The Court-Houses are situated at the south entrance to the town, andare built upon the site of the ancient citadel, which consisted of two largetowers flanking the English gate. The principal features of these build-ings are two magnificent circular towers. The extensive and magnificent Railway Station, lately erected in theGothic style of architecture, stands in the same neighbourhood, and isthus called the Citadel Station. Several lines of railway here centre, and. DRYBURGH ABBEY. 53 the Tourist possesses every facility for reaching any part of Britain. Inparticular, if, having come from Edinburgh, it should be his object toreturn to that city, the line from Carlisle to Newcastle will enable him tocomplete a circuit, and give an agreeable diversity to his route. The Newtown Station is only a short distance from Dry-burgh Abbey, and the Tourist should not fail to visit this veryinteresting ruin. A halt for an hour or two will enable him todo so advantageously, it being within the compass of a pleasantwalk. About a quarter of a mile from the station, close to thetoll-bar upon the road to St Boswells, a cross-road strikes offon the left, which soon after brings him to the Tweed, wherethere is a ford, and a ferry boat.* After crossing the river,the road win
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