Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . inally conferred upon SirRobert Ker of Cessford, and they are still enjoyed by his des-cendant, the Duke of Roxburghe. The environs of Kelso, which are singularly beautiful, arethus described by Leyden, in his Scenes of Infancy :— Bosomd in woods where mighty rivers run,Kelsos fair vale expands before the sun,Its rising downs in vernal beauty swell,And, fringed with liazel, winds each flowery dell,Green spangled plains to dimpling lawns succeed,And Tcmpe rises on the banks of Tweed,Blue oer the river Kelsos sliadow Ues,And copse-clad isles amid the wat
Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . inally conferred upon SirRobert Ker of Cessford, and they are still enjoyed by his des-cendant, the Duke of Roxburghe. The environs of Kelso, which are singularly beautiful, arethus described by Leyden, in his Scenes of Infancy :— Bosomd in woods where mighty rivers run,Kelsos fair vale expands before the sun,Its rising downs in vernal beauty swell,And, fringed with liazel, winds each flowery dell,Green spangled plains to dimpling lawns succeed,And Tcmpe rises on the banks of Tweed,Blue oer the river Kelsos sliadow Ues,And copse-clad isles amid the waters rise. The most admired view is from the bridge, looking up theriver. In this view are comprehended the junction of theTweed and Teviot, and the ruins of Roxburgh Castle ; in front,the palace of Fleurs, with its lawns sloping to the rivers edge,and sheltered by lofty trees behind. On the south bank of the KELSO. 137 Teviot are the woods and mansion of Springwood Park (SirGeorge Douglas, Bart.), and close by is the bridge across that. river. On the right is the town, extended along the banksof the Tweed ; nearer is Ednam House, and immediately be-yond are the lofty ruins of the Abbey. In the background aredie hills of Stitchel and Mellerstain, the Castle of Home, thepicturesque summits of the Eildon Hills, Penielheugh, excellent view may also be obtained of the district aroundKelso, from the top of an eminence, on the south bank of theriver, called Pinnacle-hill ; and a third, equally interesting,from the building appropriated as a Museum and Library,situated on an elevation termed the Terrace.* Fleurs Palace, the seat of the Duke of Roxburghe, occu- * From Kelso a road leads to Jed1)urgh, by tlio villnges of Maxwillhcugli andHeaton, the beautiful banks of the Kale, Grahamslaw, wliere there are sonie remar-kable caves, the villages of Eekford and Crailing, Crailing House (J. Taton, Esq.),fornierlv the scat of the noble familv of Craustouii, and Bonjed«;ird. 138 EXCU
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