Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . which was long thought to have been ina hopeless state of decay. The line crosses the Tweed at the village of Bridgend. Tothe right are seen the woods of Abbotsford, and to the left ThePavilion, the mansion of Lord Somerville, situated on thebanks of the Allan Water. The small village of Bridgendreceived its name from a bridge erected over the Tweed byDavid I., to afford a passage to the Abbey of Melrose. It con-sisted of four piers, upon which lay planks of wood ; and in themiddle pillar was a gateway large enough for a carriage to passthrough, and ov
Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . which was long thought to have been ina hopeless state of decay. The line crosses the Tweed at the village of Bridgend. Tothe right are seen the woods of Abbotsford, and to the left ThePavilion, the mansion of Lord Somerville, situated on thebanks of the Allan Water. The small village of Bridgendreceived its name from a bridge erected over the Tweed byDavid I., to afford a passage to the Abbey of Melrose. It con-sisted of four piers, upon which lay planks of wood ; and in themiddle pillar was a gateway large enough for a carriage to passthrough, and over that a room in which the toll-keeper was at a ford below this bridge that the adventure with theWhite Lady of Avenel befell Father Phillip, the sacristan ofthe monastery. (See Monastery, vol. i.) From this bridge theGirthgate, a path to the sanctuary of Soutra, runs up the valleyof Allan Water, and over the moors to Soutra Ilill. The EildonHills now rise majestically on the right, and shortly afterwardsthe train arrives at. MELROSE ABBEY. 99 MELROSE. [Hotels: The George; Kings Arms; Railway Hotel.] Population, 96G. .37 miles from Ediuburgli, 13 from Jedburgli, and 11 from Kelso. Melrose is situated on the Tweed, near the base of the EildonHills. The vale of the Tweed is everywhere fertile and beautiful,aud the eye is presented with a wide range of pleasing and hamlets, the river winding rapidly among fieldsand orchards, the town with its old abbey, wooded acclivities,and pastoral slopes crowned with the Eildon Hills, form arichly diversified panorama. Melrose Ahhey is one of the finest specimens of Gothicarchitecture in Scotland. The stone of which it is built, thoughit has resisted the weather of so many ages, retains perfect sharp-ness, so that even the most minute ornaments seem as entireas when newly wrought. The other buildings being completelydestroyed, the ruins of the church alone remain to attest theancient magnificence of this celebrated
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