Smailholm Tower and lochan Scottish Borders UK stronghold of Sir Walter Scotts ancestors

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Smailholm Tower near Kelso Roxburghshire Scottish Borders Scotland was restored in the 19th century after Sir Walter Scott wrote a ballad poem the Eve of St John with this fortified medieval peel tower as its setting

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Size: 4960px × 7632px
Location: Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland, Britain, UK, Europe
Photo credit: © David Kilpatrick / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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