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

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Smailholm Tower near Kelso Scottish Borders 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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