Author : Judy Olsen
ISBN : 9781840332933
Cover : paperback
Price : £10.95

Also featuring Dryburgh, Gattonside, Maxton, Mertoun and Newtown St Boswells, this book covers the history of the villages surrounding the Eildon Hills, notable for connections with Sir Walter Scott. Featuring over fifty period photographs dating from a century after Scott, the book harks back to a time when there was a bustling railway, when grand country houses such as Ravenswood were still occupied by the local gentry, and when military adventures (such as the surrender of Pretoria during the Boer War) still excited popular celebration.