Smailholm Tower
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Smailholm Tower by Steve Kent as part of the Geograph project.
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Smailholm Tower
Image: © Steve Kent Taken: 1 May 2006
Home to the ancestors of Sir Walter Scott, this dramatically sited tower house fired his imagination when he was sent as a 'wee sick laddie' to convalesce in the neighbouring farmhouse. Now in the care of Historic Scotland, the tower houses a permanent exhibition of Scott's collection of traditional ballads, not to mention some of the most expansive views of the Borders from the rooftop.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.602736
Longitude
-2.580856