The Henlawshiel Obelisk
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The Henlawshiel Obelisk
Image: © Walter Baxter Taken: 30 Sep 2006
This obelisk stands by the edge of a minor road about 1km north from the A6088 Hawick to Bonchester Bridge road. It is dedicated to John Leyden, a poet and orientalist, who was a gifted linguist, knowing 34 different languages or dialects. The inscription at the top of the obelisk reads:- THE SITE OF HENLAWSHIEL WHERE D JOHN LEYDEN SPENT HIS BOYHOOD The inscription at the bottom reads:- BORN AT DENHOLM 8th SEPT 1775 DIED AT BATAVIA 28th AUG 1811 YET IN THIS SILENT GLIDING STREAM ON TIME SHALL FLOAT HIS HONOURED NAME
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Image Location
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Latitude
55.418333
Longitude
-2.704209