Inn sign, Allan Ramsay Hotel Carlops
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Inn sign, Allan Ramsay Hotel Carlops
Image: © Jim Barton Taken: 20 Mar 2019
Commemoration of the 18th century poet and playwright who set his pastoral comedy 'The Gentle Shepherd' in this area. The portrait appears to have been based on that painted in 1722 by William Aikman - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Ramsay_(poet).
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Image Location
Latitude
55.790527
Longitude
-3.34007