The baronial and ecclesiastical antiquities of Scotland (1845)
Billings, Robert William, 1813-1874 · Edinburgh, London, Pub. for the author by W. Blackwood and sons · leaf 28
inister Oriental coun-tenance, has been applied to a useful purpose by the guides. An ancient slab with a simplecross passes traditionally for the tomb of the wizard Michael Scott. The public who visit theruin desire to have some notion of the wizards personal appearance, and the boss mounted… … HISTOKICAL SKETCH. The history of the abbey is rich in materials, were there room on the present occasion for apply-ing them to use. The position of the earliest religious house bearing the name of Melrose wasabout two miles farther down the Tweed, where the river, making a fine sweep, nearly…
Architecture · Church architecture
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