Dryburgh
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Dryburgh is a village in the Scottish Borders
region of Scotland
, famous for the ruined Dryburgh Abbey
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stands since 1817 on Bass Hill, a mound overlooking the River Tweed
at the west end of the village. It is dedicated to the poet James Thomson, the Ednam
poet and author of "The Four Seasons" and the lyrics of Rule Britannia, and his bust can be seen on the top of the structure.
The temple originally contained a stone statue of the Apollo Belvedere
on a circular pedestal showing nine Muse
s with laurel wreath
s. Bronze figures of the Four Seasons by Siobhan O'Hehir were installed as a replacement in 2002.
William Wallace Statue, Bemersyde
Dryburgh was the first town to erect a monument
in honour of William Wallace
, in 1814.
It is said that Sir Walter Scott did not like the structure.
The current statue is in the grounds of Bemersyde House
.
Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by Dumfries and Galloway in the west, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian in the north west, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian to the north; and the non-metropolitan counties of Northumberland...
region of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, famous for the ruined Dryburgh Abbey
Dryburgh Abbey
Dryburgh Abbey, near Dryburgh on the banks of the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders, was nominally founded on 10 November 1150 in an agreement between Hugh de Morville, Lord of Lauderdale and Constable of Scotland, and the Premonstratensian canons regular from Alnwick Abbey in Northumberland...
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The Temple of the Muses
This circular nine columned gazeboGazebo
A gazebo is a pavilion structure, sometimes octagonal, that may be built, in parks, gardens, and spacious public areas. Gazebos are freestanding or attached to a garden wall, roofed, and open on all sides; they provide shade, shelter, ornamental features in a landscape, and a place to rest...
stands since 1817 on Bass Hill, a mound overlooking the River Tweed
River Tweed
The River Tweed, or Tweed Water, is long and flows primarily through the Borders region of Great Britain. It rises on Tweedsmuir at Tweed's Well near where the Clyde, draining northwest, and the Annan draining south also rise. "Annan, Tweed and Clyde rise oot the ae hillside" as the Border saying...
at the west end of the village. It is dedicated to the poet James Thomson, the Ednam
Ednam
Disambiguation: "Ednam" can also refer to the aristocratic title Viscount EdnamEdnam is a small village near Kelso in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland....
poet and author of "The Four Seasons" and the lyrics of Rule Britannia, and his bust can be seen on the top of the structure.
Apollo Belvedere
The Apollo Belvedere or Apollo of the Belvedere—also called the Pythian Apollo— is a celebrated marble sculpture from Classical Antiquity. It was rediscovered in central Italy in the late 15th century, during the Renaissance...
on a circular pedestal showing nine Muse
Muse
The Muses in Greek mythology, poetry, and literature, are the goddesses who inspire the creation of literature and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge, related orally for centuries in the ancient culture, that was contained in poetic lyrics and myths...
s with laurel wreath
Laurel wreath
A laurel wreath is a circular wreath made of interlocking branches and leaves of the bay laurel , an aromatic broadleaf evergreen. In Greek mythology, Apollo is represented wearing a laurel wreath on his head...
s. Bronze figures of the Four Seasons by Siobhan O'Hehir were installed as a replacement in 2002.
William Wallace Statue, BemersydeWilliam Wallace Statue, BemersydeThe William Wallace Statue in the grounds of Bemersyde House, near Melrose in the Scottish Borders is a statue commemorating William Wallace. It was commissioned by David Stuart Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan, and it protected as a category B listed building....
Dryburgh was the first town to erect a monumentMonument
A monument is a type of structure either explicitly created to commemorate a person or important event or which has become important to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, or simply as an example of historic architecture...
in honour of William Wallace
William Wallace
Sir William Wallace was a Scottish knight and landowner who became one of the main leaders during the Wars of Scottish Independence....
, in 1814.
It is said that Sir Walter Scott did not like the structure.
The current statue is in the grounds of Bemersyde House
Bemersyde House
Bemersyde House is a historic house in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, formerly in Berwickshire.The nearest towns are Newtown St. Boswells, Melrose, and Dryburgh. The William Wallace Statue, Bemersyde is on the Bemersyde Estate...
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