Origins | In Search of Sir Walter Scott
After contracting polio, Scott was sent away to the Borders where he was subject to the song and folklore which would later be his inspiration.
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The remanence of a vast ornamental garden was visible from the sky next to Castle Kennedy which revealed an interesting insight to its owners past.