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YALE OF THE ETTRICK.
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It may be added that Bowhill was the favourite residence
of Lord and Lady Dalkeith (afterwards Duke and Duchess of
Buccleuch), at the time when the poem was composed. The
ruins of Newark are all but included in the park attached to
that modem seat of the family; and Sir Walter Scott, no
doubt, was influenced in his choice of the locality, by the pre¬
dilection of the charming lady who suggested the subject of
his “ Lay ” for the scenery of the Yarrow—a beautiful walk on
whose banks, leading from the house to the old castle, is called,
in memory of her, the Duchess’ Walk.
The Vale of the Ettrick.—Going up this valley from Sel¬
kirk, the first object of interest is O.ikwood Tower, the residence
of the hero of the ballad, “ The Dowie Dens of Yarrow,” and
from time immemorial the property of the Scotts of Harden ;
it is supposed, also, to have been the mansion of the famous
wizard Michael Scott. Two or three miles further up the glen
is the village of Ettrick-brig-end, and about six miles above,
the remains of the tower of Tushielaw may be discerned upon
the hill which rises from the north bank of the river. Tushie¬
law was the residence of the celebrated freebooter Adam Scott,
called “ the King of the Border,” who was hanged by James V.