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Old Photograph Scott Crescent Galashiels Scotland
Old photograph of houses and Market Cross on Scott Crescent in Galashiels, Scottish Borders of Scotland. The market cross of Galashiels was erected in 1695 and restored in 1887. It consists of an 8 feet high, octagonal shaft of red freestone set on a modern base. The capital is also modern but it supports a 17th century sundial surmounted by a spherical finial with a wrought iron vane pierced with the date 1695. Robert Burns wrote two poems about Galashiels, " Sae Fair Her Hair " and " Braw Lads ". The latter is sung by the some of the townsfolk each year at the Braw Lads Gathering. Sir Walter Scott built his home, Abbotsford, just across the River Tweed from Galashiels. The Sir Walter Scott Way, a long distance walking path from Moffat to Cockburnspath passes through Galashiels.
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