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HAWTHORNDEN [house] Hawthornden
Hawthornden
Revd [Reverend] Mr Brown
Revd [Reverend] Mr Stirling
012 [Situation] About 1 1/8 mile S. [South] from Loanhead.
This place is rendered interesting as having been the seat of Drummond the poet who was born here in 1585 & died in 1649, in front of the house still stands the tree under which it is said he was seated when Ben Jonson arrived on a visit to him from London. This building like most of the ancient Scottish Mansions consists of a square vaulted tower with walls of immense thickness. The gate of entrance is of more modern erection than the tower though probably older than the new dwelling house At what period or by whom the tower was erected is uncertain. Passing thro' [through] the doorway over which are still the Armorial bearings of the Drummond family we enter the Courtyard occupied on one side by the modern part of the building and on the other are the remains of the ancient tower, in the centre of the Court Yard is a deep well which formerly served as an entrance to the caves as also a Draw well which supplied the inmates of the Castle with water In the house are shown an ancient large two handed broad sword & a cane said to have belonged to Robert the Bruce, a dress worn by

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