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A VISIT TO TVVEEDSIDE IN 1833 



Earlston half past 3. 



[Here is inserted a sketch of the] pant in the village 

 of Earlston. 



[Here are inserted sketches of the structure at Earlston 

 commonly called the Rymer's Tower.] The remains of the 

 old tower at Earlston which traditionally goes by the name 

 of the Eymer's Tower are situated at the west end of the 

 village not far from the banks of the Leader. The masonry 



The Tower at Earlston, called the Rymer's Tower. 



is remarkably irregular and the stones are mostly of very 

 unequal sizes, and undressed. The walls are about four 

 feet thick and have been cemented with hot run mortar. 

 Parts of two walls remain, which are at right angles. The 

 foundations however of the whole may be distinctly traced. 

 [Here is inserted a sketch of] the church at Earlston 

 [which] is one of those modern tasteless edifices so often 

 found in Scottish villages. 



