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English: The Erskine obelisk at Dryburgh Abbey An inscription on the south face of the obelisk reads:-
ERECTED BY THE RIGHT HON DAVID STEWART ERSKINE EARL OF BUCHAN TO THE HONOUR OF HIS ANCESTORS 1794 THE EARL DIED AT DRYBURGH THE 19TH APRIL 1829 AGED 87¼ YEARS. INTOMBED IN THE OLD ABBEY THE FIGURES WERE CUT BY GEORGE BURNET IN NEWSTEAD AND THE LETTERING BY D. FORSON IN DRYBURGH BY ORDER OF SIR DAVID ERSKINE Above the figure on the photo is inscribed:- JAMES.YE.I1D.OF.SCOTS On the west face of the obelisk is:- JAMES:YE:1:OF:SCOTS |
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This image was taken from the Geograph project collection. See this photograph's page on the Geograph website for the photographer's contact details. The copyright on this image is owned by Walter Baxter and is licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license.
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