Description
This engraving of Dyburgh Abbey, Berwickshire, signed 'Ensign Erskine', was probably by David Stewart Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan, a friend of George Henry Hutton, and fellow antiquary, who acquired the remains of the abbey in 1786. This is one of four views of Dryburgh Abbey in the Hutton Collection. Hugh de Moreville founded Dryburgh Abbey, near St Boswell’s in Berwickshire, in 1150 for the Premonstratensian Order of White Canons. Much of the abbey complex has been in ruins since the sixteenth century, and the site has a tranquil and deeply romantic atmosphere that Erskine has captured in this engraving. The Abbey held a special place in the heart of Sir Walter Scott and his and his wife's bodies are there.
Collective title: Hutton Drawings > [Volume 2] > Berwickshire
More details about the album and its contents can be found on the collection website.
Image Licence
CC BY 4.0
Image Credit
Courtesy of National Library of Scotland
Location
Dryburgh Abbey, Dryburgh, St Boswells, Melrose, Scotland
Country
Scotland
Tags
Category
Buildings & Architecture
