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ABBOTSFORD, mansion erected by Sir Walter Scott, adjacent to the Tweed, 2 miles west of Melrose, Roxburghshire. It cost upwards of 20,000, exhibits multiplicity of features in many architectural styles, includes parts and objects taken from many famous ancient edifices, has been aptly described as 'a romance in stone and lime,' contains numerous interesting souvenirs of Sir Walter, and is engirt by an estate which he transmuted from moorishness to much beauty.
