3-034-586 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The Scott Centenary: fete at Newark Castle, Selkirk, [Scotland], 1871. 'The Duke of Buccleuch had thrown open his grounds at Newark for the occasion...The old tower of Newark stands upon the banks of the Yarrow, within the Duke of Buccleuch's park of Bowhill, and between three and four miles from Selkirk. The castle was built by James II. It was within this castle that the prisoners taken at the battle of Philiphaugh were executed by General Leslie. Now the massive square tower is unroofed and ruinous...On arrival at Newark, the procession formed in front of the castle, when Provost Anderson proposed three cheers for the Queen, and then three cheers for the Duke of Buccleuch, which were heartily given. The Provost next proposed "The Memory of Sir Walter Scott" in an able speech...The bands of the 4th Roxburghshire and 2nd Selkirkshire Rifle Volunteers then began to play, and the lads and lasses joined in many a dance. There were foot-races, and a variety of games, during the afternoon'. From "Illustrated London News", 1871.