bronze plaque · Scotland

Sir Walter Scott FRSE 1st Baronet

Sir Walter Scott was a frequent attender at the Circuit Courts held in this place. Making his first appearance as an advocate in a criminal trial in 1793. This tablet erected on the centenary of Sir Walter's death, as a tribute of admiration and affection, was unveiled by Lady Maxwell Scott of Abbotsford, 15th September 1932. William Wells Mabon, Provost.

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