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English: The Henlawshiel Obelisk This obelisk stands by the edge of a minor road about 1km north from the A6088 Hawick to Bonchester Bridge road. It is dedicated to John Leyden, a poet and orientalist, who was a gifted linguist, knowing 34 different languages or dialects.
The inscription at the top of the obelisk reads:- THE SITE OF HENLAWSHIEL WHERE D JOHN LEYDEN SPENT HIS BOYHOOD The inscription at the bottom reads:- BORN AT DENHOLM 8th SEPT 1775 DIED AT BATAVIA 28th AUG 1811 YET IN THIS SILENT GLIDING STREAM ON TIME SHALL FLOAT HIS HONOURED NAME |
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| Author | Walter Baxter |
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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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