Conundrum castle
During the early 19th century, Sir Walter Scott helped to pioneer the historical novel, often evoking themes of Gothic Romanticism. His house at , on the River Tweed in Roxburghshire, is no different. He described it as his ‘conundrum castle’, with its Juliet balconies and Rapunzel towers. A sheltered Regency garden provides a foreground for the looming Gothic
