Scotland Melrose

Melrose is a town in the Scottish Borders on the banks of the river Tweed. The name "Melrose" comes from the Celtic mail-rhos, which means "ordered, cultivated meadow".

Originally Melrose had the name Fordel. When in 1136 Cistercian monks began to rebuild Melrose Abbey near Fordel, which was destroyed in 839 and was originally located a few miles to the east, the village took over the name of the monastery. In the 14th century and in the 1540s, the town, like the abbey, suffered repeatedly from invading English troops. When the abbey was finally closed in 1560 due to the Reformation, the town of Melrose was already a centre of wool and linen production.

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The George and Abbotsford Hotel, an 18th century coaching inn, overlooks the High Street which was originally the Abbey Wall. It is famous for its hospitality since the time of Sir Walter Scott, when he maintained his good friend William Wordsworth as his house was completed in nearby Abbotsford. The hotel is a listed building that displays many of the architectural features of Georgian times.