William Wordsworth, Walter Scott, and Dorothy Wordsworth slate plaque

This slate commemorative plaque records: To this inn, the ancient dwelling of the Drumlanrig family, Sir Walter Scott conducted William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy on 22nd September 1803 where Sir Walter and they resided overnight.

William Wordsworth was a major English Romantic poet who played a pivotal role in the poetry movement; Dorothy Wordsworth, his sister, was a writer whose journals provide insights into the life and times of her brother; Sir Walter Scott was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet, renowned for works like "Ivanhoe" that shaped modern historical fiction.