“As we descended the vale of the Gala, he began to gaze about him, and by degrees it was obvious that he was recognising the features of that familiar landscape. Presently he murmered a name or two - 'Gala Water surely - Buckholm - Torwoodlee'. As we rounded the hill at Ladhope, and the outline of the Eildons burst upon him, he became greatly excited, and when turning himself on the couch his eye caught caught at length his own towers, at the distance of a mile, he sprang up with a cry of delight.” LandscapeWalter ScottScottish BordersEildon1832AbbotsfordGala Water Book:Memoirs of Sir Walter Scott, Vol. 5 of 5 Source: Memoirs of Sir Walter Scott, Vol. 5 of 5