Kelso

Kelso, a market-town in the county of Roxburgh, Scotland, standing on the north bank of the Tweed opposite the confluence of the Teviot, 22 miles from Berwick. The abbey was founded by David I. in 1124, but it was destroyed by Lord Hertford in 1545 with the exception of the fine Romanesque Church with its tower 90 feet high. This was used for Protestant worship until 1771, but it is now preserved merely as an ancient monument. The streets of the town, radiating from a central square, are well laid out, markets for grain, etc., are held weekly, and there are some factories of boots, woollen and linen goods, and iron. The North-Eastern and North British Railways have a station here. Floors Castle, the seat of the Duke of Roxburgh, is at the north-west extremity of the town.