A tiny house in Ecclefechan, near Lockerbie, is the birthplace of one of the most significant thinkers in Scottish history, and has remained virtually untouched since 1881. Thomas Carlyle was born in 1795 and studied at Edinburgh University. He was a renowned philosopher, novelist, speaker and historian, but his masterpiece – an entertaining history of the French Revolution – was accidentally burned by a friend’s maid. Thankfully, Carlyle was able to rewrite the whole first volume from memory!
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It is such a coincidence that we spent a night in a B & B in Ecclefechan on our honeymoon in 1977. I think we knew it was Carlyle’s birthplace then. What we could not get over was the mixture of accents in the place. A Welsh road crew was staying there at the time and we could not understand a word they said. Hope all is well with you Billy. Allan
lol, really, yes it is, thanks allan. funny, welsh language is a bit hard to undertsnad, especially when they talk fast, take care mate.