Melrose Youth Hostel
Melrose sits in the centre of the Scottish Border country. It was founded as a Roman fort to guard the banks of the River Tweed, and later gained prominence as a result of its Cistercian Abbey whose ruins still dominate the town. The hostel, a former Georgian mansion, overlooks the Abbey and provides great facilities and warm
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Melrose (Am Maol Ros in Gaelic) is a small, historic town in the Scottish Borders. The town's name is derived from the Celtic mail-rhos, meaning a cropped meadow. It is in the Eildon committee area, and was in the former county of Roxburghshire.
Melrose is the location of the ancient Melrose Abbey the site of the burial of the heart of Scottish king Robert the Bruce. An excavation was led to find the heart, and it was actually discovered by high school students involved in the dig. The heart was stored in a sealed metal cylinder, and was then re-buried in the abbey back at its proper resting place.
