Waverley Lodge

About Waverley Lodge

Named after Sir Walter Scott's novel, the house belonged to his aunt and the author himself stayed here for a while in 1783. To commemorate this, there is a bust of him set on the gable and a sculpture of one of his dogs over the gateway. The car park and the kirkyard used to form ”The Butts". A law was issued by King James IV (1488- 1513) which stated that every man of military age had to practice archery on a regular basis. lt was here that the men of Kelso practiced and the name derives from the targets that were used.