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James Hogg
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Noun1.James Hogg - Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835)James Hogg - Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835)


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And if that were not enough, William Wallace, the guerilla hero of the Scots, is said to have hidden out here from the English, and there is a story of Merlin--Merlin--being hunted down and murdered, in the old forest, by Ettrick shepherds.
At the moment, Judy runs a permanent exhibition here based on the life and work of local writer James Hogg, The Ettrick Shepherd, who was a friend of Sir Walter Scott.
It is dedicated to the memory of James Hogg, a 19th-century writer - nicknamed the Ettrick Shepherd - from nearby Ettrick.
 
 
 
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