Kelso, Shedden Park Road, Gateway To Shedden Park

Mrs Robertson of Ednam House gifted Shedden Park to the burgh of Kelso in 1851 and the new park took its name from her nephew, Lieutenant Robert Shedden, who died in 1849 and was part of a team searching for survivors of Sir John Franklin's team, whose quest to find the fabled 'North-West Passage' ended in disaster.

The 'triumphal arch' gateway at Shedden Park was built in 1852 following a public subscription in gratitude for Mrs Robertson's gift. The main arch with flanking paired pilasters and entablature is flanked by smaller pedestrian arches. Originally, each of these arches was furnished with wrought-iron gates. Similarly, the wing walls were originally fitted with iron railings but all the ironwork has now gone.

Text prepared by RCAHMS as part of the Accessing Scotland's Past project