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The inn served ale and food and had 13 guest bedrooms. Its fame quickly grew for its hospitality and the beauty of its surroundings. Although occasionally referenced as "Mrs
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and was known to many authors and poets, and the subject of numerous literary works.
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was a visitor, but as Burns died in 1796 this is physically impossible.
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The old coach road is now the A708. It is supplemented by the
366:"James Hogg Monument Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland"
311:"Isabella (Tibbie) Shiels from the Gazetteer for Scotland"
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James Hogg: a Bard of Nature's Making, by
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289:"Tibbie Shiels, Scottish Borders, Scotland | Campsited"
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Edinburgh and its
Environs: Ward Lock Travel Guide 1939
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Since 2008 the Inn has been owned by the Moody family.
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to the south-east. Her ghost allegedly haunts the inn.
37:(1783–1878) was a Scottish inn keeper who ran
325:"Tibbie Shiel: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland"
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69:Tibbie Shiels Inn as seen from the hills in winter
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