Robert Riddell
Robert Riddell (1755 - 1794) was the first son of Walter Riddell
of Newhouse and Anne Riddell of Glenriddell. He was educated
in Dumfries and went on to study at the Universities of St Andrews
and Edinburgh. He joined the Royal Scots as an Ensign, later
enlisting in the Eighty-third Regiment, in which he was promoted to
Captain in 1771. In 1782, he retired and made his home at
Friars' Carse, a large estate to the north of Dumfries.
He contributed papers on local archaeology to the journal of the
London Society of Antiquaries, of which he was a member. He
was also a talented musician, composing tunes which Robert Burns
used.
He published several articles and books such as A Dissertation
on Ancient Modes of Fortifications in Scotland and The Petrified
Fortifications of Scotland. He was a member of the Philosophical
Society of Manchester, and a Fellow of the Antiquarian Societies of
Edinburgh and London.
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