_3435 Brownsbank Cottage "<div>Overlooking the Peeblesshire hills close to Biggar, Brownsbank Cottage was the home of writer Hugh MacDiarmid.&nbsp;<\/div><div>The original interior was restored just as MacDiarmid had left it and contains numerous portraits and photographs of MacDiarmid and a unique collection of memorabilia.&nbsp;<\/div><div>Past writers-in-residence have included award winning writer and publisher Matthew Fitt and the first Scottish Parliament Writer in Residence James Robertson, author of Booker prize nominated &quot;The Testament of Gideon Mack&quot;.<\/div>" Organization "<div>Overlooking the Peeblesshire hills close to Biggar, Brownsbank Cottage was the home of writer Hugh MacDiarmid.&nbsp;<\/div><div>The original interior was restored just as MacDiarmid had left it and contains numerous portraits and photographs of MacDiarmid and a unique collection of memorabilia.&nbsp;<\/div><div>Past writers-in-residence have included award winning writer and publisher Matthew Fitt and the first Scottish Parliament Writer in Residence James Robertson, author of Booker prize nominated &quot;The Testament of Gideon Mack&quot;.<\/div>" 55.64311 -3.496055