From _The Border Minstrelsy_. Scott thought that the hero was Walter
Scott, third son of Thirlestane, slain by Scott of Tushielaw. The
“monument” (a standing stone near Yarrow) is really of a very early,
rather Post-Roman date, and refers to no feud of Thirlestane, Oakwood,
Kirkhope, or Tushielaw. The stone is not far from Yarrow Krik, near a
place called Warrior’s Rest. Hamilton of Bangour’s version is beautiful
and well known. Quite recently a very early interment of a corpse, in
the curved position, was discovered not far from the standing stone with
the inscription. Ballad, stone, and interment may all be distinct and
separate.