Scott created an impressive baronial fantasy for his grand entrance to the house.

At the east end of the hall he placed two of only a few examples in Scotland of full suits of armour, one being tilt armour from 1580. At the west end, Scott displayed the spoils he collected from the field of Waterloo, including two highly prized French cuirasses.

The hall now also displays the clothes worn by Scott in his last portrait, a clock that belonged to Marie Antoinette and a myriad of other items relating to Napoleonic France and medieval Scotland. The walls are clad in oak panelling from the Auld Kirk of Dunfermline and the arms of the Border families are painted around the cornice. The arms of Scott’s ancestors are on a shield running down the centre of the roof.