EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND.- The National Gallery of Scotland presents today "Rosslyn: Country of Painter and Poet," on view through Sunday, 7 July, 2002. Paintings, drawings and prints are brought together to celebrate Rosslyn and its Castle, Chapel and Glen which have been riddled with legend and intrigue since 1446. Located in the beautiful countryside of Midlothian, just seven miles from Edinburgh, Rosslyn, for over two and half centuries, has lured thousands of visitors, among them some of the greatest figures in British art and literature. This exhibition - the first ever devoted to the subject - brings together paintings, drawings and prints of the area, and the people that shaped its history. The show explores the unique architecture and mysteries of the chapel, popularly associated through the Rosslyn Lords with the Knights Templar and the roots of Scottish Freemasonry. Equal emphasis is given to the natural beauty and romance of the location, celebrated in the writings of Sir Walter Scott and Dorothy and William Wordsworth, and the paintings of Paul Sandby, Alexander Nasmyth, J.M.W. Turner and David Roberts, among many others. Numerous works in the show have been traced to private collections and have never before been placed on public display.