Bassendean

Bassendean is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, 4 kilometres south of Westruther and 3 kilometres north-west of Gordon. It is by the Eden Water in the former Berwickshire, immediately south of the hamlet of Houndslow.

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Type: Locality
Description: human settlement in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Bassendean, Berwickshire” and “Bassendean, Scottish Borders”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Greenknowe Tower and Legerwood Kirk.

Greenknowe Tower

Castle

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Greenknowe Tower is a 16th-century tower house, located just west of the village of Gordon, in the Scottish Borders. Although a roofless ruin, the stonework of the tower is well preserved, and represents a fine example of a later tower house, built more as a residence rather than as a place of defence. Greenknowe Tower is situated 2 miles southeast of Bassendean.

Legerwood Kirk

Church

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Legerwood Kirk is an ancient and historic Church of Scotland church in the former county of Berwickshire, Scotland. It is situated half a mile east of the hamlet of Legerwood and 6.5 miles south east of Lauder in the Scottish Borders, on an unclassified road east of the A68 highway at grid reference NT593433. Legerwood Kirk is situated 2 miles southwest of Bassendean.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Houndslow and Gordon.

Houndslow

Hamlet

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Houndslow is a hamlet in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is situated on the A697, about 5 miles west of Greenlaw, and 3 miles north-east of Gordon. Immediately to the south is the former village of Bassendean, with the 17th-century Bassendean House.

Gordon

Village

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Gordon is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, within the historic county of Berwickshire. The village sits on the crossroads of the A6105 Earlston to Berwick on Tweed road and the A6089 Edinburgh to Kelso road. Gordon is situated 2 miles southeast of Bassendean.

Westruther

Village

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Westruther is a village on the B6465, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the lower slopes of the Lammermuir Hills, in the former Berwickshire. Westruther is situated 3 miles north of Bassendean.

Bassendean

Category: village
Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.7° or 55° 42′ north

Longitude

-2.6° or 2° 36′ west

Elevation

597 feet (182 metres)

Open location code

9C7VMCX2+X2

GeoNames ID

2656188

Wikidata ID

Q4868061

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