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.Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- 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
Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Jimmydenham, Public domain.
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
Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
Photo: Jimmydenham, Public domain.
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
Photo: Renata, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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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