Bassendean

#4572 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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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. ()

Coordinates: 55°42'13"N, 2°35'20"W

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Bassendean – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hume Castle, Mellerstain House, Greenknowe Tower, Legerwood Kirk.

5.3 miSE
Forts and castles
Hume Castle, Greenlaw
136 min walk • Hume Castle is the heavily modified remnants of a late 12th- or early 13th-century castle of enceinte held by the powerful Hume or Home family, Wardens of the Eastern March who became successively the Lords Home and the Earls of Home.
4.2 miS
Historical place, Garden, Park
Mellerstain House, Kelso
108 min walk • Mellerstain House is a stately home around 8 miles north of Kelso in the Borders, Scotland. It is currently the home of the 14th Earl of Haddington, and is a historical monument of Scotland.
1.8 miS
Forts and castles
Greenknowe Tower
47 min walk • 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.
2.7 miSW
Church
Legerwood Kirk
69 min walk • 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.
4.6 miW
Forts and castles
Whitslaid Tower
118 min walk • Whitslaid Tower was an ancient Berwickshire seat of the Lauder family for over 300 years. It is today a ruin high above the eastern bank of the Leader Water, 2 miles south of the burgh of Lauder, in the Scottish Borders.
2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Gordon Moss
52 min walk • Gordon Moss is a nature reserve near Gordon, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Berwickshire. The moss is situated one mile west of Gordon village, south of the Gordon - Earlston road. Parking places.
6.8 miSE
Church
Stichill Kirk
173 min walk • Stichill Kirk is an ancient church situated in the village of Stichill in the old county of Roxburghshire, now part of the Scottish Borders Council in Scotland.
4.1 miE
Archaeological site
Blackcastle Rings
105 min walk • The Blackcastle Rings are earthworks and a promontory fort in the Parish of Greenlaw, above the left bank of the Blackadder Water, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.
5.6 miSW
Town
Earlston
144 min walk • One of the town's most iconic landmarks is the majestic Leader Water, a picturesque river that meanders through the surrounding countryside. Visitors can enjoy leisurely walks along the riverbanks, take in the serene beauty of the water, and even try their hand at...