Bemersyde

Summary

Bemersyde is a hamlet in the Mertoun parish of Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders. It sits on the left bank of the River Tweed, about three miles east of Melrose. Bemersyde House, the ancestral home of the Haig family, is the most notable feature.

The Eildon Hills seen from Bemersyde Hill

Other places nearby include Scott's View, Earlston, St. Boswells, Eildon, Dryburgh, Maxton, Smailholm, Smailholm Tower, and Brotherstone Hill.

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External links edit

  • SCRAN resources on Bemersyde
  • Gazetteer for Scotland: Bemersyde House
  • GEOGRAPH image: Bemersyde House
  • Scottish Wildlife Trust: Bemersyde Moss
  • Napier University: Algae from Bemersyde, 2006
  • Welcome to Scotland: Bemersyde Moss near Melrose
  • Scottish Borders Heritage: Bemersyde
  • Scottish Borders Heritage: Wallace's Statue, Bemersyde Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  • Walking Scotland: Dryburgh Abbey to Scott's View, via Bemersyde House and Gardens, and Bemersyde Hill
  • Bemersyde Farm[permanent dead link]

55°35′42″N 2°38′30″W / 55.5949°N 2.6417°W / 55.5949; -2.6417