BASSENDEAN CHURCH, Berwickshire.
The ancient parish of Bassendean is now incorporated with that of Westruther, both in the south-west part of Berwickshire, and the church has long been disused.
The remains of Bassendean Church, which was dedicated to St. Mary, lie five and a half miles west of Greenlaw. The walls are broken down,
Fig. 1346.—Bassendean Church. Plan.
but the plan (Fig. [1346]) can still be traced. The structure is a simple oblong, measuring 54 feet 6 inches in length by about 20 feet in width externally. The doorway is in the south side, and has been provided with a slot for a bolt. The remains of a stoup and ambry exist beside the door, and there is a recess for a piscina near the east end, and an ambry in the north wall opposite it. In the centre of the south wall there has been a single-light window, and towards the east end a larger two-light
Fig. 1347.—Bassendean Church. (From The Churches of Berwickshire.)
window with a central mullion, now built up (Fig. [1347]). The plan of the jamb (Fig. [1348]) shows that the structure has been of an