Bemersyde House

Bemersyde House

Bemersyde House is a country house in the Scottish Borders.

The nearest town is Newtown St. Boswells just over a mile away. Dating back to 1535 as a Peel tower, Bemersyde was bought by the British Government in 1921 and presented to Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig the British Commander in World War I.

External links

* [http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/features/featurefirst8424.html Entry in the Gazetteer of Scotland]
* [http://www.fromoldbooks.org/HHScott/pages/32-Bemersyde-house/ Picture and some details]
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