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,
[Illustration: 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
[Illustration: 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
[Illustration: FIG. 1348.
Bassendean Church.