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Scotland, Scottish Borders

Bassendean lost medieval village

Ghost town Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Coins and tokensCoins and tokens
Buttons and bucklesButtons and buckles
Sea potterySea pottery

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Unknown (Public domain), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

12th century church village declining in the 17th century

Medieval village by the Eden Water whose St Mary's church dates from the 12th century. The village declined in the 17th century after the church was replaced in 1649 by a new one at Westruther.View source →

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