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Bemersyde House

Bemersyde House in England North East, United Kingdom.

A statue called Wattie at Bemersyde House Gardens - geograph.org.uk - 5415335

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Typical visit
1 h–2 h

About

Bemersyde House is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

Bemersyde House is a historic house in Roxburghshire, Scotland. The nearest towns are Newtown St. Boswells, Melrose, and Dryburgh. The William Wallace Statue, Bemersyde is on the Bemersyde Estate.

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Background

History

Dating back to the 16th century as a peel tower, Bemersyde was bought by the British Government in 1921 and presented to Field-Marshal The 1st Earl Haig, the British Commander in World War I. The House is the seat of the chief of Clan Haig, currently Alexander Douglas Derrick Haig, 3rd Earl Haig. The family motto of the Earls Haig is "Tyde what may", which refers to a 13th-century poem by Thomas the Rhymer which predicted that there would always be a Haig in Bemersyde:

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Coordinates
55.5919, -2.6487

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Where is Bemersyde House?
Bemersyde House is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.5919°, -2.6487°.