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 of William the Lion, in 1184. She married Patrick, Earl of Dunbar, and they made adequate endowments to the convent. According to Chalmers there was a previous church here, dedicated to St. Bothan,

—Abbey St. Bathans. Plan of Chapel.

which was probably given to the Countess Ada's nuns. It is just possible that the second church, noticed above, may be the church referred to.

BASSENDEAN CHURCH,.

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,

—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