Bedrule

Ruberslaw Parish Church, Bedrule

Bedrule is a hamlet and parish in Roxburghshire, by the Rule Water which gave the village its name. Other local place-names based on the river include Hallrule, Abbotrule, Ruletownhead and Spittal-on-Rule. Larger settlements include Bonchester Bridge and Denholm, as well as Hawick and Jedburgh.

Bedrule lies on the path of the Borders Abbeys Way, a long-distance trail.

Bedrule Kirk

Clan Turnbull

Bedrule Kirk, a category B listed building, is linked with Denholm and Minto churches, and it has a memorial plaque with a link to the wartime Enigma Project:

"IN LOVING MEMORY OF FRANCIS ANTHONY BLAIR FASSON, LIEUTENANT, G.C. R.N. - KILLED IN ACTION IN AN ENEMY SUBMARINE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN 30TH OCTOBER 1942".

First Lieutenant of HMS Petard, Anthony Fasson (a native of Lanton) died while recovering Enigma code books from a sinking German submarine.

There is another plaque in memory of Bishop William Turnbull who, in 1451, received permission from King James II to add the University of Glasgow to the city's cathedral.

Bedrule Castle

Bedrule Castle was the 16th century seat of Clan Turnbull. A mound nearby marks its site.

Outside links

("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Bedrule)

• RCAHMS entry for Bedrule Parish
• Scottish Borders council: The Borders Abbeys Way
• Gazetteer for Scotland: Bedrule
• Clan Turnbull website

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