Westruther

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Westruther
Berwickshire

Westruther
Location
Grid reference: NT63374903
Location: 55°43’60"N, 2°34’60"W
Data
Local Government
Council: Scottish Borders
Parliamentary
constituency:
Berwickshire,
Roxburgh and Selkirk

Westruther is a village on the B6468, in Berwickshire, on the lower slopes of the Lammermuir Hills. The largest town nearby is wee Gordon.

Places nearby include Duns, Greenlaw, the Lammermuir Hills, Longformacus and the Watch Water Reservoir.

The Auld Kirk at Westruther

The ruined kirk dates from 1649 and contains the tombs of the Spottiswoode family. A prominent member of the family was Alicia Ann Spottiswoode, known also as Lady John Scott of "Annie Laurie" fame. There is a stained glass window in her honour in the "new" kirk dating from 1834.

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