Gattonside
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| Gattonside | |
| Roxburghshire | |
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NT542351 |
| Location: | 55°36’28"N, 2°43’38"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Melrose |
| Postcode: | TD6 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Scottish Borders |
Gattonside is a small, charming village in Roxburghshire, to be found less than a mile north of Melrose, on the north side of the River Tweed.
In 1143, the lands of Gattonside were granted to the monks of Melrose Abbey by King David I.[1] More recently, Gattonside was the home of modernist architect Peter Womersley (1923–1993), whose self-designed house, The Rig (1956), is now a Category B listed building.[2]
The village is linked to Melrose, on the opposite side of the river, by the 19th-century Gattonside Suspension Bridge. Built in 1826, the bridge was repaired in 1992, and is protected as a Category B listed building.[3]
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References
- ↑ Groome, Francis H., ed (1885). "Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical". http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townhistory3486.html. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
- ↑ The Rig: Listed Building Report (Historic Scotland)
- ↑ Chain Bridge, Gattonside: Listed Building Report (Historic Scotland)
