Bemersyde is a hamlet in the Mertoun parish of Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders. It sits on the left bank of the River Tweed, about three miles east of Melrose.
Bemersyde House, the ancestral home of the Haig family, is the most notable landmark with parts dating to the 16th century.
Geography Other places nearby include Scott's View, Earlston, St. Boswells, Eildon, Dryburgh, Maxton, Smailholm, Smailholm Tower, and Brotherstone Hill.
There is a Scottish Wildlife Trust Reserve, Bemersyde Moss, that adjoins the Tweed.
Etymology
Bemersyde is usually explained as "hillside or seat of the trumpeter," from the Old English words bemere "trumpeter" and side "hillside" or "seat, probably named by 6th/7th century Anglican settlers.
Bemersyde Trophy The Bemersyde trophy is a fishing trophy awarded for catching the largest Salmon fish on the Tweed annually.
See also Bemersyde Moss Scottish Wildlife Trust reserve List of places in the Scottish Borders List of places in Scotland
References
External links SCRAN resources on Bemersyde Gazetteer for Scotland: Bemersyde House GEOGRAPH image: Bemersyde House Scottish Wildlife Trust: Bemersyde Moss Napier University: Algae from Bemersyde, 2006 Welcome to Scotland: Bemersyde Moss near Melrose Scottish Borders Heritage: Bemersyde Scottish Borders Heritage: Wallace's Statue, Bemersyde Walking Scotland: Dryburgh Abbey to Scott's View, via Bemersyde House and Gardens, and Bemersyde Hill Bemersyde Farm