In the interior of the church a modern arched recess (or what appears on the face as modern) contains the recumbent figure of a prioress (Fig. 1344). It measures 6 feet long, and is in good preservation. There appears to have been a dog lying at her feet, but it has been knocked off. About a quarter of a mile to the south of the church, on the slope of a hill, there are the foundations of a chapel (Fig. 1345) measuring about 38 feet long by 15 feet wide internally. The end walls are each about 5 feet thick, and the side walls about 3 feet. Nothing else belonging to the church remains, except a few fragments of what was probably a circular font, and a window sill lying amongst the ruins. It shows that the window was eight inches wide. A plain slab 6 feet long by 18 inches wide lies in the centre of the building. The Convent of St. Bothan’s was founded by Ada, daughter of William the Lion, in 1184. She married Patrick, Earl of Dunbar, and they made adequate endowments to the convent.[159] According to Chalmers there was a previous church here, dedicated to St. Bothan, [Illustration: FIG. 1345.--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, BERWICKSHIRE. 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, [Illustration: FIG. 1346.--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 in the north wall opposite it. In the centre of the south wall there has been a single-light window, and towards the east end a larger two-light [Illustration: FIG. 1347.--Bassendean Church. (From _The Churches of Berwickshire_.)] window with a central mullion, now built up (Fig. 1347). The plan of the jamb (Fig. 1348) shows that the structure has been of an [Illustration: FIG. 1348. Bassendean Church. Window Jamb.] advanced date. The grooves for the glass are in the centre of the wall. There is no window in either of the east, north, or west walls. Fragments of the font are lying amongst the rubbish in the inside. The old church of Bassendean is still used as a burial-place by the Homes of Bassendean.