TO BE LEASED
Bemersyde, which was purchased by public subscriptions and presented to the late Field-Mavshal Earl Haig as a personal gift from the people of the British Empire for his great services during the war, is to bo let oa lease-. The property is situated between Melrose and Dryburgh, in the heart of the Scott country, and from Bemersyde Hill one of the finest views of the Eiver Tweed is obtained. Bemersyde belonged to the Haigs or De Hagas, a family of Norman origin, as early as the 12th century, and its gift to the late earl thus fulfilled the prophecy, ascribed to Thomas the Bhymer of Erciiaoun: Tide, tide, whale'er betide. There shall aye be Haig In Bemersydo. The keep is of great' antiquity, but the larger portion of the house ia of comparatively modern construction.
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 30, 6 February 1933, Page 3
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138TO BE LEASED Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 30, 6 February 1933, Page 3
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