The remains of Sooden Kirk (Southdean Church).
This 11th-century church lies in the upper Jed Water valley and was one of the earliest parishes established by King David I. It was where a 30,000-strong Scottish army gathered to strategise their victory over the English at the Battle of Otterburn in 1338. The church closed its doors in 1690.
In 1910, the site, then merely a large shapeless mound, was excavated by Hawick Archaeological Society. The outline of the church was recovered while foundations of an obviously earlier church were exposed.
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