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Built by William Adam father of Robert Adam.
There is an oak tree in the park 128ft high and nearly 15ft in girth.
Marchmont House lies on the east side of the small town of Greenlaw, and near the former village of Polwarth in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders.
It is about five miles (8 km) south west of Duns, about 19 miles (31 km) west of Berwick-upon-Tweed and about 40 miles (64 km) south east of Edinburgh.
Situated in a gently undulating landscape, the estate is intersected by the Blackadder Water, and its tributary burns.
With the Lammermuir Hills to the north and views towards the Cheviot Hills in the south, this part of Berwickshire, sometimes referred to as the Merse.
- Type:
- Landmark
Map Location
Greenlaw TD10 6YL, Scotland