Mossfennan is a small settlement in southern Scotland near Drumelzier in the Scottish Borders, in the valley of the River Tweed.
Mossfennan is a wooded area part of the parish of Glenholm. There was once a peel tower at Mossfennan. Also near Mossfennan are the remains of a Bronze Age burial cairn. When the Talla Railway was built there was a spectacular overhead sheep crossing at Mossfennan which consisted of six concrete piers and a long ramps at right angles to the railway track.
Mossfennan appears in literature being referenced in an old Scottish ballad.
- 'The King rode round the Merecleuch Head,
- Wi' spotted hounds and spaniels three,
- Then lichted doun at Mossfennan Yett,
- A little below the Logan Lee.'
John Veitch also describes the locality in The Hart of Mossfennan
References
- Biggar Archaeology Woodend Report
- Robert Chambers The popular rhymes of Scotland: with illustrations W. Hunter, 1826
| Next Peel tower upwards | Tweed Valley | Next Peel tower downwards |
| Stanhope | Mossfennan | Wrae Tower |
55°34′15″N 3°24′04″W / 55.5707°N 3.4012°W / 55.5707; -3.4012
 | This Scottish Borders location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |