Only ten miles from the border with England
Jedburgh lies at the centre of 'The Borders'.
It has many historical places of note from the substantial ruins of Jedburgh
Abby to the Mary, Queen of Scots' House
where she stayed in 1566 and there's Jedburgh Castle Jail (built 1823)
which is now a museum.
Bonnie Prince Charlie stayed in town when, in 1745, his Jacobite army
passed through on its way to England and
born in or near Jedburgh were James Thomson (1700–1748) who wrote "Rule
Britannia" and David Brewster who invented
the kaleidoscope.
Nearby and well worth a visit are the towns of Melrose (where the
heart of Robert the Bruce is buried), Dryburgh
(the last resting place of Sir Walter Scott) and Kelso (where Sir Walter
Scott attended Grammar School in 1783).
Sir Walter Scott once said of Kelso: "it is the most beautiful
if not the most romantic village in Scotland".
Other places of interest within easy reach of Jedburgh and The Borders:
Historic houses such as: Floors Castle - Manderston - Mellerstain - Thirlstane
- Paxton House - Abbotsford
Self
catering holiday cottages The Borders
The Borders region general information
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