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Jedburgh Castle

Castles in the Scottish BordersCategory A listed buildings in the Scottish BordersDefunct prisons in ScotlandDemolished buildings and structures in ScotlandFormer castles in Scotland
JedburghListed castles in ScotlandListed prison buildings in ScotlandLocal museums in ScotlandMuseums in the Scottish BordersPrison museums in the United Kingdom
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Jedburgh Castle was a castle at Jedburgh in Scotland. It was fought over during the Wars of Scottish Independence, and was demolished by the Scots commanded by Sir James Douglas of Balvenie in 1409. The site of the original castle was used to build the reform prison based on John Howard (prison reformer) system, the construction of which started in 1820.

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N 55.474166666667 ° E -2.5588888888889 °
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Jedburgh Castle

Castle Gate
TD8 6AS
Scotland, United Kingdom
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scotborders.gov.uk

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