Jedburgh Castle
| Jedburgh Castle | |
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 Cemetery with the castle in the background |
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| Creation time : | before 1153 |
| Conservation status: | Reconstruction from 1823 and 1964 |
| Standing position : | Noble |
| Place: | Jedburgh |
| Geographical location | 55 ° 28 '37.2 " N , 2 ° 32' 45.6" W |
Jedburgh Castle was a castle in the Scottish town of Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders . It was built under King David I of Scotland and destroyed in 1409 by Scottish troops under James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas .
history
King David I built the castle as an earthwork moth . In 1174 it was one of the five castles that had to be ceded to the English. In the meantime again in Scottish possession, it was also royal seat several times. However, it fell again and again to the English until it was destroyed in 1409 as the last English stronghold in Scotland by the Scots for safety's sake. Due to its location on the insecure Scottish-English border, the fortification has always been a focal point of mutual border crossings and raids.
In 1258 the negotiations between Alexander III took place here . of Scotland and Henry III. of England , in which there were inheritance disputes over the Scottish throne. In 1335 the Motte was converted into a stone fortress with defensive towers .
The castle today
The castle was converted into a prison ( Howard Reform prison ) in 1823 under the supervision of the Scottish architect Archibald Elliot (1760-1823) . This was abandoned in 1868 and restored in 1964 in the style of 1820 . For a while it served as a youth hostel for the Scottish Youth Hostels Association , then the Jedburgh Castle Jail and Museum opened here . Many historical artifacts from the castle as well as from the near and far surroundings are on display in the museum.
Web links
- Jedburgh Castle on castleuk.net
- Jedburgh Castle Jail and Museum on discovertheborders.co.uk
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- ↑ James Balfour Paul, (Ed.): The Scots Peerage. Volume 3: Lindsay, Earl of Crawford to Cary, Viscount Falkland. Douglas, Edinburgh 1906, p. 173 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).