Newgate (Jedburgh)
The Newgate is a gatehouse in the Scottish town of Jedburgh in the Council Area Scottish Borders . In 1971 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
description
The gatehouse is on Abbey Place in central Jedburgh. It is assumed that Newgate is on the site of an older gatehouse. It was very likely that it was the gatehouse of the adjoining monastery ruins to the south, the Jedburgh Abbey . Construction began in 1755, but the tower was not completed until 1791. The politician Hew Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, took over the costs . An older stone with the indication 1720 probably comes from a previous building.
The three-story brickwork is plastered with cream-colored Harl . The doorway closes with a segmental arch . A courtroom and prison cells were once set up on the ground floor. The asymmetrically constructed building closes with slate roofs. The 37 m high bell tower is striking. Unlike the gatehouse, its masonry is not plastered. Tower clocks are used on all sides. The concluding pointed helmet with weather vane has an octagonal floor plan. The ringing consists of three bells, one of which is from the preformation era and may have been taken from the monastery.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on Newgate in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland's database
Coordinates: 55 ° 28 ′ 38.5 " N , 2 ° 33 ′ 19.4" W.