Jedburgh (/ ˈ dʒ ɛ d b ər ə/ JED-bər-ə; Scottish Gaelic: Deadard; Scots: Jeddart or Jethart) [3 ] is a town and former royal burgh in the Scottish Borders and the traditional county town of the historic county of Roxburghshire. [4 ]
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. [1 ] The site of the original castle was…
Jedburgh, royal burgh (town), Scottish Borders council area, historic county of Roxburghshire, southeastern Scotland. It is situated on Jed Water, a tributary of the River Teviot, within 10 miles (16 km) of the English border.
Parachuting behind enemy lines in the cover of night, the Office of Strategic Services’ (OSS) elite Jedburgh teams were special operations paratroopers sent into Nazi-occupied France, Belgium, and the Netherlands to coordinate airdrops of…
Information on the historic Scottish Borders town of Jedburgh, with a history of the royal burgh, historic attractions, town trail and nearby historic places to visit.
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Jedburgh (pronounced "Jed-bur-uh") is a town in the Scottish Borders, ten miles north of the border with England. It's best known for its ruined abbey, while the countryside around is dotted with turrets and towerhouses from the medieval…