Discover 8 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Jedburgh (United Kingdom). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Mary Queen of Scots House, Jedburgh Abbey, and Jedburgh Town Hall. Also, be sure to include Monteviot House in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Jedburgh (Scotland).
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Mary Queen of Scots House
Queen Mary's House is a listed sixteenth century building in Jedburgh which is where Mary, Queen of Scots, stayed for a few weeks in 1566. The building has been open to the public since 1930 as a museum. There is some doubt whether the Queen stayed in this particular building. The museum has concentrated on telling Queen Mary's story for the last thirty years.[1]
Address: Queen St Jedburgh TD8 6EN, Jedburgh
Jedburgh Abbey
Abbey. Jedburgh Abbey, a ruined Augustinian abbey which was founded in the 12th century, is situated in the town of Jedburgh, in the Scottish Borders 10 miles north of the border with England at Carter Bar.[2]
Address: Jedburgh Abbey Visitor Centre Abbey Bridge End, TD8 6JQ Jedburgh
Jedburgh Town Hall
Jedburgh Public Hall known as Jedburgh Town Hall is a listed building in the centre of Jedburgh opposite the ruins of Jedburgh Abbey. It was opened in 1900 as the town's principal public building. An information centre is attached and it overlooks a large car park which is beside the A68.[3]
Address: Abbey Place, Jedburgh
Monteviot House
Monteviot House is the early 18th century home of the Marquess of Lothian, the politician better known as Michael Ancram. It is located on the River Teviot near Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.[4]
Jedburgh Library
Library in Jedburgh, Scotland. Jedburgh Library is now housed in the second building built for Andrew Carnegie in Jedburgh at a cost of £1,700. It was one of the many libraries built by Carnegie. There have been subscription libraries in the town since at least 1780 and at one time there were three or four. This library has been open since the start of the 20th century but plans in 2020 were revealed to close it.[5]
Address: 23 Castle Gate, Jedburgh
Canongate Bridge
Pedestrian bridge in Jedburgh, Scotland. The Canongate Bridge is a pedestrian bridge in the Scottish Borders town of Jedburgh. It was built as the town's main bridge over the Jed Water in the 16th century. Since 1971 it has been a category A listed building.[6]
Waterloo Monument
Tourist attraction in Scotland. The Waterloo Monument near Ancrum in the Scottish Borders is a 150-foot tower, built between 1817 and 1824 to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo. It was designed by the architect Archibald Elliot, after the original monument designed by William Burn collapsed.
The monument stands on Peniel Heugh, OS ref: NT 653263, a hill between Ancrum and Nisbet, Roxburghshire. Although technically on private land, walkers may park at the Harestanes Visitor Centre and then follow the marked walk to the top of the hill. The tower is not open to the public, although a key to the monument can be borrowed at a small cost from the Lothian Estates Office in nearby Bonjedward. Inside the monument is a spiral staircase leading to the balcony which encircles the top of the tower.
On 1 May 2011, a temporary zip wire was erected at the monument as part of a fundraising event for the Anthony Nolan charity. The zip wire, built by Vertical Events, is believed to be the longest ever set up in the UK and was 1,500 feet (460 m) long.
The monument underwent some renovation in May and June 2018 and was out-of-bounds for access.[7]
Ferniehirst Castle
Castle in Oxnam, Scotland. Ferniehirst Castle is an L-shaped construction on the east bank of the Jed Water, about a mile and a half south of Jedburgh, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and in the former county of Roxburghshire. It is an ancient seat of the Clan Kerr, and after a period of institutional use it was restored for residential use by Peter Kerr, 12th Marquess of Lothian, in the late 20th century.[8]