Jedburgh Castle

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 used to build the reform prison based on the John Howard system, the construction of which started in 1820.

In 1823 a jail was built on the site to designs by Archibald Elliot.

[2] It opened to the public as Jedburgh Castle Jail and Museum.

On the Thursday after Shrove Tuesday, the town has played a Ba Game since 1704.