Jedburgh Castle
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Jedburgh Castle was a castle in the Scottish town of Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders. It was built by King David I of Scotland and in 1409 by Scottish troops under James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas, destroyed.
History
King David I built the castle as Erdwerks Moth. It belonged in 1174 to the five castles that had to be ceded to the British. Meanwhile, back in Scottish possession she had several times even king. However, they fell to the British again and again until it was destroyed in 1409 for safety reasons as last English stronghold in Scotland by the Scots. Due to its location on the uncertain Scottish- English border attachment has always been a focal point of mutual border transgressions and raids.
In 1258 here were the negotiations between Alexander III. of Scotland, and Henry III. instead of England, where it came to inheritance disputes due to the Scottish throne. 1335 the moth was converted into a fortress, built of stone with turrets.
The castle today
The castle was built in 1823 under the supervision of Scottish architect Archibald Elliot ( 1760-1823 ) transformed into a prison ( Howard reform prison ). 1868 this was abandoned in 1964 and restored in the style of 1820. For a time it served the Scottish Youth Hostels Association as a youth hostel, then opened the Jedburgh Castle Jail here and Museum. In the museum many historical artifacts from the castle and from the near and far are issued.