Jedburgh Castle
Jedburgh Castle is a castle, later rebuilt as a jail, in Jedburgh, Scottish Borders. Its status is a category A listed building. There are 9 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Jedburgh Abbey (400 m).
Castle in Jedburgh
Inside Jedburgh
Jedburgh Castle is inside Jedburgh’s locality, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Category A listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Jedburgh has 148 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather through the year
If warmth matters, go June to August: Jedburgh reaches 18–20°C.
Jedburgh Castle
6 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- in Jedburgh
Know before you go
Around Jedburgh Castle, mapped
Jedburgh Castle sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Jedburgh’s locality. · NRS locality 2022
Where to base yourself
The biggest base of the 3 is Hawick (10,715 people). All of these towns include it on their pages.
Other places close by
Choose from 9 places within 15 km, such as 4 castles, 2 abbeys or priories and a museum.
Abbey or prioryJedburgh Abbey400 m away2
MuseumMary Queen Of Scots' Visitors Centre600 m away3
CastleFerniehirst Castle2.3 km away4CastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandSmailholm Tower15 km away5Abbey or prioryAbbey or priory · Historic Environment ScotlandDryburgh Abbey13 km away6CastleCastleFatlips Castle6.6 km away7CastleCastleCessford Castle9.7 km away8ZooZooJacksons at Jedburgh3.4 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about Jedburgh Castle
Where is Jedburgh Castle?
Jedburgh Castle is in Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, inside the town’s locality.
What is Jedburgh Castle?
Castle, later rebuilt as a jail, in Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Jedburgh Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Jedburgh, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Jedburgh Castle a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near Jedburgh Castle?
Within 15 km: Jedburgh Abbey (400 m), Mary Queen Of Scots' Visitors Centre (600 m), Ferniehirst Castle (2.3 km) and Smailholm Tower (15 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Jedburgh Castle: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jedburgh Abbey: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Queen Of Scots' Visitors Centre: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ferniehirst Castle: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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