Jedburgh, town in the Borders region of Scotland, about 80 km (about 50 mi) southeast of the capital city of Edinburgh. Jedburgh was the county town of Roxburgh until 1975, when Scottish local government was reorganized and Roxburgh was merged with four other counties to create the new Borders region. Jedburgh is chiefly noted for its historical association with Mary, Queen of Scots, whose former residence there has been preserved. The town is also known for its fine abbey, originally an Augustinian priory founded in 1118 by David, earl of Cumbria. The priory became an abbey after David became king of Scotland in 1124, and it is now a national monument.
David I also built a castle in Jedburgh, but citizens demolished this after it had become a perennial target for English raiders, thus endangering the town. The structure now called "the castle" is a former prison occupying the site of the destroyed building. Population (1991) 4,118.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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