Descriptive account of the principal towns in Scotland

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portance, and early in the seventeenth century, was
one of the principal Towns on the English Border.
There are four principal Streets in Jedburgh, which
cross each other, at right angles, terminating in a
large Square or Market-place ; the High Street runs
parallel to the river, and that from the Castle Hill to
the New Bridge, is broad, well paved, and clean.
Within these few years, many new houses, in a fine
style have been built, and many other improvements
made, which have added greatly to the beauty of the
Town. The County Gaol and Bridewell, built about
three years since, is a fine building, it stands upon the site
of the old Castle, and is called Jedburgh Castle. The
arrangements and accommodations of the interior of
the building, are well suited to the purposes for
which it was built, and from its elevated situation,
forms a grand object in the approach to the Town.
The Town Hall, founded by the Marquis of Lothian
in 181 1, is an elegant and spacious building. It con-
tains rooms for transacting the business of the Burgh
and County, the Sheriff and Justiciary Court Rooms,
&c. The English and Grammar Schools, under the
patronage of the Magistrates and the Heritors, are
conducted upon the best principles, and supplied with
able Teachers. There are also three public Libra-
ries. A Dispensary was here established in the year
1810, which has been a great benefit to the Town and
County.
Jedburgh, like the other Border Towns, suffered a
temporary decline, in consequence of the Union of
the two kingdoms in the year 1707- Previous to this
period, the Town of Jedburgh, as well as all the Bor-