Scheduled MonumentsScotlandJedburgh Franciscan Friary

Jedburgh Franciscan Friary

Scotland
HES SM9858
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Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Jedburgh Franciscan Friary is a monastic foundation established in the thirteenth century in the Scottish Borders town of Jedburgh. The friary belonged to the Franciscan order and formed an important spiritual and intellectual centre within Roxburghshire until its dissolution during the Reformation in the sixteenth century. The surviving remains comprise substantial stone structures that reflect the architectural character typical of late medieval Scottish friaries, though the site has undergone significant changes since its abandonment as a religious community. The friary represents a significant phase in the medieval religious and cultural history of the Border region.

Jedburgh Franciscan Friary is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9858. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Jedburgh Franciscan Friary?

Jedburgh Franciscan Friary is a monastic foundation established in the thirteenth century in the Scottish Borders town of Jedburgh. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9858.

Who is responsible for protecting Jedburgh Franciscan Friary?

Jedburgh Franciscan Friary is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM9858.

What other scheduled monuments are near Jedburgh Franciscan Friary?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Jedburgh Abbey, 50m ESE of Abbey House (0.3 km), Lintalee,earthworks (2.5 km), Scraesburgh,earthwork (3.3 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Stat Accounts
The parish Statistical Accounts of the 1790s and 1830s, describing life, work and population here.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Jedburgh Franciscan Friary

Jedburgh Franciscan Friary stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.