Jedburgh Abbey

Jedburgh Abbey, a ruined Augustinian abbey which was founded in the 12th century, is situated in the town of Jedburgh, in the Scottish Borders 10 miles (16 km) north of the border with England at Carter Bar. Jedburgh is the largest town on the A68 between Newcastle upon Tyne and Edinburgh
Towards the middle of the 9th century, when the area around Jedburgh was part of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria, there were two Gedworths (as Jedburgh was then known). One of them became the Jedburgh we know now, the other was four miles to the south. According to Symeon of Durham, Ecgred, bishop of Lindisfarnefrom 830AD to 845AD, gifted the two villages of the same name to the See of Lindisfarne.The southerly Gedworth was the place of Ecgred's church, the first church in the parish. The present town was distinguished from the long disappeared south village by UBI CASTELLUM EST meaning, 'where the castle is. The only solid evidence of Ecgred's church came from Symeon of Durham when he described the burial, at the church of Geddewerde, of Eadulf, one of the assassins of William Walcher, Bishop of Durham.
(From the Internet)



We had a great day on our club walk today in the Borders of Scotland, near Jedburgh and had some time in the town afterwards.  I had taken quite a few photos on the walk, but made the classic mistake and when deleting one of them, I deleted all.

However, I took more photographs in the town and am able to give you one of the ruined abbey.  

The town was busy as the Three Peaks Challenge was on, runners for 38 miles and also taking in the Eildan Hills.  Hard going and we watched some of them finish.  The fastest one was under five hours, just amazing.

Today started wet, but halfway through the morning it dried up and we had sunshine for our walk.