Mary Queen of Scots House Jedburgh

Mary Queen of Scots House is a small bastle-type tower house built in Jedburgh that is used as a museum. It is not in a strong location, but was one of a number of small defensive houses at this end of Jedburgh forming part of the overall defence of the town. It dates to the mid 16th century and may have been built for the Kerr family of Ferniehurst.

Nothing definitive is really known about the history of the house, which is occupied by a museum. It is believed to have been the house in which Queen Mary lay ill; in 1566, but even this is uncertain. The house was extended and altered several times, but most of the extensions have been removed. In 1927 it was purchased by the town council and converted to the museum.

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