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Dabie's Tower (site of)

Dabie’s Tower was a tower house in Jedburgh which may have belonged to the abbot of Jedburgh Abbey although no trace of it now remains.

The tower stood near the entrance to the Abbey, at the junction of Abbot’s Close (now Abbey Close) and Castlegate. The name may derive from the Abbey itself, the spelling “D’Abbie’s Tower” sometimes being used, although the word “dabbie” is said to mean “holy”. Another possibility is that it is a corruption of Davie’s Tower, possibly named for David Panter who was bishop of Jedburgh in 1552.

Exactly when the tower was built is not known however it has been suggested that it may have been constructed in the 15th century during an upgrade of Jedburgh’s defences following the destruction of Jedburgh Castle in 1409.

It was one of the “six good towers” in Jedburgh described by Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Surrey, who attacked the town in 1523. Jedburgh was attacked again by Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford, in 1544 and was occupied by the English before the Battle of Ancrum in 1545 and before the Battle of Pinkie in 1547.

In the mid-17th century the tower was demolished and by the mid-19th century the site was described as being occupied by a “modern mansion” belonging to the Marquess of Lothian, possibly the same three storey 19th century house which stands there today.

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Alternative names for Dabie's Tower

Abbot's Tower; D'Abbie's Tower; David's Tower; Davie's Tower

Clans associated with Dabie's Tower

Kerr

Surnames associated with Dabie's Tower

Kerr

Where is Dabie's Tower?

Dabie's Tower is in the parish of Jedburgh and the county of Roxburghshire.

Grid reference:NT 6493 2046

Lat / long:55.476739,-2.556298

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The Cheviot Hills (Jedburgh & Wooler)
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Weather at Dabie's Tower

7°C
max 8°C / min 6°C
18km/h SW
1032mb
89%
99%
07:50 16:58

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Jedburgh at 00:34

References (books)

Jedburgh Abbey
John H. Lewis
Edinburgh, 1995
New Statistical Account of Scotland
Various
Edinburgh, 1845
Origines Parochiales Scotiae (Volume 1)
Various
Edinburgh, 1851
The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Canmore
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Pictish stones near Dabie's Tower

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Pictish sites near Dabie's Tower

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Dabie's Tower

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Published on the 1st of July 2020 at 11:20 am. Updated on the 2nd of July 2020 at 11:45 am.

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