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Ladfield's Tower (site of)

Ladfield’s Tower was a tower house or bastle house in Jedburgh which once stood at the junction of the Canongate and Queen Street however nothing of it now remains.

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 most likely built to control access into the town via a back lane, now Queen Street.

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.

The site was later occupied by an 18th century tenement building which was demolished around 1975 and replaced with modern housing.

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Alternative names for Ladfield's Tower

Ladfield's House

Clans associated with Ladfield's Tower

Kerr

Surnames associated with Ladfield's Tower

Kerr

Where is Ladfield's Tower?

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

Grid reference: NT 65119 20578

Lat / long: 55.477770, -2.553393

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

1°C
max 2°C / min 1°C
5km/h NW
977mb
96%
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08:22 16:20

Light snow
Weather observed at Jedburgh at 18:39

References (books)

History of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club (Volume 24)
Various
Edinburgh, 1923
Jedburgh Abbey
John H. Lewis
Edinburgh, 1995
New Statistical Account of Scotland
Various
Edinburgh, 1845

References (websites)

Canmore
  • http://www.onegreatfamily.com

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Published on the 1st of July 2020 at 1:05 pm. Updated on the 2nd of July 2020 at 12:08 pm.

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