What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Townhead Port. Near here was the Townhead Port or gate. Ports were a key feature of medieval towns which helped defend the burgh in times of danger. Jedburgh had four ports which controlled the flow of people and goods in and out of the Royal Burgh. Recorded plaque organisation: Royal Burgh of Jedburgh.
Townhead Port was one of four key defensive structures in Jedburgh, controlling entry and exit to the Royal Burgh and playing a crucial role in medieval urban defense and governance.
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