What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Pipers House. Notice the figure of a piper at the edge of the corbelled gable (above). The town's hereditary pipers, the Hastie family, lived in a house here until the early 19th century. They would pipe round the town morning and evening and also lead processions and festivities. A marriage lintel of Adam and Janet Ainslie in 1609 has been placed at the wall-head. Recorded plaque organisation: Royal Burgh of Jedburgh.
The Hastie family, hereditary pipers of the town, lived here until the early 19th century, contributing musically to daily life and special events. The presence of a marriage lintel from 1609 signifies the historical significance of this site in local community life.
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