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This blue commemorative plaque records: The Courthouse. Jedburgh was formerly the county town of Roxburghshire and the seat of a Sheriff Court and High Court. Here were council offices as well as a courthouse. In 1812 French prisoners-of-war helped construct a townhouse here. Early in his career Walter Scott was an advocate in trials here. Nowadays it houses the Sheriff Court. Recorded plaque organisation: Royal Burgh of Jedburgh.
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Jedburgh served as the county town of Roxburghshire and housed significant legal institutions including a Sheriff Court and High Court, where early in his career, Walter Scott practiced as an advocate. The site also marks historical military involvement, as French prisoners-of-war contributed to local construction efforts in 1812.
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