My first call this morning was at the 19th century Selkirk Sheriff Court House to deal with a custody case:-
Selkirk Sheriff Court
The view from the parapet outside the court house, looking over the Ettrick Valley would be a fine one but for the mist and low cloud.
A hundred yards further up is the old Court House where Sir Walter Scott presided as Sheriff. It is now a museum.
The statue of Sir Walter Scott is the centre piece of Market Square.
Market Square, Selkirk, is also the home of the Selkirk Bannock
Then on to Jedburgh Sheriff Court House to lodge papers for another case. The main builidng is late 19th century but the Bridewell Jail on the left dates from 1755.
Jedburgh Abbey is adjacent to the Sheriff Court House.
An end on view of Jedburgh Abbey
Many of Jedburgh's buildings date from the 17th and 18th centuries and were modernised during the 20th century to provide ground floor shops and houses above. The flags are for the Jethart Callant's Festival which takes place this week.
Directly across from the entrance to the Court is Prince Charlie's House, so named because Prince Charles Edward Stuart stayed here in 1745.
) so we have almost NO historic buildings here.
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