Jedburgh Sheriff Court

Jedburgh Sheriff Court, built in 1812 with alterations in 1861 by David Rhind, is a two-storey, twelve-bay courthouse in the Greek Revival style. It is located on a prominent corner site at Market Square and Castlegate. The building features cream ashlar with string and cill courses, and applied Doric pilasters across the principal facades at the first floor, paired at the corners and resting on a band course. The entablature includes a triglyph frieze, a projecting moulded cornice, and a sectioned parapet.

The elevation facing Castlegate has a symmetrical nine-bay section from 1812, with the central three bays projecting slightly and featuring a single-storey, arcaded porch with a balustraded balcony. The south side has a four-bay courtroom addition from 1861, which also projects slightly and includes tall round-arched windows with keystones and a balustraded parapet above.

On the Market Square (north elevation), there is a three-bay symmetrical elevation with segmental-headed windows on the ground floor and round-headed windows on the first floor. The centre bay is slightly advanced and features a two-leaf door with a segmental-headed fanlight. A brass plaque commemorating the centenary of Sir Walter Scott, installed by Alexander Carrick in 1932, is located to the right.

To the northeast, there is a coursed rubble wall adjoining Newgate, and the east (rear) elevation is constructed of eight bays of rubble. The windows are timber sash and case with multi-pane glazing, and the roofs are covered with grey slate piends. The building also has cast iron downpipes and rainwater heads.

The interior, as seen in 2014, includes an entrance lobby with a glazed screen leading to an open-well stair featuring barley-sugar twist cast-iron bannisters and a timber handrail. The principal courtroom is illuminated by three central cupolas and has a shallow-vaulted ceiling adorned with ornate plasterwork and a dentil cornice. It features raked public seating with timber pews and a timber gallery, as well as timber panelling up to dado height.

Additionally, there is a low ashlar saddleback wall with cast iron spearhead railings enclosing the basement area south of the porch.