Mysterious buildings in Scotland

I pass this ‘house' on a regular basis, although normally in the car - its not a section of road we frequently cycle but cycling over to Jedburgh I stopped yesterday. At a distance it is a wee cottage on the side of a moderately busy road. Get closer and it is a facade - a small barn that has been ‘enhanced’ to make it look a little more interesting. The lilac in the field looks as though harvesting is imminent.

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The majestic and amazingly complete remains of the abbey church at Jedburgh Abbey in the Scottish Borders. It was founded in 1138 and developed over several centuries, despite repeatedly falling victim to cross-border conflict. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/jedburgh/jedburghabbey/index.html

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Just watching last night’s Grand Tours of Scotland’s Rivers, this week about the River #Teviot and #Teviotdale, my home area https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001l1jy/grand-tours-of-scotlands-rivers-series-2-5-an-independent-river #ScottishBorders #Roxburghshire #Hawick #Jedburgh #Kelso #Roxburgh

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Mary, Queen of Scots, stayed at a house in Jedburgh in 1566 and that house is now a museum – Mary Queen of Scots House

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Jedburgh lies on the Jed Water, a tributary of the River Teviot. It is 10 miles (16 km) from the border with England, and is dominated by the substantial ruins of Jedburgh Abbey.

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Jedburgh began as Jedworð, the "worth" or enclosed settlement on the Jed. Later the more familiar word "burgh" was substituted for this, though the original name survives as Jeddart/Jethart.

The Scots name for the town is part of the expression "Jeddart justice" or "Jethart Justice", in which a man was hanged first, and tried afterwards.

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Jedburgh (/ˈdʒɛdbərə/; Scottish Gaelic: Deadard; is a town and former royal burgh in the Scottish Borders and the traditional county town of the historic county of Roxburghshire, the name of which was randomly chosen for Operation Jedburgh in support of the D-Day invasion.

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Strange land forms near #Jedburgh
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-64581016?at_bbc_team=editorial&at_medium=social&at_ptr_name=facebook_page&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_format=link&at_link_type=web_link&at_link_origin=BBC_Money&at_link_id=50D73FA8-A894-11ED-8F96-3BFF923C408C&at_campaign_type=owned

Mystery over jigsaw puzzle piece-shaped earthworks near Jedburgh - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-64581016 #Scotland #ScottishBorders #Jedburgh #Landscape #History #LandscapeHistory #LandUse #Earthwork #Maps #LandscapeArchaeology #Archaeology

US special ops paratroopers get ready for their flight to northern France on the night before D-Day. Specially trained, they would land behind enemy lines to secure the initial beachhead, disrupt communications/rail lines and connect up with partisans. From our newsletter archives. https://look.substack.com/subscribe
#DDay #WWII #CIA #WilliamColby #Jedburgh

In April, 1945, William Colby led the NORSO group in Operation Rype.

Working in occupied Norway, the operation sabotaged rail lines to prevent German military reinforcement of Germany in the waning days of WW2. (3/4)

#WW2
#OfficeOfStrategicServices
#Jedburgh
#StPaul
#MN
#Norway
#OperationRype

https://historycollection.com/cia-director-william-colby-got-his-start-blowing-up-stuff-in-nazi-occupied-europe/3/

At age 24, William Colby led a Jedburgh team (BRUCE) behind Nazi lines in occupied France in August 1944. He led 6000 Maquis irregulars in resistance to the Nazis. (2/4)

https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/surprise-kill-vanish-the-legend-of-the-jedburghs/

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#Maquis

Jan 4, 1920: On this date, William Colby born in St Paul, MN. He graduated from Princeton with an AB in politics with a senior thesis titled "Surrender -- French Policy toward the Spanish Civil War.”

He volunteered for the US Army in 1941 and served in the OSS in France & Norway. Codename, “Berkshire.” (1/4)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Colby

#Jedburgh Abbey - I don't know how this will display here, but it's in portrait.

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André Hue was later exfiltrated to Britain where he underwent training with the Special Operations Executive.

He returned to France on June 5, 1944 (on the eve of Operation Overlord) with 150 French SAS operators and two Jedburgh Teams (GEORGE and FREDERICK). He was attached to the HILLBILLY circuit in Brittany. (2/3)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3611803/Under-cover-against-a-ruthless-enemy.html

#WW2
#SOE
#Jedburgh

André Hue was later exfiltrated to Britain where he underwent training with the Special Operations Executive.

He returned to France on June 5, 1944 (on the eve of Operation Overlord) with 150 French SAS operators and two Jedburgh Teams (GEORGE and FREDERICK). He was attached to the HILLBILLY circuit in Brittany. (2/3)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3611803/Under-cover-against-a-ruthless-enemy.html

#WW2
#SOE
#Jedburgh

This play of light and shadow on a wall in #Jedburgh Abbey in the Borders, #Scotland caught my eye.

#photography #architecture #art #abbey

The #Jethart #snail - what is within the tin isn’t made of snail nor does it taste of snail. But it does look like a snail. A bit.

PS it’s a #sweetie from #Jedburgh

A photo from a few years ago - a cold and dreich day of #JedburghAbbey in #Jedburgh #Borders #Scotland