Peebles
Peebles, population around 10,000,
grew up as a wool and market town on the upper River Tweed. Today many of Peebles residents travel
to work in Edinburgh and the town's economy relies largely on tourism.
Local attractions include Neidpath Castle, the old parish church and
Kailzie gardens. The Chambers Institute, a library and museum, was given
to the town by brothers William and Robert Chambers, publishers of the
first Chambers Dictionary and native to the town. Many visitors also come for the salmon fishing on the
River Tweed. John Buchan had a house in Peebles at one time, where he
practised law. Peebles annual festival is known as the Beltane, which,
in common with many Border towns, includes a Common Riding. The map below shows the
features of the town as it was around the middle
of last century. Click on a selected area of the map to see an
enlargement.
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