Peebles
Peebles is a Town in the county of Scottish Borders.
Peebles postcode: EH45 8SL
There are great places to visit near Peebles.
Peebles History
There are some historic monuments around Peebles:
- Upper Kidston,fort & settlement NNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3075
- Hamildean,homestead 1140m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: homestead SM2736
- White Meldon,platform settlement 730m NNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: platform settlement SM2712
- Wood Hill,fort & enclosure Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM3056
- Janet's Brae, fort 550m E of Peebles Hydropathic Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3029
- Langhaugh,settlement 130m SSE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM3053
- Glenrath,settlement 1010m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM2964
- Nether Horsburgh,enclosure 620m SE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM3034
- Horsburgh Castle Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort); Secular: tower SM6284
- Cardrona Mains,standing stone 180m W of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM2761
- Cairn and hill fort, White Meldon Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort); Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM114
- Kirkton Manor,enclosures 550m SE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM3044
- Hogbridge,palisaded enclosure 55m E of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: palisaded enclosure SM855
- Glentress,St Leonard's Hospital Secular: hospital, hospice SM3126
- Birk's Cairn,cairn,Birkscairn Hill Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM2762
- Milkieston Rings,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM2416
- Peebles,town wall Secular: town wall SM2685
- Harehope,palisaded settlement 730m NNE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: palisaded settlement SM2759
- Cardrona Tower Secular: pele house, peel tower SM2784
- Glenrathope,settlement 1300m WNW to 350m E of Glenrathope Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM2897
- Harehope,earthwork 550m NNE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM3790
- Peebles,St Andrew's Church Ecclesiastical: church SM2684
- Sheriff Muir, cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3171
- Lyne, Roman temporary camp Roman: camp SM1494
- Green Knowe,two ring enclosures & barrow 550m SSE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM2734
- Glenrath,settlement 730m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM2958
- Nether Stewarton, settlement 850m W of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM3998
- Chester Hill,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM2961
- Easter Dawyck,fort & settlement 730m ESE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM2950
- Harehope,earthwork SW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM3237
- Charge Law Plantation,fort & settlement Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM2942
- Glenrath, settlement & fort 1190m NW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM2952
- Canada Hill,scooped homestead WSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: scooped homestead SM3170
- Syke Hill,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3068
- Whaup Law, cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM2755
- Castlehill, fort 250m WSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM2959
- Chester Hill,fort & settlement Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM2991
- Black Meldon,settlement and scooped homestead 550m E of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: scooped homestead SM2737
- Bellanrig,settlement SE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM3166
- Black Meldon,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM2703
- Glenbield, fort 800m ENE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3040
- Ring Knowe,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM2951
- Northshield Rings,fort,The Camps Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM731
- Green Knowe,platform settlement Prehistoric domestic and defensive: platform settlement SM2760
- Castlehill,tower Secular: tower SM2787
- Venlaw Castle Hotel,settlement 780m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM3039
- Harehope,cairn 1510m ESE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM2912
- Upper Newby,fort 320m SSE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3060
- Wormiston,cairn 360m NNW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM2940
- Sheriff Muir Cottages,standing stones 520m W of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM2718
- Castle Knowe, fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM2954
- Wether Law,cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM2738
- Wood Hill,settlement 230m E of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM3055
- Cademuir Hill,fort 1800m WSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM2715
- Cademuir, earthwork 360m SE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM2992
- Haystoun,fort 1190m S of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM2963
- Eshiels, Roman camps 90m SSW of No 4 Eshiels Roman: camp SM3667
- Dundreich,cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM2777
- Harehope Rings,fort,Harehope Hill Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM2677
- Jeffries Corse,cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3527
- Nether Horsburgh,castle Secular: castle SM3118
- White Meldon,platform settlement 640m NW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: platform settlement SM2711
- Upper Newby,fort 910m SSE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM2727
- Blake Muir,platform settlement Prehistoric domestic and defensive: platform settlement SM2960
- Hog's Knowe,settlement 400m WNW of Glenternie House Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM3049
- Langhaugh,cairn 820m N of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM2941
- Green Knowe,cairn NE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3158
- Crosskirk, church and friary, Peebles Ecclesiastical: church SM90237
- Roman fort and annexe, 270m NNE of 3 Easter Happrew Cottages Roman: fort SM1493
- Langhaugh,tower & associated buildings Secular: settlement, including deserted, depopulated and townships SM3052
- Glenrath,settlement 550m ENE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM2783
- Whitehaugh,fort 1010m SE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM2953
- Kirkhope,scooped homestead N of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: scooped settlement SM3140
- South Hill Head,settlement WNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM3212
- Kirkhope,crossbase,tower & associated structures 500m WSW of Crosses and carved stones: cross (free-standing); Secular: settlement, including deserted, depopulated and townships SM3054
- Ring enclosures 550m and 595m WNW of Kilrubie Hill Prehistoric ritual and funerary: enclosed cremation cemetery SM2756
- Grieston Hill,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3169
- Cavarra Hill,settlement Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM2774
- Green Hill, settlement Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM3131
- White Meldon,enclosures W of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM3165
- Hirendean Castle Secular: castle SM5608
- Young Bush Wood,enclosure NW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM3113
- Tor Hill,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3061
- The Bank, settlement 485m SW of Kirkhope Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM3050
- Orchard Rig,settlements,enclosures,cairn and field system Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM2680
- Woodhouse Hill,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3051
- Shieldgreen Tower Secular: tower SM8674
- Cademuir Hill,fort 1200m W of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM2441
- Horsburgh Castle Farm, settlement 930m NNW of, Castle Hill Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM2681
- South Hill Head,homestead Prehistoric domestic and defensive: homestead SM2713
- Meldon Bridge,pit alignment 250m W of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: pit alignment SM3269
- Bellanrig,settlement,fort & enclosures 870m SE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM3045
- Posso,tower & associated structures WNW of Secular: settlement, including deserted, depopulated and townships SM3167
- Janet's Brae, fort 750m E of Peebles Hydropathic Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3028
History of Peebles
Peebles lies at the confluence of the River Tweed and Eddleston Water (locally called “the Cuddy”). The Tweed flows west to east, and the Eddleston flows from the north, turning to flow south-west 300Â yards before the confluence. This south-westerly turn demarcates a raised triangular piece of land, open to the east but contained by the rivers to the south and north. The name is generally accepted to come from the Brythonic pebyll tents, signifying a temporary settlement.
