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