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Peebles

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Peebles

Wool town and former royal burgh in Scottish Borders unitary authority, Scotland, situated at the confluence of the rivers Eddleston and Tweed, 37 km/23 mi south of Edinburgh; population (2001) 8,100. Favoured by Scottish royalty, Peebles probably received its charter in 1367 from Alexander III, and later became the capital of the former county of Peeblesshire.

The massive ruined keep of the 14th-century Neidpath Castle lies about 2 km/1 mi to the west.



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It was a fairly built burgh, the houses of good stone, many slated; the town-hall not so fine, I thought, as that of Peebles, nor yet the street so noble; but take it altogether, it put me to shame for my foul tatters.
Kidnapped by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
They announced that they were bound for Peebles, and drove in that direction till they were clear of the last houses of the town; then, extinguishing the lamps, returned upon their course, and followed a by-road toward Glencorse.
Tales and Fantasies by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
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