Peebles (Scotland)
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Peebles Scottish Gaelic Na Pùballan |
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 39 ′ N , 3 ° 12 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 8376 2011 census | ||
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| Post town | PEEBLES | ||
| ZIP code section | EH45 | ||
| prefix | 01721 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Scottish Borders | ||
| British Parliament | Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale | ||
Peebles , in Gaelic Na Pùballan , is a small town in the northwest of the Scottish Council Area Scottish Borders . It was eponymous capital of the traditional county of Peeblesshire and between 1975 and 1996 of the almost congruent district of Tweeddale . It is located around 29 kilometers west of Galashiels and 37 kilometers south of Edinburgh at the mouth of Eddleston Water in the Tweed . With the Ven Law , the local mountain Peebles rises around one kilometer northwest of the city center. On the eastern outskirts of the city, the Soonhope Burn flows into the Tweed. To the northeast, the Moorfoot Hills extend with the Glentress Forest .
history
The Scottish King David I maintained a castle in what is now the center of Peebles. There are no visible traces of Peebles Castle today. It is believed to have been destroyed during the Scottish Wars of Independence .
Scottish kings also left their mark on Peebles in the following centuries. Alexander III donated in the 13th century the Cross Kirk . The building, which is still in ruins today, was elevated to a convent of the Trinitarian Order in 1474 . St Andrew's Church was probably built as early as the 12th century .
In the 1540s, English troops left destruction in Peebles. In 1607 the city burned down to a large extent. Cromwell's troops resided in the city in 1656.
Peebles is one of the oldest Royal Burghs in Scotland. In the course of the 18th century, the small town developed into a center for brewing beer. In the course of the following centuries other branches of the economy were added with wool processing and later tourism.
The small town is home to three primary schools. Of these, Kingsland Primary School was recognized for the best educational architecture in Scotland in 2011. The local Peebles High School is the secondary school with the highest number of students in the Scottish Borders.
After 5548 inhabitants were counted in Peebles as part of the 1961 census survey, the population rose steadily in the following decades. The 2011 census survey showed a population of 8,376.
traffic
With the Tweed Bridge , a significant crossing of the Tweed was created around 1470. Today Peebles is located at the junction of the A703 coming from Penicuik into the A72 ( Galashiels - Hamilton ). With the Peebles Railway leading to Edinburgh , the small town received its first connection to the railway in 1855. At times there were three train stations within the urban area. The Peebles Old and Peebles New stations along the Peebles Railway are the result of a relocation of the station after the line opened. Peebles Old was then only used as a freight yard. The Peebles West station , however, was on the Caledonian Railway . The former route was closed in the 1960s, the latter in the 1950s. The Neidpath Viaduct , located around 1.5 km west of the city, is classified as a monument of the highest category A.
Individual evidence
- ^ List of Gaelic expressions
- ↑ a b c d e f Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Entry on Peebles Castle in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on Cross Kirk in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on St Andrew's Church in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ 2011 census
- ↑ Entry on Tweed Bridge in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Information on the Peebles Railway
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
