Peebles and Selkirk

Peebles and Selkirk
by G C Pringle
Rector , Burgh and County High School, Peebles, 1914

County and Shire - The Origins of Peebles and Selkirk
General Characteristics
Size, Shape and Bounderies
Surface and General Features
Watershed, Rivers and Lochs
Geology
Natural History
Climate and Rainfall
People - Race, Language and Population
Agriculture
The Manufacture of Wool
Minerals
Fishing
History of the Counties
Antiquities - Pre-historic, British and Roman
Architecture - Ecclesistical
Architecture - Military: Castles and Peels
Architecture - Domestic
Communications - Past and Present
Administration and Divisions
The Roll of Honour
The Chief Towns and Villages

A History of Peeblesshire
By William Chambers (1864) (pdf)
This is an excellent book about Peeblesshire and contains many illustrations which is why we offer it in pdf format which is very readable.

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