Volume contents
- 1 - Burgh of Peebles , index
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- 101 - Burgh of Peebles , title page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIRGIN INNS [Peebles] | Virgin Inns Virgin Inns Virgin Inns |
James Donaldson, Old Town Mr R Stirling, Tweed Green Chambers Guide to Peebles |
013 | [Situation About 5 Chains North by E [East] of the Church A house at the South end of BiggiesKnowe On the side of the Street next to Cuddy bridge There are different stories or traditions respecting this house. It is said by Some that it was an Inn or Public house which was kept by three Maiden Sisters, & others believe that it was a Nunnery in Connection with Our Lady's Chapel which stood near the West end of the High Street It has a small vegetable garden attached and on a stone in the South end of house is marKed 1736. |
| CUDDY BRIDGE | Cuddy Bridge Cuddy Bridge |
James Donaldson Old Town William BlacKwood, Writer |
013 | A narrow stone Bridge of one Arch erected over the Eddleston Water on the road leading from the High Street to the Old town. It is said that previous to the Bridge being built a person Kept a donkey for the purpose of carrying people across at this place, from which Circumstance the Bridge has derived its name. the Eddlestone Water on both sides this Bridge is well Known as 'Cuddy' or Cuddy Pool |
Continued entries/extra info
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Town of Peebles -- Sheet 5, Trace 6
On a few of the older buildings in Peebles also on several grave stones
in the churchyard the figure 4 has been carved ornamentally along with
inscriptions and dates. There is a good example of this on the gable of the house called the
Virgin Inns situated at the north end of the bridge over the Eddleston Water
A sketch of the stone is annexed. Besides the figure executed in an ornamental
manner the Stone has the date 1736 at which time the house was built by James Little
merchant son of Adam Little of Winkston. It was erected on a site occupied by ruinous property
The tradition in the neighbourhood is that it was at one time an inn Kept by three maiden
Sisters and hence the name which it now bears. As regards the figure 4 it appears to have
been a symbol of mercantile pursuits and was employed by persons to signify that they dealt in articles from
the 4 quarters of the world. Chambers guide to Peebles p. [page] 49
Ordnance Survey - Peebles county, OS Name Books - Peebles county - Volume 36 - Burgh of Peebles, OS1/24/36
This volume contains information on place names found in the burgh of Peebles.
Ordnance Survey - Peebles county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Peebles, which is in the south of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.