Volume contents
- 1 - Burgh of Peebles , index
- 3 - Burgh of Peebles , page 3 (start)
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- 100 - Burgh of Peebles , page 100 (end)
- 101 - Burgh of Peebles , title page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTPORT | East Port East Port |
Mr Thomas White High Street John Young Eastport |
013 | [Situation] East end of High Street This street extends from the Cross at the East end of the High Street to where the Town wall crossed at the East end. The houses are from two to three storeys high, have vegetable gardens attached and are occupied by Shopkeepers and Mechanics The closes on each side are inhabited by labourers &c. |
| Site of EAST PORT [Peebles] | East Port Site of East Port Site of |
Mr William Blackwood Mr Robert Stirling |
013 | [Situation] About 18 Chains N.E. [North East] of the Church - End of East Port This marks the place at the east end of the Town, where the gate was erected which gave ingress or egress to the Town on that side, no Vestage of the gate now remains. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 55
Town of Peebles -- Sheet 6 Supplementary Trace or Trace 4
" If (Peebles) was surrounded by a wall to ward off
sudden attacks of the Borders: and of this defence
the line can still be traced in connection with Ports
or Gates, as now indicated by the names, Northgate,
Eastgate and Port-Brae."
Chambers Guide to Peebles
and its Neighbourhood P. [Page] 29 & 30
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.