Peebles
Peebles is a royal burgh in Peeblesshire, of which it is the county town, within the Scottish Borders area. According to the 2011 census, the population was 8,376. The oldest building in Peebles is the tower of St Andrew's Church. The church was founded in 1195. It was destroyed (along with several various other Borders abbeys as well as priories) by the soldiers of Henry VIII. The rocks of the ruins were swiped for numerous various other neighborhood structures leaving just the tower standing amongst the gravestone of the cemetery. One more ancient church in the community is the Cross Kirk, founded in 1261. Although currently primarily ruins, the Cross Kirk plays a feature in the neighborhood celebration. The annual local festival in Peebles is called the Beltane, as well as involves (similar to lots of Borders celebrations) a Common Riding. The Beltane, declared at the cross, finishes with the crowning of the Beltane Queen (a girl picked from among three regional primary schools) in addition to her court, including the likes of the First as well as Secondly Courtiers, Sword Bearer and also Standard Bearer; on the action in front of the parish church. The grown-up principal of the festival is the Cornet, a regional boy picked by the organising board on a basis of being considered deserving of standing for the town, that after that carries the town standard for a year. To the west of the community is Neidpath Castle, which can be gotten to on foot through Hay Lodge Park, the route has views of the castle. The castle is currently near the general public. On the south side of High Street are the old burgh workplaces. These include the community's library, art gallery as well as local gallery. The structure inhabited by these are called the Chambers Institution, being deeded to the town by William Chambers, a member of the Chambers publishing family who came from the town. Chambers' house can be found on the earliest street in Peebles-- Biggiesknowe. Peebles is no more linked to the railway network. In years past, the Symington, Biggar as well as Broughton Train had lines that linked Peebles to Edinburgh and Galashiels, with a products station and also Peebles and also Peebles West stations. Historically Peebles as well as the Scottish borders have been the place of many fabrics companies. Still today, March Street Mills is the area of Robert Noble in addition to its sibling firm Replin Fabrics.
