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Peebles from the River Tweed

Peebles Peebles is a town and burgh in Peeblesshire, of which it is the county town. Peebles stands on the banks of the River Tweed, where the Eddleston Water (locally called "the Cuddy") empties itself into Tweed. The eastern side of the burgh was defended in historic times by a town wall, which ran in an east facing arc, through which the road to Glentress passed at the East Gate, one of four gates in Peebles. At the junction of Eastgate and Northgate roads, where the Eastgate becomes High Street, is an ancient market cross. One woollen mill remains operational in the town, when once it was busy with mills. Today the town is home to many commuters working in Edinburgh and is a popular tourist destination. (Read more)