Peebleshire is a county in Scotland bounded on the north by
Midlothian, on the east by
Selkirkshire, on the south by
Dumfriesshire, and on the west by
Lanarkshire. Its area is 348 square miles.
The county lies in the southern uplands of Scotland and has a hilly surface culminating in the southeast in Broad Law at 2766 feet. It is drained by the Tweed and its tributaries.
The antiquities of the county include a number of Roman hill forts, a fine Roman camp at Lyne, and the ruined castles of Neidpath and Drochil.
The capital is Peebles.
