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Peeblesshire

British  
/ ˈpiːbəlzˌʃɪə, -ʃə /

noun

  1. Also called: Tweeddale. (until 1975) a county of SE Scotland, now part of Scottish Borders

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It is situated in Peeblesshire and is still to be seen.

From The Clan Fraser in Canada Souvenir of the First Annual Gathering by Alexander Fraser

We understand that Mr. Stevenson has in the press another volume of unconventional travels: Personal Adventures in Peeblesshire.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson

My home, Glen, is on the border of Peeblesshire and Selkirkshire, sixteen miles from Abbotsford and thirty from Edinburgh.

From Margot Asquith, an Autobiography - Two Volumes in One by Margot Asquith

He was born at Tweedsmuir, in the upland pastoral district of Peeblesshire, where his father was a farmer.

From Western Worthies A Gallery of Biographical and Critical Sketches of West of Scotland Celebrities by J. Stephen (James Stephen) Jeans

My father had turned out the sitting Tory, Sir Graham Montgomery, of Stobo, and was member for the two counties Peeblesshire and Selkirkshire.

From Margot Asquith, an Autobiography - Two Volumes in One by Margot Asquith

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