Eddleston
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Civil parishes in Scotland
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in the Scottish Borders
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area of Scotland
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. It lies 5 miles (8 km) north of Peebles
Peebles
Peebles is a burgh in the committee area of Tweeddale, in the Scottish Borders, lying on the River Tweed. According to the 2001 Census, the population was 8,159.-History:...
and 9 miles (14.5 km) south of Penicuik
Penicuik
Penicuik is a burgh and civil parish in Midlothian, Scotland, lying on the west bank of the River North Esk. The town was developed as a planned village in 1770 by Sir James Clerk of Penicuik. It became a burgh in 1867. The town was well known for its paper mills, the last of which closed in 2005....
on the A703, which passes through the centre of the village. The Eddleston Water
Eddleston Water
Eddleston Water is a small river north of Peebles, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland which joins the River Tweed at Peebles. It is also known locally as "The Cuddy"....
runs through the village.
According to the 2001 census, there were 129 households, with a population of 335 people, 47% male and 53% female. Eddleston contains a few farms outside of the village centre. Barony Castle (sometimes known as Black Barony), in the village, dates back to the 16th century, and was the property of the Murray Baronets
Murray Baronets
There have been several Murray Baronetcies, all created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. Four of these baronetcies are still extant.-Murray Baronets, of Cockpool :*Sir Richard Murray, 1st Baronet...
, as was nearby Cringletie
Cringletie
Cringletie is a Scottish Baronial house by the Eddleston Water, around south of Eddleston in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Peeblesshire. Designed by David Bryce and built in 1861, the house is a Category B listed building...
, which is now a hotel.
Etymology
Eddleston's earliest recorded name was Penteiacob, in Old Welsh or Brittonic, and meant "headland of James's house". The Anglo-Gaelic of Gillemorestun of the 12th century AD meant "town of St Mary's lad", and gave rise to the current GaelicScottish Gaelic language
Scottish Gaelic is a Celtic language native to Scotland. A member of the Goidelic branch of the Celtic languages, Scottish Gaelic, like Modern Irish and Manx, developed out of Middle Irish, and thus descends ultimately from Primitive Irish....
name for the village, Baile Ghille Mhoire. It became Edulfstun in 1189 when it was granted to Edulf, son of Utred. This became Edoluestone (circa 1200) and Edwylstone (circa 1305), and was eventually fully Anglicised to Eddleston by the 14th century.
See also
- Darnhall MainsDarnhall MainsDarnhall Mains is a village off the A703, near Eddleston and the Eddleston Water in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Peeblesshire.Darn Hall, or Black Barony Castle, is a tower house, now a hotel.-References:...
- List of places in the Scottish Borders
- List of places in Scotland
- List of rivers of Scotland