The village is close to an old Roman road and has links with Sir William Wallace (see Crawford Castle).

Recent archaeological excavations have shown that this was the site of a Roman fort between 80 and 140 AD, housing perhaps 300 soldiers.

The old Post Horn Inn, which dated from the 1400s and was made larger around 1744, was the 8th stop from Edinburgh to London, having accommodated important clients as noted in a book about the property.

One was said to be a young girl, who was accidentally killed by a coach in the Main Street and who was the daughter of a former innkeeper.

Another alleged phantom was reportedly that of a coachman who wore a dark cloak and it was believed by the locals that he had died in 1805.