[5] Initially, a market town, Peebles played a role in the woollen industry of the Borders during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

[7] The character of Peebles has changed; the town serves as home to many people who commute to work in Edinburgh, as well as being a popular tourist destination, especially in the summer.

The stones of the ruins were pilfered for many other local buildings leaving only the tower standing amongst the gravestones of the churchyard.

Still today, March Street Mills is the location of Robert Noble along with its sister company Replin Fabrics.

The motto is Contra Nando Incrementum, Latin for "There is growth by swimming against the stream", referring to the annual migration of salmon up the River Tweed in order to breed.

Peebles lies at the confluence of the River Tweed and Eddleston Water (locally called "the Cuddy").

This south-westerly turn demarcates a raised triangular piece of land, open to the east but contained by the rivers to the south and north.

[14] From around 1570, the eastern side was defended by a town wall, which ran in an east-facing arc, through which the road to Glentress passed at the East Gate.

The present-day market is held in a car park adjacent to the site of the former railway station, at the north and south ends of which are the remains of the town wall.

Peebles High Street runs parallel with the Tweed along the spine of a ridge, at the west end of which is the parish church.

[16] Most arts performances take place in the Eastgate Theatre on the High Street which has a year-round programme of music, drama, dance, talks, and classes for children and adults.

It is the eastern terminus of the John Buchan Way, a 22-kilometre (14 mi) walking route which runs between Peebles and Broughton.

The Cross Borders Drove Road, an 82-kilometre (51 mi) route between Hawick and Little Vantage, also passes through the town.