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	County Town: Peebles County Population: N/A
	Peeblesshire is an historic county, now part of the much larger Scottish Borders region, which features beautiful forest and heather covered hills and the scenic Tweed River, well known to anglers and birdwatchers. To the northwest around Peeblesshire and Selkirkshire are the Moorfoot Hills, the Pentland Hills and the Southern Uplands. The Cheviot Hills run along much of the border with England in the county of Roxburghshire, and to the east around Berwickshire the area is mainly low-lying, with the Lammermuir Hills to the northwest.
	First occupied by prehistoric peoples over 5000 years ago, the Scottish Borders region is inundated with ancient remains, with standing stones, cairns and ruined hill forts to be seen in many areas, particularly on hilltops. Later settled by the Romans then fought over for hundreds of years by the English and Scots, fortified houses, peel towers, and ruined castles and abbeys bear witness to its war strewn past.
	A hilly area with several peaks over 760m (2,500 feet) high, sheep farming and wool production are mainstays of the local economy. Tourism is also important, with walkers, bird watchers, anglers and cyclists all drawn by the beauty of the unspoilt landscape and its extensive history. Of note in Peeblesshire are 15th century Neidpath Castle, the medieval Traquair House (the oldest inhabited house in Scotland), the lovely market town of Peebles and the numerous forests and hills in which to go walking or cycling.
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