Peebles and Selkirk

This guide to Peebles and Selkirk was first published in 1914 as part of the Cambridge County Geographies.

George C. Pringle (Author)

9781107651845, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 November 2012

160 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 0.9 cm, 0.18 kg

Originally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge County Geographies were designed to provide a series of concise guides to British regions. Aimed at the general reader, they combined a comprehensive approach to various aspects of physical and human geography with an emphasis on clarity. This guide to Peebles and Selkirk by George C. Pringle was first published in 1914. The text is interspersed with numerous illustrative figures and also contains a list of the chief towns and villages within the area.

1. County and shire. The origin of Peebles and Selkirk
2. General characteristics
3. Size. Shape. Boundaries
4. Surface and general features
5. Watershed. Rivers. Lochs
6. Geology
7. Natural history
8. Climate and rainfall
9. People - race, language, population
10. Agriculture
11. The manufacture of wool
12. Minerals
13. Fishing
14. History of the counties
15. Antiquities - pre-historic, British, Roman
16. Architecture - (a) ecclesiastical
17. Architecture - (b) military: castles and peels
18. Architecture - (c) domestic
19. Communications - past and present
20. Administration and divisions
21. The roll of honour
22. The chief towns and villages.

Subject Areas: Regional geography [RGL]