Visit Eddleston Places

Welcome to Visit Eddleston Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Eddleston

  

Eddleston Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Eddleston

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Eddleston 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 Gaelic name for the village, Baile Ghille Mhoire.

You can visit Eddleston places with Walkfo Eddleston to hear history at Eddleston’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Eddleston has 9 places to visit in our interactive Eddleston map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Eddleston, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Eddleston places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Eddleston & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 9 audio facts unique to Eddleston places in an interactive Eddleston map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Eddleston Places Map
9 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Eddleston historic spots	Eddleston tourist destinations	Eddleston plaques	Eddleston geographic features
Walkfo Eddleston tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Eddleston

  

Best Eddleston places to visit

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Eddleston has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Eddleston’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Eddleston’s information audio spots:

Black Barony Black Barony, also known as Blackbarony, Barony Castle, and Darnhall, is a historic house at Eddleston in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. The house is currently operated as a hotel, and is protected as a Category B listed building.

Milkieston Rings Milkieston Rings is a hillfort near the village of Eddleston and about 3 miles (5 km) north of Peebles, in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It is a Scheduled Monument.

Cringletie Cringletie is a Scottish Baronial house by the Eddleston Water in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Designed by David Bryce and built in 1861, it is a Category B listed building. Since 1971 it has been operated as a country house hotel.

Northshield Rings Northshield Rings is a hillfort near the village of Eddleston and about 6 miles (10 km) north of Peebles, in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It is a Scheduled Monument.

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