19-691: The Tarth Water is a river in Peebleshire , in the Scottish Borders . It forms part of the River Tweed system. The river with a total length of 7.1 miles, rises on Mendick Hill , a Marilyn , and flows past the villages of Dolphinton and Blyth Bridge before converging at Drochil Castle with the Lyne Water , a tributary of the Tweed. This Scottish Borders location article
38-589: A derived form of fraise which means "strawberry" in French and such popular etymologies explain many badges and coats of arms. The first Frasers to appear in Scottish records were the following: About five generations after the first Simon Fraser, another Simon Fraser was captured fighting for Robert the Bruce and was executed in 1306 by Edward I of England . Simon's cousin was Alexander Fraser of Cowie who
57-424: A fleece or; 4th or, fretty gules, on a chief embattled of the last, two thunderbolts of the first. The arms are supported by two salmon proper, and the crest is a Border cavalryman. The motto is ONWARD TWEEDDALE . The first quarter is the arms of Fraser of Oliver Castle , a prominent local laird; the second, that of Horsburgh, another prominent local laird; the third, a reference to the area's wool industry; and
76-521: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Scotland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Peebleshire Peeblesshire ( Scottish Gaelic : Siorrachd nam Pùballan ), the County of Peebles or Tweeddale is a historic county of Scotland . Its county town is Peebles , and it borders Midlothian to the north, Selkirkshire to
95-734: Is the chief river, flowing in a crescent shape through the county. Bodies of water in Peeblesshire include the Baddinsgill Reservoir , West Water Reservoir and Portmore Loch in the north and the Megget Reservoir , Talla Reservoir and Fruid Reservoir in the south. The county was formerly served by the Peebles Railway and the Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway , however these lines closed in
114-677: The Clan Fraser of Lovat who are a separate Scottish clan of the Scottish Highlands (though with a common ancestry). Both clans have their own separate chief, both of whom are officially recognized by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs . The exact origins of the surname "Fraser" can not be determined with any great certainty. The Frasers are believed to have come from the County of Anjou in France somewhere in
133-482: The Earl of Ross in 1375. In 1592, Sir Alexander Fraser of Philorth received charters from James VI of Scotland for the fishing village of Faithlie which later became the town of Fraserburgh . Sir Alexander Fraser was also authorized to found a university in the town but this scheme was short-lived due to the religious troubles of the time. The eighth Laird of Philorth built Fraserburgh Castle, which later became
152-645: The Kinnaird Head lighthouse. This bankrupted him and Philorth Castle was lost from the family for over three hundred years until 1934 when it was bought back by the 19th Lord Saltoun . The ninth Laird of Philorth married the heiress of the Abernethy Lords Saltoun. Their son, Alexander Fraser, 11th Lord Saltoun , was severely wounded at the Battle of Worcester in 1651. He survived thanks to his servant, James Cardno, who rescued him from
171-567: The 11th century, and some possible places of origin have been suggested throughout the years, with La Frezelière (at La Roche-Neuville ) and Fréteval being the most common. Traditionally, the surname is thought to be of French origin, but the Oxford Dictionary of Family Names (2016) notes there is no place name in France corresponding with the earliest spellings of the name "de Fresel", "de Friselle", and "de Freseliere", and suggests
190-470: The 1950s-60s and there are now no active railways in the county. The parish of Kailzie existed until 1674, when it was suppressed, parts going to Innerleithen and parts going to Traquair. Community councils: [REDACTED] Media related to Peeblesshire at Wikimedia Commons Clan Fraser Clan Fraser is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Lowlands . It is not to be confused with
209-596: The battlefield. In 1666 the tenth Lord built Philorth House a mile from Fraserburgh which remained the family seat until it burned down in 1915. Sir Alexander Fraser of Durris was personal physician to Charles II of England . He was educated at Aberdeen and accompanied the king on his campaign throughout 1650. After the Restoration he sat in the Scottish Parliament and he featured in the diaries of Samuel Pepys . The Fraser family took no part in
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#1732780516264228-552: The courthouse on High Street in Peebles, also known as County Hall, which had been built in 1844–1848 as a sheriff court and meeting place for the Commissioners of Supply , the main administrative body for the county prior to the creation of the county council. The county council continued to be based at the courthouse until 1935 when it moved to County Buildings on Rosetta Road in Peebles. Peeblesshire County Council
247-493: The east, Dumfriesshire to the south, and Lanarkshire to the west. The origins of Peeblesshire are obscure, but it became a shire sometime around the twelfth century, covering part of the historic district or province of Tweeddale . The southern part of Tweeddale became the sheriffdom of Selkirkshire , also known as Ettrick Forest, whilst the northern part of Tweeddale was initially divided into two sheriffdoms, based at Peebles and Traquair , before those two were united as
266-596: The fourth, that of M. G. (later Sir Michael) Thorburn of Glenormiston, who was sheriff of Peebles at the time of the arms' matriculation. The county is landlocked and forms part of the Southern Uplands geographic region of Scotland. There are few settlements and the county consists mostly of low hill country, including parts of the Pentland Hills and Moorfoot Hills , with the highest point being Broad Law at 840 m (2,760 ft). The river Tweed
285-598: The possibility it represents a Gaelic name "corrupted beyond recognition by Anglo-French scribes". The name Fraser may be an altered form of the French patronymic Fresel . The French surname Fresel meant "ribbon, braid" in Old French and was probably the nickname for such merchants. In fact, the surnames Fresel and Frezel are now centred on Normandy and Artois/French Flanders and not in Anjou because Fresel/Frezel were historically Plantagenet. It sounds like
304-489: The present Scottish Borders council area. The area of the pre-1996 Tweeddale district (and therefore the same area as pre-1975 Peeblesshire) continues to be used as a lieutenancy area under the name of Tweeddale. The coat of arms of the county, which was matriculated by the Lord Lyon in 1931, ia as follows: Quarterly, 1st sable five fraises (strawberry leaves) argent; 2nd azure, a horse's head couped argent; 3rd vert,
323-503: The single shire of Peebles, or Peeblesshire, around 1304. From then on the shires gradually became the more important areas for administration; the old provinces were not abolished as such, but their importance diminished. Peeblesshire County Council was created in 1890 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 , which established elected county councils across Scotland. The council held its first meeting on 22 May 1890 at
342-427: Was Bruce's chamberlain. He married Bruce's sister Mary . Alexander Fraser's younger brother was another Sir Simon Fraser , from whom the chiefs of the Clan Fraser of Lovat are descended. One of Simon Fraser's grandsons was Sir Alexander Fraser of Cowie and Durris. This Alexander Fraser acquired a castle now called Cairnbulg Castle and the lands of Philorth by marriage to Joanna, younger daughter and co-heiress of
361-590: Was abolished in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 , which reorganised local government in Scotland into upper-tier regions and lower-tier districts. Peeblesshire became part of the Borders region and Tweeddale district, the latter having the same boundaries as the pre-1975 county of Peeblesshire. The last lord-lieutenant for the county of Peeblesshire became the first Lord Lieutenant of Tweeddale . The Borders region and its four districts, including Tweeddale, were abolished in 1996, merging to form
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