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This blog is to introduce you to my town - Peebles, in the Scottish Borders - just one photo at a time, with perhaps a little description and maybe some history thrown in. I hope you will find it interesting. The title comes from a historical comment made by someone who preferred Peebles to the great and famous cities. I know how they felt. It's always a pleasure to return here however long you've been away.

If you want to make a comment, ask me a question, or merely just want to say "hello, I've dropped in", you can do that by using the comment section below each entry. (Just click on the word COMMENT and follow instructions. ) I'd love to know what you think of what you see of my town.

I don't have an expensive elaborate camera so the photo quality may not be brilliant, but I'd like to think my pics will please you. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Thanks to Mary H for the lovely designs I used for my background, and thanks too to all of you who have chosen to support my blog by becoming "followers".

Sunday, 23 August 2009

Standalane Cottage

....takes its name from the farm that stands alone on the hillside up the old North drove road to the left of the picture here. The drove road along which sheep and/or cattle were walked to and from markets continued past Standalane Farm and on to West Linton. The cottage must belong to the farm although these days it is probably not a farmworker's cottage. Stand alane (alone) has now been shortened to Stan'lan with just a hint of the d of stand!
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