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.
Contents
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.
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