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4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Peebles, Scotland

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Great Polish Map of Scotland

Peebles, Scotland

Great Polish Map of Scotland

This huge concrete map of Scotland was built as a thank you gift from a Polish soldier.

Neidpath Railway Tunnel.

Peebles, Scotland

Neidpath Train Tunnel

An abandoned, desolate train tunnel that was used during World War II.

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Peebles, Scotland

The John Buchan Story Museum

A small literary museum remembers the life and works of the author of The Thirty-Nine Steps.

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Peebles Mural Project

Peebles, Scotland

Peebles Mural Project

A town's history displayed through a massive work of art.

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The gates with Traquair House in the background.

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The Bear Gates of Traquair

The main gates have been locked since 1745 and will remain so until the Stuart Dynasty returns to the throne.

5 miles from Peebles

Ian Hamilton Finlay, Apollon Terroriste

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Little Sparta

This Arcadian garden in the Pentland Hills boasts over 270 artworks by Scottish artist and poet, Ian Hamilton Finlay.

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Lionhead carved on a pendant in the Rosslyn Chapel

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Rosslyn Chapel

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

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