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Sheriff Of Traquair
The Sheriff of Traquair was historically the royal official responsible for enforcing law and order in Traquair, Scotland. The office was merged in 1293 into the office of Sheriff of Peebles Sheriffs of Traquair *Gilbert Fraser (1241) *Simon Fraser (1263-1265) *William Perel (1288-1293) ''In 1293 the sheriffdom was merged into the sheriffdom of Peebles Peebles ( gd, Na Pùballan) is a town in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It was historically a royal burgh and the county town of Peeblesshire. According to the 2011 census, the population was 8,376 and the estimated population in June 2018 wa ...''. References *Taylor, Alice; The Shape of the State in Medieval Scotland, 1124-1290 (2016). {{DEFAULTSORT:Traquair Sheriff courts Peeblesshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traquair
Traquair ( gd, Cille Bhrìghde) is a small village and civil parish in the Scottish Borders; until 1975 it was in the county of Peeblesshire. The village is situated on the B709 road south of Innerleithen at . History Traquair, said to mean "hamlet on the Quair Water", a river which runs northwards from the hill, Slake Law () to drain into the River Tweed north of Traquair. The village was once surrounded by the great Ettrick Forest and is surrounded by many hills in excess of The area was renowned for the rearing of Cheviot sheep. In early times the village bore the name Kirkbryde or Strathquair, the Kirkbryde coming from the local church which was dedicated to St. Bride, or Bridget. As early as the 12th century, Traquair was of some importance, important enough to be raised to the status of a Sheriffdom. One of the earliest mentions of the area came in 1107 when Traquair House or Tower was known as a hunting lodge of the Scottish kings and as a refuge for priests. The ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheriff Of The Lothians And Peebles
The Sheriff of the Lothians and Peebles was historically the office responsible for enforcing law and order and bringing criminals to justice in The Lothians and Peebles, Scotland. Prior to 1748 most sheriffdoms were held on a hereditary basis. From that date, following the Jacobite uprising of 1745, the hereditary sheriffs were replaced by salaried sheriff-deputes, qualified advocates who were members of the Scottish Bar. The position of Sheriff of the Lothians had been created in 1881 following a merger of the sheriffdom of Midlothian and Haddington with the Linlithgow part of the sheriffdom of Linlithgow, Clackmannan & Kinross. The position of Sheriff of Peebles was then joined to it in 1883 to create the new position of Sheriff of the Lothians & Peebles. This latter sheriffdom was replaced in 1975 by the current sheriffdom of Lothian and Borders. Sheriffs of the Lothians (1881) Sheriffs of Peebles *Gilbert Fraser, 1259 *Aymer de Maxwell, 1262 *Simon Fraser of Olive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
