Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Traquair

Traquair, par. and vil., Peeblesshire - par., 15,327 ac., pop. 754; vil., near confluence of Quair Water and river Tweed, 1½ mile S. of Innerleithen; in vicinity is Traquair House, seat, formerly the residence of the earls of Traquair (1633-1861).


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Traquair Parish       Peebles Shire County
Place: Traquair

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