Without Lifting A Finger

After Rosslyn we went to Peebles. Pretty town on the River Tweed. Rained off and on (per usual for our trip). Visited Kailizie Gardens (nice, especially the walled-in garden). Walked a bit in the center. Had a very good lunch at a "recommended" pub (my last steak and ale pie!). *                                                 

                                                                                                        

Black Barony , also known as Blackbarony , Barony Castle , and Darnhall, is a historic house at Eddleston in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. The house is currently operated as a hotel, and is protected as a Category B listed building . [1] Nearby is the Great Polish Map of Scotland , a large relief model of Scotland. History The remains of a 16th-century tower house , built by the Murrays of Blackbarony , form the oldest part of the building. [2] Sir Alexander Murray, 2nd Baronet, purchased the nearby estate of Cringletie in 1666. [3] Sir Archibald Murray, 3rd Baronet (died c. 1700) was a soldier and from 1689 served as " Sole Master of Work, Overseer, and Director-General of their Majesties' buildings " to King William II and Queen Mary II , filling the post which had been vacant since Sir William Bruce 's dismissal in 1678. [4] The house was extended in the 18th century, resulting in the present facade. In 1771 Black Barony passed to the Murrays...