Peeblesshire

"The forest" mentioned in the song comprehended the county of Selkirk, with portions of Peeblesshire and Lanarkshire.

Affleck was born in the village of Drummelzier, in Peeblesshire, on the 8th September 1776.

In Peeblesshire, flowing into the Tweed from the north, a short distance west of Peebles.

During a period of about thirty years, he has been engaged in the humble capacity of a dry-stone mason in Peeblesshire.

Mr. Gosse had mistaken the name of the Peeblesshire manse, and is reproached accordingly.