Walkerburn

About Walkerburn

Walkerburn is a small village on the A72 road, about 8 miles from Peebles. Founded in 1854, it was primarily to house the workers for the Tweed mills owned by the Ballantyne family. They named it after the burn that flows south from the eastern flanks of Priesthope Burn. It is possible that the ‘walker’ burn actually referred to a waulker. A waulker was the person who dressed the cloth in the mill. Walkerburn is one of the last industrial settlements of its type to be created in Scotland. The quality of building that followed demonstrates
the wealth that was created. There are sixteen listed buildings and structures in Walkerburn alone. Walkerburn has no public toilets. Patrons of Caberston Café may use the toilet in the café.