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Welcome to Innerleithen
   

Welcome to the picturesque and tranquil town of Innerleithen.

Situated on the A72, Innerleithen is just 2 miles from Walkerburn, 6 Miles from Peebles and 12 Miles from Galashiels. As well as beautiful scenery, Innerleithen has some unique attractions including the famous Robert Smail's Printing Works and St Ronan's Well.

With its fabulous countryside, amazing wildlife and magnificent scenery, Innerleithen is an ideal retreat for a quiet and relaxed stay in beautiful and picturesque surroundings as well as being able to offer something for the more adventurous.

   

Enjoy a peaceful stroll through the countryside, via marked routes. The River Tweed offers fantastic fishing for both Salmon and Trout as well as ideal conditions for the canoeist both novice and expert. Enjoy a game of golf at the local golf course or visit the historic spa at St Ronan's Well, used by the Victorians for their curative water.

Innerleithen also boasts some fantastic Mountain Bike and Walking Trails

 
 

A short car ride away is the scenic town of Peebles with its shops, cafe's, hotels, market, swimming pool and golf course.

In the opposite direction you will find the bustling town of Galashiels with its many shops, cafe's, hotels, swimming pool, and cinema.

Not far from Innerleithen is the ruin of the 16th Century Fortified Manor, Elibank Castle. Elibank was the home of the legendary Muckle Mou'ed Meg. It is believed that James Hogg may have adapted an earlier legend when he wrote the Murray-Scott wedding document for Wille and Meg's wedding. The document is called The Fray of Elibank and can be read on the options opposite. The document is quite long so it was suggested that the wedding could never have been harquebus, (Shotgun - Quick ) as described in the poem.

The famous writer Sir Walter Scott was a descendant of that marriage between Willie and Meg. It is believe that the last few lines of the poem were a "Dig" at Scott since both Hogg and Scott were friends.

 

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