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ormally situated within the old county of Peebles the attractive town of
Innerleithen stands at the meeting point of the rivers Tweed and Leithen.
It continues to be a popular town with tourists but in the 19th century it was known as a spa town due to the mineral spring at Dow Well. It was in 1823 when Sir Walter Scott published his novel St Ronan's Well, the name by which Dow Well has been known ever since, that Innerleithen enjoyed its greatest popularity. Three years later Lord Traquair provided the well with a pump-house, reading rooms and a verandah. 
he church at Innerleithen was granted by Malcolm IV in the 12th century to
the monks of
Kelso. He later granted the church a
right of sanctuary because it was here that the body of his son (drowned in
the river Tweed) was taken after that tragic accident.
As with many Border towns, Innerleithen too has its annual festival - the Border Games. The dawning of the 20th century saw the inclusion of the 'Cleikum' ceremony, a splendid pageant to mark St Ronan's ridding this pretty little town of devils! |
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