Visit Innerleithen Places

Welcome to Visit Innerleithen Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Innerleithen

  

Innerleithen Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Innerleithen

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Innerleithen history

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The area occupied by the town has been inhabited since pre-Roman times. The remains of an Iron-Age hill fort are visible atop Caerlee Hill, in the form of defensive ditchworks. The town is said to have been founded by an itinerant monk called St. Ronan in A.D.737.

Innerleithen etymology

The name “Innerleithen” comes from the Scottish Gaelic meaning “confluence of the Leithen”, because it is here that the river joins the Tweed. The name is common in many Scottish placenames such as Inverness and Inverurie.

You can visit Innerleithen places with Walkfo Innerleithen to hear history at Innerleithen’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Innerleithen has 11 places to visit in our interactive Innerleithen map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Innerleithen, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Innerleithen places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Innerleithen & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 11 audio facts unique to Innerleithen places in an interactive Innerleithen map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Innerleithen Places Map
11 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Innerleithen historic spots	Innerleithen tourist destinations	Innerleithen plaques	Innerleithen geographic features
Walkfo Innerleithen tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Innerleithen

  

Best Innerleithen places to visit

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Innerleithen has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Innerleithen’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Innerleithen’s information audio spots:

The Kirna The Kirna, known locally as Kirna House, is a Category A listed villa in Walkerburn, Peeblesshire, Scotland. It is one of four villas designed by Frederick Thomas Pilkington between 1867-69 for the Ballantyne family. The Ballantynes were substantially responsible for founding the village of Walkerburn.

Traquair Traquair (Scottish Gaelic: Cille Bhrìghde) is a small village and civil parish in the Scottish Borders. Until 1975 it was in the county of Peeblesshire. The village is situated on the B709 road 2.0 miles south of Innerleithen at grid reference NT330346.

Traquair House Traquair House, 7 miles southeast of Peebles, is claimed to be the oldest continually inhabited house in Scotland. It is not strictly a castle, it is built in the style of a fortified mansion. It pre-dates the Scottish Baronial style of architecture, and may have been one of the influences.

Robert Smail’s Printing Works Robert Smail’s Printing Works is a fully functional Victorian era letterpress printing works in the small Scottish Borders town of Innerleithen. Now preserved by The National Trust for Scotland as an Industrial Heritage museum.

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