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Innerleithen, the Glossary

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Innerleithen (Inbhir Leitheann) is a civil parish and a small town in the committee area of Tweeddale, in the Scottish Borders.[1]

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Table of Contents

  1. 50 relations: Alexander Tait (poet), Area committee, Auchentiber, Confluence, Coracle, David Sillar, Dougie MacLean, Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (UK Parliament constituency), East of Scotland Football League, Eddi Reader, Edinburgh, Forestry and Land Scotland, Galashiels, Glentress Forest, Hosiery, Inverness, Inverurie, Iona, Iron Age, Julie Fowlis, Karen Matheson, Karine Polwart, Leithen Water, Lindisfarne, List of places in Scotland, List of places in the Scottish Borders, Malcolm IV of Scotland, Middle Ages, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale (Scottish Parliament constituency), Murray Davidson, Old Blind Dogs, Peebles, Peeblesshire, Penicuik, River Clyde, River Tweed, Robert Burns, Robert Smail's Printing Works, Ronan of Locronan, Rotary International, Saint Ronan's Well, Scottish Borders, Scottish Gaelic, Shires of Scotland, Thondwe, Traquair House, Tweeddale, Vale of Leithen F.C., Walter Scott, 7stanes.

  2. Parishes in Peeblesshire
  3. Towns in the Scottish Borders
  4. Tweeddale

Alexander Tait (poet)

Alexander Tait, Sawney Tait or Saunders TaitMcKay (2004), Page 81 (14 August 1720 - circa 1800)Paterson (1840), Page 157 was a tailor, a published poet and also a contemporary of Robert Burns who he knew well.

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Area committee

Many large local government councils in the United Kingdom have a system of area committees or area boards, which involve local people and organisations in decisions affecting council spending within their area.

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Auchentiber

The hamlet of Auchentiber (Scottish Gaelic, Achadh an Tiobair) is in North Ayrshire, Parish of Kilwinning, Scotland.

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Confluence

In geography, a confluence (also: conflux) occurs where two or more watercourses join to form a single channel.

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Coracle

A coracle is a small, rounded, lightweight boat of the sort traditionally used in Wales, and also in parts of the western parts of Ireland, particularly the River Boyne, and in Scotland, particularly the River Spey.

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David Sillar

David Sillar (1760–1830) was a Scottish farmer, poet, grocer, schoolteacher and baillie who was a close friend of the poet Robert Burns.

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Dougie MacLean

Dougie MacLean, OBE (born 27 September 1954) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer.

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Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (UK Parliament constituency)

Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale is a constituency of the House of Commons, located in the South of Scotland, within the Dumfries and Galloway, South Lanarkshire and Scottish Borders council areas.

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The East of Scotland Football League (EoSFL) is a senior football league based in the east and south-east of Scotland.

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Eddi Reader

Sadenia "Eddi" Reader MBE (born 29 August 1959) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, known for her work as the lead vocalist of the folk and soft rock band Fairground Attraction, and for an enduring solo career.

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Edinburgh

Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.

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Forestry and Land Scotland

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) (Coilltearachd agus Fearann Alba) is responsible for managing and promoting Scotland's national forest estate: land, predominantly covered in forest, owned by the Scottish Government on behalf of the nation.

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Galashiels

Galashiels (Gallae, An Geal Àth) is a town in the Scottish Borders with a population of around 12,600. Innerleithen and Galashiels are towns in the Scottish Borders.

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Glentress Forest

Glentress Forest is located near Peebles in the Scottish Borders, about 30 miles south of Edinburgh.

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Hosiery

Hosiery, also referred to as legwear, describes garments worn directly on the feet and legs.

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Inverness

Inverness (Innerness; from the Inbhir Nis, meaning "Mouth of the River Ness") is a city in the Scottish Highlands, having been granted city status in 2000.

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Inverurie

Inverurie (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Uraidh or Inbhir Uaraidh, 'mouth of the River Ury') is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland at the confluence of the rivers Ury and Don, about north-west of Aberdeen.

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Iona

Iona (Ì Chaluim Chille, sometimes simply Ì) is an island in the Inner Hebrides, off the Ross of Mull on the western coast of Scotland.

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Iron Age

The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three historical Metal Ages, after the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age.

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Julie Fowlis

Julie Fowlis (born 20 June 1979) is a Scottish folk singer and multi-instrumentalist who sings primarily in Scottish Gaelic.

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Karen Matheson

Karen Matheson OBE (born 11 February 1963) is a Scottish folk singer who frequently sings in Gaelic.

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Karine Polwart

Karine Polwart (born 23 December 1970) is a Scottish singer-songwriter.

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Leithen Water

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Lindisfarne

Lindisfarne, also called Holy Island, is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England, which constitutes the civil parish of Holy Island in Northumberland.

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List of places in Scotland

This list of places in Scotland is a complete collection of lists of places in Scotland.

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List of places in the Scottish Borders

This list of places in the Scottish Borders includes towns, villages, hamlets, castles, golf courses, historic houses, hillforts, lighthouses, nature reserves, reservoirs, rivers, and other places of interest in the Scottish Borders council area of Scotland. Innerleithen and list of places in the Scottish Borders are towns in the Scottish Borders.

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Malcolm IV of Scotland

Malcolm IV (label; Maol Chaluim mac Eanraig), nicknamed Virgo, "the Maiden" (between 23 April and 24 May 1141 – 9 December 1165) was King of Scotland from 1153 until his death.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.

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Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering parts of the council areas of Midlothian and Scottish Borders.

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Murray Davidson

Murray Davidson (born 7 March 1988) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Old Blind Dogs

Old Blind Dogs is a Scottish musical group which plays traditional Scottish folk music and Celtic music, with influences from rock, reggae, jazz, blues, and Middle Eastern music rhythms.

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Peebles

Peebles (Na Pùballan) is a town in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. Innerleithen and Peebles are Parishes in Peeblesshire, towns in the Scottish Borders and Tweeddale.

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Peeblesshire

Peeblesshire (Siorrachd nam Pùballan), the County of Peebles or Tweeddale is a historic county of Scotland. Innerleithen and Peeblesshire are Tweeddale.

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Penicuik

Penicuik (Penicuik; Peighinn na Cuthaig) is a town and former burgh in Midlothian, Scotland, lying on the west bank of the River North Esk.

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River Clyde

The River Clyde (Abhainn Chluaidh,, Clyde Watter, or Watter o Clyde) is a river that flows into the Firth of Clyde, in the west of Scotland.

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River Tweed

The River Tweed, or Tweed Water, Watter o Tweid, Tuedd), is a river long that flows east across the Border region in Scotland and northern England. Tweed cloth derives its name from its association with the River Tweed. The Tweed is one of the great salmon rivers of Britain and the only river in England where an Environment Agency rod licence is not required for angling.

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Robert Burns

Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist.

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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 showing visitors the operation of a local printer around 1900 while still carrying out orders for printing and stationery.

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Ronan of Locronan

Saint Ronan (fl. c. sixth century?) was an Irish pilgrim saint and hermit in western Brittany.

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Rotary International

Rotary International is one of the largest service organizations in the world.

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Saint Ronan's Well

Saint Ronan's Well is one of the Waverley novels by Sir Walter Scott.

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Scottish Borders

The Scottish Borders (the Mairches, 'the Marches'; Crìochan na h-Alba) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland.

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Scottish Gaelic

Scottish Gaelic (endonym: Gàidhlig), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland.

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Shires of Scotland

The shires of Scotland (Siorrachdan na h-Alba; Scots coonties), or counties of Scotland, are historic subdivisions of Scotland established in the Middle Ages and used as administrative divisions until 1975.

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Thondwe

Thongwe is a small community near the city of Zomba in southern Malawi, in the Shire Highlands.

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Traquair House

Traquair House, approximately 7 miles southeast of Peebles, is claimed to be the oldest continually inhabited house in Scotland.

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Tweeddale

Tweeddale (Scottish Gaelic: Srath Thuaidh/Tuaidhdail) is a committee area and lieutenancy area in the Scottish Borders council area in south-eastern Scotland.

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Vale of Leithen F.C.

Vale of Leithen Football Club are a football club based in the town of Innerleithen, Scotland.

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Walter Scott

Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet and historian.

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7stanes

The 7stanes are seven mountain biking centres spanning the south of Scotland, from the heart of the Scottish Borders to Dumfries and Galloway.

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See also

Parishes in Peeblesshire

Towns in the Scottish Borders

Tweeddale

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innerleithen

Also known as Damside.