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|text='''Innerleithen''' is a small town in [[Peeblesshire]], in the midst of the hills. The surrounding hills dictate the layout of the town: to the north the peaked hill of Lee Pen (1,647 feet), and its southerly spur Caerlee Hill (846 feet). To the east the rounded hill of Pirn Craig locally known as "Rocky" (1,191 feet) and its townward spur of Windy Knowe, also known as "Pirn Hill" (328 feet). To the south, beyond the Tweed, the extended of ridge of Plora Craig rises sharply from the southerly bank. Thus the town has grown in an inverted 'T' shape north up the valley of the Leithen and east-west along north bank flood plain of the Tweed. | |text='''Innerleithen''' is a small town in [[Peeblesshire]], in the midst of the hills. The surrounding hills dictate the layout of the town: to the north the peaked hill of Lee Pen (1,647 feet), and its southerly spur Caerlee Hill (846 feet). To the east the rounded hill of Pirn Craig locally known as "Rocky" (1,191 feet) and its townward spur of Windy Knowe, also known as "Pirn Hill" (328 feet). To the south, beyond the Tweed, the extended of ridge of Plora Craig rises sharply from the southerly bank. Thus the town has grown in an inverted 'T' shape north up the valley of the Leithen and east-west along north bank flood plain of the Tweed. | ||
It is here that the river joins the Tweed, and this meeting of the rivers gives the town its name. From where the Leithin enters the Tweed, the Tweed flows approximately west-east, and the Leithen flows from the north}}<noinclude> | It is here that the river joins the Tweed, and this meeting of the rivers gives the town its name. From where the Leithin enters the Tweed, the Tweed flows approximately west-east, and the Leithen flows from the north.}}<noinclude>{{FP data}} | ||
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InnerleithenInnerleithen is a small town in Peeblesshire, in the midst of the hills. The surrounding hills dictate the layout of the town: to the north the peaked hill of Lee Pen (1,647 feet), and its southerly spur Caerlee Hill (846 feet). To the east the rounded hill of Pirn Craig locally known as "Rocky" (1,191 feet) and its townward spur of Windy Knowe, also known as "Pirn Hill" (328 feet). To the south, beyond the Tweed, the extended of ridge of Plora Craig rises sharply from the southerly bank. Thus the town has grown in an inverted 'T' shape north up the valley of the Leithen and east-west along north bank flood plain of the Tweed. It is here that the river joins the Tweed, and this meeting of the rivers gives the town its name. From where the Leithin enters the Tweed, the Tweed flows approximately west-east, and the Leithen flows from the north. (Read more) |