BWalls & gates · listed 1971Innerleithen Parish Church, Leithen Road, Innerleithen Including Boundary Walls, Gates and GatepiersPhoto: WeeHolly · CC BY-SA 4.0
5, 7, 9 and 11 High Street, Robert Smail's Printing Works, Including Printing Works, Courtyard and Mill Lade · Photo: Dave souza · CC BY-SA 2.5–Not graded
History of Innerleithen · Historic Environment Scotland
26 listed buildings, 5 of them in the second category
On the Historic Environment Scotland list, all of them stand inside Innerleithen’s locality, 82 for every 10,000 residents. 21 of Innerleithen’s listed buildings are Category C. We have photos of 9 of its listed buildings and 1 old view of the town.
Listed buildings
26
82 per 10,000 residents
Category A
0
national importance
Category B
5
regional importance
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
In pictures
Innerleithen in 10 photos and old views
Nearly every Category A and B building, photographed, and the town before 1950. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Leithen Road, Municipal Buildings and Memorial HallCategory C listed
Innerleithen Parish Church, Leithen Road, Innerleithen Including Boundary Walls, Gates and GatepiersCategory B listed
Peebles Road, Alpinebikes, Former Congregational ChapelCategory C listed
15 Pirn RoadCategory C listed
91 High Street and St James Hall (Formerly St James Rc School and Schoolhouse) Including Boundary WallsCategory C listed+5See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the building’s page or its official list entry.
Through time
Innerleithen in old photos
1 old photo or postcard, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.
c. 1907Public domain, from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server. Each credit opens the image’s page with its full description and history.
The map
Where Innerleithen’s history is
Every Category A and B building, monument and historic park.
Category B
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
26 listed buildings by grade
0 Category A5 Category B21 Category C
Historic Environment Scotland lists buildings in three categories: Category A for buildings of national or international importance (about 7.5% of listed buildings), Category B for buildings of regional importance (about 50%), and Category C for buildings of local importance (about 43%). Listing protects the whole building, inside and out.
Every entry on Historic Environment Scotland’s designations whose point lies inside the NRS 2022 locality boundary. One list entry can cover a terrace or a group of buildings.
Category B
The 5 Category B listed buildings in Innerleithen
Buildings of regional importance. 4 are photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
BWalls & gates · listed 1971Damside, Ballantyne Cashmere UK, Caerlee Mill Including Boilerhouse, Chimney, Weaving Sheds, Ancillary Buildings, Boundary Walls and GatepiersPhoto: Jim Barton · CC BY-SA 2.0
BWalls & gates · listed 1982High Street, St James Roman Catholic Church and Presbytery Including Boundary Walls and GatepiersPhoto: Victuallers · CC BY-SA 4.0
BWalls & gates · listed 1971Wells Brae, St Ronan's Well, Former Pump Room, Bottling Plant, Ancillary Buildings and Boundary WallsPhoto: Victuallers · CC BY-SA 4.0
What’s protected
The largest group of Innerleithen’s listed buildings is walls, gates and bridges
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Walls, gates & bridges12
Houses, terraces & villas10
Inns, shops & warehouses2
Public & civic buildings1
Churches, chapels & priories1
10 entries (38%) are houses, terraces and villas. 1 are churches, chapels and priories.
Buildings are sorted by words in each entry’s name (church, gate, inn, memorial…): the list’s open data has no building type. An entry named only by its address counts as a house.
Category C
21 Category C listed buildings
This category covers buildings of local importance. Open any building to read its official list entry.
All 21 Category C listed buildings, A to Z
Church Street, St Andrews Episcopal Church Including Boundary Walls and GatesLeithen Road, Kirklands Farmhouse Including Boundary Walls and GatepiersLeithen Road, Leithen BankLeithen Road, Leithen House Including Boundary WallsLeithen Road, Mansley Lodge and the Green Gates Including Boundary WallsLeithen Road, Municipal Buildings and Memorial HallMorningside Meikle Sawmill Wheelhouse and Turbine House Including Mill LadePeebles Road, Alpinebikes, Former Congregational ChapelPeebles Road, Easter and Wester Caerlee (Formerly Caerlee House) Including Wash House and GarageSt Ronan's Terrace, Glenroy (Formerly St Ronan's Lodge) Including Boundary WallsSt Ronan's Terrace, Tiendside Including Boundary WallsWaverley Road, Runic Cross Including Boundary Walls1 Buccleuch Street, Innerleithen Public Library Including Boundary Walls13A and 15 High Street15 Pirn Road2 High Street, Bank of Scotland2 Leithen Crescent, Vale of Leithen Social Club Including Boundary Walls and Railings24 and 26 Chapel Street, Lothian and Borders Co-Operative Society Ltd42-48 (Even Nos) High Street, St Ronan's View5, 7, 9 and 11 High Street, Robert Smail's Printing Works, Including Printing Works, Courtyard and Mill Lade91 High Street and St James Hall (Formerly St James Rc School and Schoolhouse) Including Boundary Walls
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 17% of Innerleithen
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Innerleithen 197021 ha
21 hain conservation areas, of 124 ha inside the locality.
18 of the 26 listed buildings stand in one.
Historic Environment Scotland’s conservation areas layer, supplied by councils (incomplete in places, so a page fact, never graded). Hectares are the part of each area inside the locality.
How the list grew
More than half of Innerleithen’s listed buildings were added in one year, 2008
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
2008 · 17
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 4 entries were listed in 1971. 17 came in 2008. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Born here
4 notable people born in Innerleithen before 1900
Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Alexander Tait
Harold Tennant
Borth Todd
Jock Robson
170017501800185019001950
JR
Jock Robson1899–1995 · Scottish footballer (1899-1995)
Harold Tennant1865–1935 · British politician (1865–1935)
AT
Alexander Tait1720– · Poet (1720-)
BT
Borth Todd1888–1962 · Rugby player
Everyone born in Innerleithen → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Innerleithen
| Town | People | Listed | Category A | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innerleithen | 3,152 | 26 | 0 | — |
| Peebles | 9,117 | 152 | 3 | — |
| Galashiels | 10,071 | 93 | 4 | — |
| Selkirk | 4,669 | 118 | 3 | — |
| Langlee | 3,530 | 2 | 0 | — |
In brief
Innerleithen in brief
The official list counts 26 listed buildings in Innerleithen, including 5, 7, 9 and 11 High Street, Robert Smail's Printing Works, Including Printing Works, Courtyard and Mill Lade. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1970. Jock Robson (1899), Harold Tennant (1865) and Alexander Tait (1720) are among the 4 people born here before 1900. The big year was 2008, when 17 of the 26 went on the list. Beyond that, like most towns its size, it has no Category A building.
Questions about Innerleithen’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Innerleithen?
Historic Environment Scotland lists 26 buildings inside Innerleithen’s locality: 0 Category A, 5 Category B and 21 Category C.
How many conservation areas are there in Innerleithen?
1, covering about 21 hectares of the town. The largest is Innerleithen.
When were Innerleithen’s buildings listed?
The first in 1971; the most, 17, in 2008.
Are there old photos of Innerleithen?
Yes: 1 public-domain photo or postcard from 1907 to 1907, all on this page.
Who was born in Innerleithen?
Among people born before 1900: Jock Robson (1899), Harold Tennant (1865), Alexander Tait (1720) and Borth Todd (1888).
Innerleithen has no History Grade.
Listed buildings, scheduled monuments, gardens and designed landscapes, battlefields, conservation areas and World Heritage Sites: Historic Environment Scotland, Open Government Licence v3.0. Check an entry on Historic Environment Scotland’s portal before relying on it.
Sources: Historic Environment Scotland designations (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, gardens and designed landscapes, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the NRS 2022 locality boundary · Historic Environment Scotland conservation areas (compiled from councils; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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