Denholm

A village in the Teviot valley with connections to farming, mills and the surrounding reiver country.

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Folklore & Legends Denholm

William Leggat of Cavers

William Leggat of Cavers was a simple-minded lad who lived in the 1700s, remembered in Border folklore for his innocent nature and strange fate. Though mocked by some, his story survives in local memory as part of the tapestry of life in the rural Borders.

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