The Roman Map of Britain Litinodunon, Litiuodunon? Innerleithen?
Itucodon (R&C 179) next
A Roman fort has been proposed at Holylee* (NT3937). Continuing westward from Torwoodlee, along Roy's road, is the Roman Temporary Camp at Innerleithen (NT3336). The camp is on the north bank of the Tweed west of the mouth of Leithen Water.
Johnston: W. lleithio, 'to moisten, overflow.'
McBain: lighe
"a flood, overflow, Irish, Early Irish lia, Old
Irish lie, eluvio, Welsh lli, flood, stream, lliant,
fluctus, fluentum, Breton livad, inundation; root lî, leja,
flow; Sanskrit riyati, let run; ..... Stokes hesitates between root li
and roots pleu (English flow) and lev, lav, Latin lavo,
luo."
*Lonie, Lonie and Newall, W, B and F (1989 ) 'Caddon Water (Caddonfoot
parish), Roman road', Discovery and Excavation, Scotland, 1989, 7,