Solstice Club run up Minch Moor, Thursday 23 June
Run Leader: Hamish Parkinson
The plan is to meet outside the No 1 Cafe in Innerleithen at 7pm and run up to Minch Moor and then head for a beer in the Traquair Arms in Innerleithen afterwardsh
The X62 bus leaves Peebles at 18:42, arriving in Innerleithen at 19:00 hours. There are two buses back from Innerleithen to Peebles at 21:22 and 21:52, should anyone from Peebles wish to have a beer after the run.
It will include a visit to the Cheese as you run straight passed it:
The Cheese Well is the name of a natural spring that has been an important drinking source for travellers and walkers passing by, but it has a more mystical history.
The Cheese Well got its name from travellers who believed that fairies offered a safe passage if they were to leave a small offering of cheese.
These days it is still traditional, however, travellers will often leave coins or other small tokens of food to placate the fairies. So look closely into the spring and you may see tidbits left from previous travellers!
The Cheese Well fairies are mentioned in Sir Walter Scott's 1806 'Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Vol. II', which is online at http://www.fullbooks.com/Minstrelsy-of-the-Scottish-Border-Vol-II-of3.html
A bit of local history!
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