Selkirkshire

Selkirkshire is a historic county and registration county of . It borders Peeblesshire to the west, Midlothian to the north, Roxburghshire to the east, and to the south.
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  • Type: County with 16,200 residents
  • Description: historic county and registration county of Scotland
  • Also known as: “County of Selkirk”, “Ettrick Forest”, “Selkirk”, and “Selkirk County”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ettrickbridge.

Village
Photo: Iain Lees, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village situated in the region of , 7 miles from the nearby town of . It sits on the B7009 road, which follows the Ettrick Water south-west from , along the Ettrick Valley as far as Tushielaw.

Selkirkshire

Latitude
55.5° or 55° 30′ north
Longitude
-3° or 3° west
Population
16,200
Elevation
1,106 feet (337 metres)
Open location code
9C7VG222+22
Open­Street­Map ID
node 302323992
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
2638228
Wiki­data ID
Q1247396
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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Welsh—“Selkirkshire” goes by many names.
  • Bavarian: “Selkirkshire”
  • Bengali: “সেলকির্কশায়ার”
  • Bulgarian: “Селкиркшире”
  • Cebuano: “Selkirkshire”
  • Chinese: “塞克尔克郡”
  • Chinese: “塞克爾克郡”
  • Chinese: “塞尔扣克郡”
  • Chinese: “塞爾扣克郡”
  • Czech: “Selkirkshire”
  • Dutch: “Selkirkshire”
  • French: “Selkirkshire”
  • German: “Selkirkshire”
  • Gujarati: “સેલકિર્કશાયર”
  • Hindi: “सेल्किर्कशायर”
  • Irish: “Salcraig”
  • Italian: “Selkirkshire”
  • Japanese: “エトリック・フォレスト”
  • Japanese: “セルカークシャー”
  • Kannada: “ಸೆಲ್ಕಿರ್ಶೈರ್”
  • Korean: “셀커셔”
  • Kurdish: “Selkirkshire”
  • Latin: “Selkirkensis”
  • Latvian: “Selkērkšīra”
  • Lithuanian: “Selkirkšyras”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Selkirkshire”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Sælċiriċesċīr”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Seleciricescīr”
  • Persian: “سلکرک‌شر”
  • Polish: “Selkirkshire”
  • Portuguese: “Selkirkshire”
  • Russian: “Селкиркшир”
  • Scots: “Selkirkshire”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Siorrachd Shalcraig”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Selkirkshire”
  • Slovenian: “County of Selkirk”
  • Slovenian: “Ettrick Forest”
  • Slovenian: “Grofija Selkirk”
  • Slovenian: “Selkirkshire”
  • Spanish: “Selkirkshire”
  • Swedish: “Selkirkshire”
  • Tamil: “செல்கிர்க்ஷீர்”
  • Telugu: “సెల్కిర్కిషైర్”
  • Ukrainian: “Селкіркшир”
  • Urdu: “سیلکرک شائر”
  • Urdu: “سیلکیرکشائر”
  • Venetian: “contea de Selkirk”
  • Welsh: “Swydd Selkirk”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hungry Hill and Yarrow.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kirkhope Woodland Project and Singlee Hill.

Scottish Borders: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Jedburgh, Melrose, Hawick, and Kelso.

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