Selkirk
Selkirk is a market town in the Scottish Borders, with a population in 2020 of 4540. Its main trade of textiles has gone, and it's becoming a commuter town for Edinburgh, linked by the re-opened railway through nearby Galashiels.
- Town with about 5,580 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 580 feet (180 metres)
- …is also known as “Selkirk, Scottish Borders”
- Description: town in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
Places of Interest
Discover Haining Loch and Victoria Halls.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lindean and Boleside.
Boleside
Boleside is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the B7060, south of Galashiels.
3½ miles northeast of Selkirk
Ashkirk
Ashkirk is a small village on the Ale Water, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.
4 miles south of Selkirk
Selkirk
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Latitude
55.5471° or 55° 32′ 50″ north
Longitude
-2.8415° or 2° 50′ 30″ west
UN/LOCODE
GB SKK
Open location code
9C7VG5W5+R9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Yue Chinese—“Selkirk” goes by many names.
SelkirkAsturian
SelkirkBasque
SelkirkCebuano
塞尔扣克Chinese
塞爾扣克Chinese
SelkirkDutch
סלקירקHebrew
SalcraigIrish
SelkirkItalian
セルカークJapanese
셀커크Korean
SelkērkaLatvian
SeleciriceOld English (ca. 450-1100)
SelkirkPolish
СелкеркRussian
SelkirkScots
SalcraigScottish Gaelic
SelkirkSerbo-Croatian
Selkirk, ŠkotskaSerbo-Croatian
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Selkirk”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Old Kirk and Bannerfield.
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