historic county of Selkirkshire
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The historic county of Selkirkshire is a former administrative region in the Scottish Borders, known for its rural landscapes, textile heritage, and association with the town of Selkirk.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| historic county of Selkirkshire canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former administrative county
ⓘ
historic county ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Dumfriesshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Midlothian NERFINISHED ⓘ Peeblesshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Roxburghshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsAdministrativeCenter | Selkirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsTown |
Galashiels (partly, historically)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Innerleithen (partly, historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ Selkirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsValley |
Ettrick Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yarrow Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsVillage |
Ettrick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yarrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| countryDuringExistence | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedInto | Scottish Borders council area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerAdministrativeFunction | local government county ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRegion | Scottish Borders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalTradition |
Border ballads
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Common Ridings (Selkirk Common Riding) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity | textile industry ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | textile heritage ⓘ |
| hasHistoricStatus |
lieutenancy area (historically)
ⓘ
registration county (historically) ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeType | rural ⓘ |
| hasNotableAssociation |
Border reivers history
ⓘ
Scottish Borders textile industry ⓘ sheep farming ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryEconomicBase |
agriculture
ⓘ
livestock farming ⓘ |
| hasTerrain |
hills
ⓘ
moorland ⓘ river valleys ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalIndustry |
tweed production
ⓘ
woollen mills ⓘ |
| historicalCountyTown | Selkirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Borders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageHistoricallySpoken |
English
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Scottish Borders region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Uplands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Selkirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfConstituentCountry | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traversedByRiver |
Ettrick Water
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Tweed (partly) NERFINISHED ⓘ Yarrow Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.