Ettrick Forest
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Ettrick Forest is a historic woodland region in the Scottish Borders, famed in medieval times as a royal hunting ground and later as a stronghold and heartland of powerful Border families such as Clan Douglas.
Aliases (2)
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
forest
→
historic region → woodland area → |
| associatedWith |
Border reivers
→
Clan Douglas → Scottish monarchy → |
| country |
Scotland
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|
| culturalAssociation |
Border ballad tradition
→
Scottish folklore → |
| currentState |
largely moorland and farmland with scattered woods
→
|
| decline |
lost much woodland cover over time
→
|
| describedAs |
heartland of Clan Douglas power
→
stronghold of powerful Border families → |
| governedBy |
Scottish Crown
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| historicalFunction |
hunting, pasturage, and refuge
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|
| historicalPeriod |
Middle Ages
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| knownAs |
Royal Forest of Ettrick
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|
| legalStatus |
royal forest under forest law
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| locatedIn |
Scottish Borders
→
southern Scotland → |
| mentionedIn |
Scottish Border ballads
→
medieval Scottish chronicles → |
| near |
Selkirk
→
Yarrow Valley → |
| partiallyOverlaps |
modern Ettrick parish
→
modern Selkirkshire area → |
| partOf |
Border country
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|
| regionType |
upland forest
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|
| significance |
important medieval royal hunting reserve
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| traversedBy |
Ettrick Water
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|
| use |
royal hunting ground
→
|
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Clan Douglas
→
|
associatedWithTerritory |
|
Southern Scotland
("Ettrick Forest area")
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|
contains |
|
Ettrick Forest
("Royal Forest of Ettrick")
→
|
knownAs |
|
Black Douglases
→
|
powerBase |