County of Selkirk
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The County of Selkirk is a historic Scottish county in the Borders region, traditionally centered on the town of Selkirk and known for its rural landscapes and textile heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| County of Selkirk canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
county of Scotland
ⓘ
historic county ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
County of Dumfries
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County of Lanark NERFINISHED ⓘ County of Midlothian NERFINISHED ⓘ County of Peebles NERFINISHED ⓘ County of Roxburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsTown |
Galashiels
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Innerleithen NERFINISHED ⓘ Selkirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsVillage |
Ettrick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yarrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| currentAdministrativeArea | Scottish Borders council area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | valleys of Ettrick and Yarrow ⓘ |
| hasCulturalTradition | Selkirk Common Riding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricCountyTown | Selkirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricFunction | local government county ⓘ |
| heritage |
handloom weaving
ⓘ
textile mills ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Ettrick Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
forestry
ⓘ
sheep farming ⓘ |
| knownFor |
rural landscapes
ⓘ
textile heritage ⓘ tweed production ⓘ woollen industry ⓘ |
| languageHistoricallySpoken |
English
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Borders region of Scotland
ⓘ
Scottish Borders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Southern Uplands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionCharacter |
agricultural land
ⓘ
hilly terrain ⓘ |
| regionType | predominantly rural ⓘ |
| status | no longer used as primary administrative unit ⓘ |
| timePeriod | medieval origin ⓘ |
| traditionalCentre | Selkirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
River Ettrick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Yarrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.