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.

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County of Selkirk canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county of Scotland
historic county
borderedBy County of Dumfries
County of Lanark
linked to: Lanark County

County of Midlothian
County of Peebles
County of Roxburgh
containsTown Galashiels
Innerleithen
Selkirk
containsVillage Ettrick
Yarrow
country Scotland
currentAdministrativeArea Scottish Borders council area
geographicalFeature valleys of Ettrick and Yarrow
hasCulturalTradition Selkirk Common Riding
hasHistoricCountyTown Selkirk
hasHistoricFunction local government county
heritage handloom weaving
textile mills
historicalRegion Ettrick Forest
historicalUse forestry
sheep farming
knownFor rural landscapes
textile heritage
tweed production
woollen industry
languageHistoricallySpoken English
Scots
locatedIn Borders region of Scotland
Scottish Borders
partOf Southern Uplands
regionCharacter agricultural land
hilly terrain
regionType predominantly rural
status no longer used as primary administrative unit
timePeriod medieval origin
traditionalCentre Selkirk
traversedBy River Ettrick
River Yarrow

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