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<p> A south inland county of Scotland; extends S. from the corner of Midlothian to Dumfriesshire, between Peebles (W.) and Roxburgh (E.); the grassy slopes of its hills afford splendid pasturage, and sheep-farming is a flourishing industry; manufactures are mainly confined to Galashiels and Selkirk; is traversed by the [[Ettrick]] and the Yarrow, whose romantic valleys are associated with much of the finest ballad literature of Scotland. </p> | <p> A south inland county of Scotland; extends S. from the corner of Midlothian to Dumfriesshire, between Peebles (W.) and Roxburgh (E.); the grassy slopes of its hills afford splendid pasturage, and sheep-farming is a flourishing industry; manufactures are mainly confined to Galashiels and Selkirk; is traversed by the [[Ettrick]] and the Yarrow, whose romantic valleys are associated with much of the finest ballad literature of Scotland. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_79469"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/selkirkshire Selkirkshire from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_79469"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/selkirkshire Selkirkshire from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:59, 15 October 2021
Selkirkshire [1]
A south inland county of Scotland; extends S. from the corner of Midlothian to Dumfriesshire, between Peebles (W.) and Roxburgh (E.); the grassy slopes of its hills afford splendid pasturage, and sheep-farming is a flourishing industry; manufactures are mainly confined to Galashiels and Selkirk; is traversed by the Ettrick and the Yarrow, whose romantic valleys are associated with much of the finest ballad literature of Scotland.
