Selkirkshire

Selkirkshire

Selkirkshire is a county in Scotland. It is next to Berwickshire, Peeblesshire and Midlothian. The whole of Selkirkshire is in the Scottish Borders council area. The shire is named after the town of Selkirk.

Selkirkshire's county town is the Royal Burgh of Selkirk.

Local government

Selkirkshire County Council, like all the County Councils in Scotland, was made in 1890. The Council met in Selkirk. Selkirkshire County Council was ended in 1975.

In 1975 a new Borders Region was made. Selkirkshire was made part of a district called Etterick and Lauderdale. Etterick and Lauderdale District Council was ended in 1996.

Selkirkshire is now all in the Scottish Borders Council Area.

Selkirkshire Media

• Selkirkshire - Scotland.svg

  Selkirkshire (red) shown within Scotland (pink) within the United Kingdom (light grey).

• Statue of Sir Walter Scott - geograph.org.uk - 696700.jpg

  Statue of Sir Walter Scott, sheriff of the county, outside old courthouse in Selkirk.

• Selkirk - A different view of the Town Square - geograph.org.uk - 1524806.jpg

  Selkirk Market Place: the tall building on the right is the Bank of Scotland Buildings, the former offices of Selkirkshire County Council

• County Buildings, Ettrick Terrace - geograph.org.uk - 3543595.jpg

  County Buildings, Ettrick Terrace, Selkirk

• Coat of Arms of Selkirkshire County Council.svg

  Coat of arms of Selkirkshire County Council.

• St Mary's Loch near Selkirk from the west bank

• Yarrowford.jpg

  Typical Selkirkshire scenery, near Yarrowford