Ettrick, Selkirkshire : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

These other entries in our collection of descriptive gazetteers are also about Ettrick. You may be able to find further references to Ettrick in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.

Place Type of entry Source
Ettrick pastoral parish Bartholomew
Ettrick a parish Groome

This additional information from our descriptive gazetteers is for locations within the parish or parishes associated with Ettrick.

Place Type of entry Source
Bowerhope a hill and a farm Groome
Bowerhope Law hill Bartholomew
Buccleuch a cleuch Groome
Chapelhope a burn and a farm Groome
Gamescleuch a ruined tower Groome
Gamescleuch Castle ruin Bartholomew
Loch of the Lowes loch Bartholomew
Lowes, Loch of the a lake Groome
Ramsaycleugh a hamlet Groome
Ramsaycleugh hamlet Bartholomew
Rankle Burn Bartholomew
Rankle Burn a stream Groome
Rodono a commodious hotel Groome
Rodono former seat Bartholomew
Thirlestane Castle seat Bartholomew
Thirlestane Castle a modern mansion Groome
Tima Water Bartholomew
Tima Water a troutful hill-stream Groome
Tushielaw a place, with an inn Groome
Tushielaw place with inn Bartholomew
Ward Law mountain Bartholomew

Travel writing

Sorry, but no mentions of this place can be found.

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Place Mentioned in Travel Writing Mentioned in Historical Gazetteer
Kirkhope 0 2
Ettrick Forest 0 2
Eskdalemuir 0 2
Roberton 0 2
Yarrow 0 2
Caerlanrig 0 2
Teviothead 0 2
Tweedsmuir 0 2
Crook 1 2
Moffat 3 2
Traquair 2 2
Ashkirk 0 2
Philiphaugh 1 2
Westerkirk 0 2
Wamphray 0 2
Beattock 0 2
Wilton 0 2
Innerleithen 0 2
Hawick 6 2
Kailzie 0 2

Names from historical writing

The following appear as names for Ettrick. Follow the links for what the author actually said:

Name Author Source
ETTRICK John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
F.H. Groome Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh: T.C. Jack, 1882-4).

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