Selkirk

Selkirk, a county, and its chief town in the Lowlands of Scotland. The former is of straggling shape, and is bounded N. by Midlothian, N. and W. by Peebles, S. by Dumfries, and E. by Roxburgh, having an area of 260 square miles. Most of the surface is mountainous, but along the courses of the Ettrick, the Yarrow, and the Upper Tweed, tracts of arable land extend. Many lakes are scattered over the surface, all of them of moderate size. The mineral resources are restricted to building-stone, and the woollen fabrics of Galashiels are the chief manufacture. The capital is a small but fairly~prosperous town on the Ettrick. Its antiquity is very great, and a royal castle existed here in the twelfth century, but nothing but a mound is left to show its site. There are large mills for woollen goods, and the market does a good trade in local produce.