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Selkirk Destination Guide

Touring Selkirk in United Kingdom

Selkirk in the region of Scotland with its 5,629 citizens is a city located in United Kingdom - some 300 mi or ( 483 km ) North of London , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Selkirk

Time in Selkirk is now 02:40 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Torwoodlee, Stirling, Sheffield, Roberton, and Perth. Being here already, consider visiting Torwoodlee . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Selkirk ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Selkirk Common Riding 2009

1:18 min by Ash Midcalf
Views: 1387 Rating: 5.00

The annual Border Common Ridings are a stunning mounted spectacle packed with heart-stirring music and song. Homecoming year extends the invitation to Border Scots throughout the world to return to th ..

Selkirk Common Riding at Edinburgh Tattoo August 1978

6:16 min by Keith Rodgerson
Views: 955 Rating: 5.00

Poor VHS quality but worth preserving as it is the only time that the Royal Burgh Flag has been cast away from Selkirk. George Rodgerson is Standard Bearer at Edinburgh Tattoo. ..


Selkirk Common Riding 2011 - 2nd Water Crossing Part 2

9:54 min by wjbaird
Views: 798 Rating: 4.00

Part 2 of 3 Part 1: www.youtube.com Part 3: www.youtube.com ..

Selkirk Common Riding 2011 - 2nd Water Crossing Part 1

1:14 min by wjbaird
Views: 725 Rating: 1.00

Part 1 of 3 Part 2: www.youtube.com Part 3: www.youtube.com ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Philiphaugh Stadium

Philiphaugh is a rugby union ground in the Royal Burgh of Selkirk, Scotland with a capacity of approximately 6,000. It is the home of Selkirk Rugby Football Club, who currently play in Scottish Hydro Electric Premiership Division One and the Border League. Rugby was first recorded being played in the town of Selkirk in 1877, not far from the ground's current site. However it was Selkirk Cricket Club who first used the current pitch, before moving to larger premises.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 55.55 -2.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Rugby union stadiums in Scotland, Sports venues in the Scottish Borders

Selkirk transmitting station

The Selkirk transmitting station is a telecommunications facility located next to Lindean Loch, near Selkirk in the Scottish Borders. It includes a 229.1 metres high guyed steel lattice mast, surmounted by a UHF television transmitting antenna array, which brings the overall height of the structure to 238.8 metres . It is owned and operated by Arqiva.

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Located at 55.56 -2.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Transmitter sites in Scotland

Philiphaugh

Philiphaugh is a village by the Yarrow Water, on the outskirts of Selkirk, in the Scottish Borders. Places nearby include Bowhill, Broadmeadows, the Ettrick Water, Ettrickbridge, Lindean, Salenside, Yarrowford and the Yair Forest. Originally referred to as the land owned as part of Philiphaugh Estate, the name is today more commonly used to describe the most southern parts of Selkirk. Philiphaugh rugby ground is the home of Selkirk Rugby Club.

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Located at 55.54 -2.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Districts in Scotland, Eildon, Villages in the Scottish Borders

Battle of Philiphaugh

The Battle of Philiphaugh was fought on 13 September 1645 during the Civil War near Selkirk in the Scottish Borders. The Royalist army of the Marquess of Montrose was destroyed by the Covenanter army of Sir David Leslie, restoring the power of the Committee of Estates.

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Located at 55.54 -2.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 1645 in Scotland, Battles of the Scottish Civil War, Conflicts in 1645, Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland, Scottish Borders history

Carterhaugh

Carterhaugh is a wood and farm near the confluence of the Yarrow Water and the Ettrick Water near Selkirk in the Scottish Borders. This real location is the fictional setting for the meeting between Tam Lin and Janet (sometimes Margaret) in the ballad "Tam Lin". Some researchers of the Tam Lin ballad equate Carterhaugh with Carter Bar in the Cheviot Hills on the border of Scotland and England.

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Located at 55.53 -2.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Yarrow Valley