Museums, archives and heritage in Selkirkshire

Selkirkshire, an inland county in the SE. of Scotland; is bounded N. by Edinburghshire, E. by Roxburghshire, S. by Dumfriesshire, and W. by Peeblesshire; greatest length, NE. and SW., 28 miles; greatest breadth, NW. and SE., 17 miles; area, 164,545 acres, population 25,564. The surface, rising in a succession of verdant uplands or heath-clad hills, … Read more

Museums, archives and heritage in Roxburghshire

Roxburghshire, inland county, in S. of Scotland, bounded N. by Berwickshire, NE. and SE. by Northumberland and Cumberland, SW. by Dumfriesshire, and NW. by Selkirkshire and Edinburghshire; greatest length, N. and S., 42 miles; greatest breadth, E. and W., 30 miles; area, 425,657 acres, population 53,442. The main body of the county, or three-fourths of … Read more