The Ettrick Hills are a range of hills that are part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland . They are neighboured to the northwest by the Moffat Hills and are located mainly within the Scottish Borders ; however, the Dumfries and Galloway border covers the south and southwesterly flanks.
4-557: Not strictly defined, the hills form a lightly curving southwest–northeast shape and cover a considerable area. The Ettrick valley to the east separates them from the Craik Forest and the western border follows the A708 road . The large area west of Hawick , southwest of Selkirk and south of Yarrow Water could also be said to be part of the range as well as part of the historic Ettrick Forest . The hills are relatively low-lying for
8-494: The birthplace and frequent literary subject of the 'Ettrick Shepherd', James Hogg as well as the birthplace and workplace of Tibbie Shiel , among other things. The area has a predominantly early Scots influence. 'Ettrick' is thought by W. F. H. Nicolaisen to be Proto-Indo-European , in reference to the Ettrick Water from where the hills and settlements take their name. Ettrick Pen was known to have different names at
12-407: The counties in which they lie, with the highest summit, Ettrick Pen, being 692m, however, unlike other nearby ranges, could be said to follow a definitive direction. The highest hills are on the western extremity of the area. In a roughly southwest–northeast direction, the hills in the range over 2000 ft are: The area is renowned for its history, being part of the enormous Ettrick Forest, being
16-725: The same time, known as The Penn of Ettrick and Hill of Penn of Esdaile Moore from Tweedsdale and Eskdale respectively. Ettrick Water The Ettrick Water is a river in Ettrick , by the village of Ettrickbridge and the historic town of Selkirk , in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland . The water, a tributary of the River Tweed , is known also as the River Ettrick , often locally known as Wild Ettrick (though that title refers more correctly to
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