Editing Selkirkshire (section)

==Geography==
[[File:St Mary's Loch near Selkirk from the west bank.jpg|thumb|330px|St Mary's Loch near Selkirk from the west bank]]
Selkirkshire is a rural county, with a handful of small settlements set within hill and forest country. It forms part of the [[Southern Uplands]] geographical region. The [[Ettrick Water]] and [[Yarrow Water]], both tributaries of the [[river Tweed]], flow through the county. The most prominent loch is [[St Mary's Loch]] (including the Loch of the Lowes), with smaller lochs being found east of this such as [[Akermoor Loch]], [[Shaws Under Loch]], [[Shaws Upper Loch]], [[Halemoor Loch]], [[Alemoor Reservoir]], [[Clearburn Loch]], [[Kingside Loch]], [[Crooked Loch]] and [[Windylaw Loch]]. The traditional highest point (county top) of Selkirkshire prior to border changes in the 20th century was [[Dun Rig]], with a height of {{convert|744|metres}} above sea level.

===Ettrick Forest===
'''Ettrick Forest''', also known as '''Selkirk and Traquair Forests''', is a former [[royal forest]] in the [[Scottish Borders]] area of [[Scotland]]. It is a large area of [[moorland]], south of [[Peebles]], that once stretched from [[Ayr]] to [[Selkirk, Scottish Borders|Selkirk]].

===Keepers of the Forest===
* Simon Fraser of Oliver (d. 1291)
* [[William Comyn of Kirkintilloch]] (d. 1291)
* Thomas de Burnham<ref>[[John Veitch (poet)|Veitch, John]] (1893), ''History and Poetry of the Scottish Border'', Volume 1, [[William Blackwood and Sons]], p. 310</ref>
*[[Simon Fraser (d. 1306)|Simon Fraser]] (1299–1306)