Editing Kirk Yetholm (section)

== Activities ==

The first Saturday in October is traditionally the Yetholm Border Shepherds' Show, held on the land between [[Town Yetholm]] and Kirk Yetholm, with the 156th show held in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last1=WALKER |first1=Angela |title=Border Shepherd's Show |url=https://www.yetholmonline.org/yetholm-show.html |website=Yetholm Online |access-date=1 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Shepherd's delight: The story of the Yetholm Border Shepherds' Show |url=https://www.scotlandmag.com/yetholm-border-shepherds-show/ |website=Scotland Magazine |access-date=1 October 2021}}</ref>  It stemmed from the old practice of farmers gathering  to sort through stray sheep from neighbours' flocks.  

A song referring to Kirk Yetholm called "Yetholm Day" was written and composed by Gary Cleghorn.

Scottish Border poet and Australian bush balladeer [[William Henry Ogilvie|Will H. Ogilvie]] (1869–1963) wrote 'The gipsies' (c. 1910; and later put to music by British composer [[Graham Peel]]), having been raised {{convert|8|mi}} away.  Ogilvie also wrote a song for the 'Coronation of the Gipsy King at Yetholm' by July 1898 whilst in Australia.