1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
ETTRICK, a river and parish of Selkirkshire, Scotland.' The river rises in Capel Fell (2223 ft.), a hill in the extreme S.W. of the shire, and flows in a north-easterly direction for 32 m. to its junction with the Tweed, its principal affluent being the Yarrow. In the parish of Ettrick were born James Hogg, the " Ettrick shepherd " (the site of the cottage being marked by a monument erected in 1898), Tibbie (Elizabeth) Shiel (1782-1878), keeper of the famous inn at the head of St Mary's Loch, both of whom are burie…
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