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Selkirk, en gaélico escocés Salcraig, es una villa de Escocia en los Scottish Borders. Situada sobre el Ettrick, un afluente del río Tweed, es la antigua cabeza de partido de Selkirkshire y uno de los más antiguos burghs reales de Escocia. Su nombre está compuesto por kirk (iglesia, cf.
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Alexander Selkirk (Lower Largo, Fife; 1676-Cape Coast, Ghana; 13 de diciembre de 1721), nacido Alexander Selcraig, fue un marinero escocés que entre fines de 1704 y comienzos de 1709 sobrevivió tras ser abandonado en una isla desierta en la zona central del océano Pacífico, al oeste de Chile.
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Selkirk was formerly the county town of Selkirkshire. Selkirk is one of the oldest Royal Burghs in Scotland and is the site of the earliest settlements in what is now the Scottish Borders. The town's name means "church by the hall" from the Old English sele ("hall" or "manor") and cirice("church"). Selkirk was the site of the first Borders abbey, a...
The Selkirk Common Ridingis a celebration of the history and traditions of the Royal and Ancient Burgh. It is held on the second Friday after the first Monday in June.
The Selkirk Grace has no connection with the town of Selkirk, beyond its name; it originated in the west of Scotland. Although attributed to Robert Burns, the Selkirk Grace was already known in the 17th century, as the "Galloway Grace" or the "Covenanters' Grace". It came to be called the Selkirk Grace because Burns was said to have delivered it at...
Rugby union plays its role in Selkirk culture and society. Selkirk RFC play in their home games at Philiphaugh, competing in the Scottish Premiership and the Border League. The town cricket club was formed in 1851 and still plays in the Border League. The cricket ground at Philiphaugh is the site of the Battle of Philiphaugh. The town also has a fo...
Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC Scotland and ITV Border. Television signals are received from the nearby SelkirkTV transmitter. Local radio stations are BBC Radio Scotland on 93.5 FM and Greatest Hits Radio Scottish Borders and North Northumberlandon 96.8 FM. The Border Telegraph and Southern Reporterare the town's local ne...
James Marr Brydone (1779–1866), surgeon who sighted the French fleet, signalling the beginning of the Battle of TrafalgarLike the rest of the British Isles, Selkirk has a maritime climate with cool summers and mild winters. However the area appears to have one of the widest absolute temperature ranges in the United Kingdom. The absolute minimum temperature of −26.6 °C (−15.9 °F) at the nearest weather station is both a daily record, and the record lowest temperature ...
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Se llamaba Alexander Selkirk y era oriundo de Lower Largo, un pueblecito de pescadores de la encantadora costa de Fife en Escocia. Y, ¿cómo llegó un humilde marinero del East Neuk a ser un náufrago durante más de cuatro años en el archipiélago de Juan Fernández, en el Pacífico Sur?
The Royal and Ancient Burgh of Selkirk stands high above the Ettrick and Yarrow Valleys in the heart of the Scottish Borders.
Alexander Selkirk nació en 1676 en Escocia, más precisamente en Fife, en Lower Largo, un pueblo pesquero a orillas del Mar del Norte.