Craik, Selkirkshire
Craik is a hamlet in the Selkirkshire part of the parish of Roberton. It lies in the Craik Forest, by the Airhouse Burn. The area is renowned for its red squirrel population, and for its Roman history.
Etymology
Craik seems in origin straightforwardly to be the Cumbric word *creic 'rock'.[1]
References
- ↑ Bethany Fox, 'The P-Celtic Place-Names of North-East England and South-East Scotland', The Heroic Age, 10 (2007), http://www.heroicage.org/issues/10/fox.html (appendix at http://www.heroicage.org/issues/10/fox-appendix.html).
Outside links
- Location map: 55°21’53"N, 3°1’49"W
- Old Roads of Scotland: Craik
- Craik: trails for cyclists, walkers and horse riders
- Forestry commission: Craik and Craik Forest
- Borders Disability Forum: Craik Forest
- The Southern Reporter, February 2006: Bitter battle of Craik ends
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