# Philiphaugh

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{{Short description|Village in Scottish Borders, Scotland}}
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'''Philiphaugh''' is a village by the [Yarrow Water](/source/Yarrow_Water), on the outskirts of [Selkirk](/source/Selkirk%2C_Scottish_Borders), in the [Scottish Borders](/source/Scottish_Borders).

Places nearby include [Bowhill](/source/Bowhill%2C_Scottish_Borders), [Broadmeadows](/source/Broadmeadows), the [Ettrick Water](/source/Ettrick_Water), [Ettrickbridge](/source/Ettrickbridge), [Lindean](/source/Lindean), [Salenside](/source/Salenside), [Yarrowford](/source/Yarrowford) and the [Yair](/source/Yair%2C_Scottish_Borders) Forest.

Originally referred to as the land owned as part of ''Philiphaugh Estate'', the name is today more commonly used to describe the most southern parts of Selkirk. [Philiphaugh rugby ground](/source/Philiphaugh_(stadium)) is the home of [Selkirk Rugby Club](/source/Selkirk_RFC). Selkirk Cricket Club is the site of the [Battle of Philiphaugh](/source/Battle_of_Philiphaugh), fought on 13 September 1645 at the height of the [Wars of the Three Kingdoms](/source/Scotland_in_the_Wars_of_the_Three_Kingdoms).

The grave of [Tibbie Tamson](/source/Tibbie_Tamson) (died 1790), a suicide from Selkirk buried in unconsecrated ground, is located at an isolated spot near Harehead Hill at the boundary between the Philiphaugh and Bowhill estates.<ref name=canmore>{{Cite web|url=https://canmore.org.uk/event/713939|title=Archaeology Notes &#124; Canmore}}</ref> The grave is maintained by way of an apology.

==See also==
*[List of places in the Scottish Borders](/source/List_of_places_in_the_Scottish_Borders)
*[List of places in Scotland](/source/List_of_places_in_Scotland)
*[Scottish Border Towns](/source/Scottish_Borders)

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/54247/digital_images/selkirk+philiphaugh+mill/ CANMORE/RCAHMS record of Selkirk, Philiphaugh Mill]
*[http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search_item/index.php?service=RCAHMS&id=54252 RCAHMS record of Selkirk, Philiphaugh Sawmill]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120301015435/http://www.philiphaugh.scotborders.sch.uk/ Scottish Borders Council: Philiphaugh Community School]
*[https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/618657 Geograph image: The cauld by the Philiphaugh Salmon Viewing Centre]
*[http://guide.visitscotland.com/vs/guide/5,en,SCH1/objectId,SIG63144Svs,curr,EUR,season,at1,selectedEntry,home/home.html VisitScotland: Philiphaugh Salmon Viewing Centre]

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Category:Villages in the Scottish Borders
Category:Eildon
Category:Areas in Scotland

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