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The Yarrow Water is a river in the Borders in the south east of Scotland. It is a tributary of the Ettrick Water (itself a tributary of the Tweed) and renowned for its high quality trout and salmon fishing.〔("Ettrick & Yarrow Fishing" ) elfisheries.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2009.〕〔("Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: Yair, Yarrow, Yarrow Water" ) electricscotland.com. Retrieved 25 July 2009.〕 The name "Yarrow" may derive from the Celtic word ''garw'' meaning "rough" or possibly share a derivation with the English name "Jarrow".〔Taylor (1921) p. 131. (Google Books ). Retrieved 25 July 2009.〕〔Watson (2004) p. 522 contains the note "Yarrow is Gierua c. 1120, Gierwa, Gieruua c. 1150 (Lawrie). This like Gala, is an English name and may be compared with Jarrow, in Bede 'In Gyruum'."〕 The valley was the birthplace of Mungo Park and has inspired several well-known songs and poems. Its traditions and folk tales were well documented by Walter Scott, who spent part of his childhood nearby, and in adult life returned to live in the vicinity at Abbotsford House, near Melrose.〔("Sandyknowe and Early Childhood" ) walterscott.lib.ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2009.〕〔("Welcome to Abbotsford" ). scottsabbotsford.co.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2009.〕 ==Geography and history== Its source is St. Mary's Loch and from there the Yarrow Water flows in an easterly direction with a fall of passing the settlements of Yarrow Feus, Yarrow and Yarrowford before joining the Ettrick near to the site of the 1645 Battle of Philiphaugh just west of Selkirk.〔〔("Yarrow Water" ) Gazetteer for Scotland. The Institute of Geography, University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 25 July 2009.〕〔("Get-a-map" ) Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 25 July 2009.〕 This confluence, which occurs at the eastern edge of the Duke of Buccleuch's Bowhill Estate, is known as the Meetings Pool.〔 The valley is traversed by the A708 that runs from Selkirk to Moffat. The explorer Mungo Park was born at Foulshiels on the left bank of the river in 1771.〔("Foulshiels" ) Gazetteer for Scotland. The Institute of Geography, University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 25 July 2009.〕 In May 1804 Walter Scott came upon Park throwing stones into a deep pool in the river and remarked that "This appears but an idle amusement for one who has seen so much adventure".〔 Park replied that this was "Not so idle perhaps, as you suppose. This was the way I used to ascertain the depth of a river in Africa".〔 Although he had not yet told anyone, Park was considering his second and fateful expedition at the time.〔 At about the same time, James Hogg ("The Ettrick Shepherd") had come to the attention of Scott whilst the former was working at Blackhouse Farm in the Yarrow valley.〔("James Hogg: The Ettrick Shepherd" ) ettrickyarrow.bordernet.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2009.〕 The impressive ruins of Newark Castle, held by Clan Douglas in the 15th century, lie on the right bank of the river opposite Foulshiels.〔Coventry (2008) p. 158.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yarrow Water」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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