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YETHOLM, village and parish on north-east border of Roxburghshire. The village stands on Bowmont river, 8 miles south-east of Kelso ; consists of two parts, Town-Yetholm and Kirk-Yetholm, separated by the river; was the rendezvous of Douglas on his way to Otterburn; became a settlement of gipsies about be-ginning of 18th century; furnished, in one of these, the prototype of Sir Walter Scott's 'Meg Merrilees; and has a post office, with money order and telegraph departments, under Kelso, Established, Free, and United Presbyterian churches, and 2 public schools with capacity for 202 scholars. Pop. 746. The parish measures 5 miles by nearly 3, and com-prises 5960 acres. Real property in 1880-81, 8255. Pop. 1045. The surface is hilly, rises into summits from 1097 to 1629 feet high, includes several charming vales, is cultivated over the lower hills, affords excellent sheep pasture in the higher, and contains part of a lake nearly 1J mile in circuit. The seats are Yetholm Hall and Cherrytrees ; and the antiquities are remains of several Caledonian and Roman camps, and sites of two Border peel towers.
