From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Yair, Scottish Borders
Yair, Scottish Borders
Yair House History
In 1156 King Malcolm allowed the monks of Kelso to build
a dam on the River Tweed, creating a pool for fishing. [3]
Yair House was built by Alexander Pringle of Whyt-
bank (1747–1827) in 1788. It is a Georgian house of three
storeys, with a large bay to the front.[1] Pringle made his
fortune in India, and re-purchased the family estates on
his return. These estates, which included Whytbank Tow-
er on the north side of the river, had been Pringle prop-
erty since the 16th century, but were sold in the ear-
ly 18th century to pay debts.[4] The designer of the new
house was William Elliot,[4] a Kelso-based architect who
Yair House designed The Haining in Selkirk, for another Pringle, in
Coordinates: 55°35′10″N 2°52′10″W / 55.586°N 2.8695°W / 1794.[5]
55.586; -2.8695Coordinates: 55°35′10″N
2°52′10″W / 55.586°N 2.8695°W / 55.586;
-2.8695
Listed Building – Category A
Designated: 12 March 1971
Reference #: 1899
Yair Bridge
Yair Bridge
Yair Bridge lies 600 metres (2,000 ft) downstream from
the house. It was constructed in 1764, and designed by
the Edinburgh architect William Mylne (1734–1790). The
three-arch stone bridge now carries the A707 across the
Tweed.[2][6]
Location in the Scottish Borders
Outdoor access
Yair Hill Forest is one of many forests in the Borders
Yair, Yair,
Yair also known as The Yair is an estate in the Scottish
managed by Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS). It is lo-
Borders. It stands by the River Tweed in the former coun-
cated to the south and west of the house on Craig Hill
ty of Selkirkshire, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north-west of
(382m) and on Three Brethren (484m). Three Brethren is
Selkirk, and 28 miles (45 km) south of Edinburgh. The
named after three stone mounds built in the 16th centu-
name comes from the old Scots word for a fish trap. The
ry by the lairds of Yair, Philiphaugh and Selkirk, to mark
House,
estate is centred on Yair House which is protected as a
the boundaries of their lands.[7] Access to the forest is at
category A listed building.[1] The nearby Yair Bridge is al-
Lindinney car park on the A707, close to Yair Bridge. The
so category A listed.[2]
Yair Grazings car park, at the north-west edge of the for-
est, allows access to Yair Wood, and nearby Glenkinnon
car park is the access point for a biodiversity trail.[3] Part
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of the forest is Lindinny Community Woodland, which [4] ^ "Yair". Gazetteer for Scotland.
is being restored from coniferous to native woodland by http://www.scottish-places.info/features/
FCS and the Borders Forest Trust.[8] featurefirst5210.html. Retrieved 23 September
The Southern Upland Way passes through the estate, 2011.
descending from Three Brethren and crossing Yair [5] "The New House". The Haining, Selkirkshire. Haining
Bridge. The Sir Walter Scott Way follows the same route. Charitable Trust. http://www.thehaining.co.uk/
Below Yair is the Fairnilee slalom site on the River index2.html. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
Tweed, used for canoe slalom. The Yair and the River [6] "Yair Bridge". Gazetteer for Scotland.
Tweed generally remain popular salmon fishing sites. http://www.scottish-places.info/features/
Yair House is not open to the public, theough the gardesn featurefirst17767.html. Retrieved 23 September
are occasionally opened for charity as part of Scotland’s 2011.
Gardens Scheme.[9] [7] "Three Brethren Trail". Forestry Commission
Scotland. http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/
See also ourwoods.nsf/LUWebDocsByKey/
ScotlandScottishBordersForestsoftheScottishBordersYairLindinne
• List of places in the Scottish Borders Retrieved 23 September 2011.
• List of places in Scotland [8] "Lindinny Community Woodland". Borders
Community Woodland Forum.
References http://www.woodsforpeople.org/fx.bcwf/scheme/
woodlands-lindinny.aspx. Retrieved 23 September
[1] ^ "Yair House: Listed Building Report". Historic 2011.
Scotland. http://hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk/hslive/ [9] "The Yair publisher=Scotland’s Gardens Scheme".
hsstart?P_HBNUM=1899. Retrieved 23 September http://www.scotlandsgardens.org/
2011. garden.aspx?id=e82a5c06-741a-402f-8da6-9f2b00c74861.
[2] ^ "Yair Bridge: Listed Building Report". Historic Retrieved 23 September 2011.
Scotland. http://hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk/hslive/
hsstart?P_HBNUM=1901. Retrieved 23 September
2011. External links
[3] ^ "Yair Forest". Forestry Commission Scotland. • Yair House, Royal Commission on the Ancient and
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/ Historical Monuments of Scotland
recreation.nsf/LUWebDocsByKey/ • Yair House, Clan Pringle Association
ScotlandScottishBordersForestsoftheScottishBordersYair.
Retrieved 23 September 2011.
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