Carterhaugh

Carterhaugh /ˌkɑːrtərˈhɔː/ is a wood and farm near the confluence of the Yarrow Water and the Ettrick Water near Selkirk in the Scottish Borders.

[1] This real location shares its name with the fictional setting for the meeting between Tam Lin and Janet (sometimes Margaret) in the ballad "Tam Lin".

[2] This is commemorated in the name of Tamlane's Well, on the roadside outside Carterhaugh Farm.

[4] It is close to the site of the Battle of Philiphaugh (1645) on Ettrick Water and to the birthplace of Mungo Park on Yarrow Water.

This Scottish Borders location article is a stub.

Carterhaugh with the Ettrick Water in the foreground
Carterhaugh Bridge crossing Ettrick Water