Yetholm

For parish and village in Australia, see Yetholme, New South Wales.

Yetholm is the parish that contained the villages of Kirk Yetholm and Town Yetholm in the east of the former county of Roxburghshire, nowadays in the Scottish Borders.

Yetholm
Yetholm Location within the Scottish Borders
Population	620 (2020)[1]
Council area	Scottish Borders
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
List of places UK Scotland 55°32′50″N 2°16′25″W / 55.54722°N 2.27361°W / 55.54722; -2.27361

The region gives its name to the Yetholm-type shield, a distinctive type of shield dating from the Bronze Age discovered in a peat bog in the area.

References

1. "Population estimates for settlements and localities in Scotland: mid-2020". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.