- Selkirk (disambiguation)
Selkirk is a royal burgh in the Scottish Borders.Selkirk can also refer to:
;Places
*Selkirk, Manitoba , a city in Manitoba, Canada
*Fort Selkirk, Yukon , a historic Hudson's Bay Company trading post and First Nation settlement on the Yukon River
*Selkirk, New York , an unincorporated hamlet in the town of Bethlehem located in Albany County, New York
*Selkirk Shores State Park , on the shore of Lake Ontario, located in the town of Richland, Oswego County, New York
*Selkirk Mountains , a mountain range in British Columbia, Canada and the Idaho panhandle, USA
*Selkirk Settlers Bridge , in Winnipeg, Canada
*Lord Selkirk Park , a neighbourhood in Winnipeg, Canada;People
*Earl of Selkirk , a title in the Peerage of Scotland
*Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk , Scottish philanthropist who sponsored immigrant settlements in Canada
*Alexander Selkirk , a Scottish sailor who spent four years as a castaway on an uninhabited island; he is supposed to be inspiration for Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe
*Selkirk settlers , who were brought by Douglas to the Red River Colony (Selkirk Settlement) in Canada;Education:
*Selkirk Secondary School , a High School in Kimberley, British Columbia;Other
* Selkirk Football Club
* Selkirk Grace, attributed to Robert Burns
* TheSelkirk hurdle , a description of the route that freight trains must take fromNew York City to points west of theHudson River
*Selkirk locomotive , a type of steam locomotive built by Montreal Locomotive Works
* Selkirk Rugby Club
*Selkirk Rex , a breed of cat with curly hair
*International Selkirk Loop , a route in Idaho, Washington, and British Columbia skirting the Selkirk Mountains
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