Ettrick, New Zealand

Ettrick

Ettrick is a small town in inland Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand.

Geography

Ettrick is located on the Clutha River and State Highway 8 south of Roxburgh and five kilometres northwest of the small settlement of Millers Flat. Like many other settlements in the area, all of Ettrick's streets are named after towns in the Scottish Borders.

History

Ettrick was founded by Scottish settlers during the Central Otago goldrush in the 1860s, and named after the Ettrick Valley in the Scotland. Ettrick was one of the first places in New Zealand where settlers started to grow apples. Today the main income is from farming, sheep and beef and a dwindling number of fruit growers, mainly apple. The town also has a quaint tearoom, which caters to visitors and was the background for a Toyota Hilux advertisement in 2011.

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Alan Garthwaite, owner of the McEttrick museum