SPANISH CHESTNUTS IN SCOTLAND. 



69 



Spanish Chestnut — continued. 



Hei!J;ht 

 of Tree 

 in Feet 



Length 



of 

 Bole. 



Present 



Circumference of 



Trunk at 



1 foot. 



3 feet. 



5 feet. 



Any former 



recorded 



Measurements and 



Dates. 



Date. 



At 1 

 Foot. 



At 3 



Feet. 



-eg 

 » ? H 



REMARKS. 



Ft. in. 



53 



70 



65 



80 



60 



65 



90 C 



6C 



70 

 70 



72 



75 



102 



75 



55 



45 



40 



45 .Q 



60 



40 



50 



55 



40 



55 



60 

 45 



Ft. in. 



30 



50 



12 



15 



30 



40 



40 



28 



12 

 24 



31 

 42 



32 

 20 

 12 

 12 



25 

 20 'o 



10 



Ft. in. 



20 2 



13 1 



9 2 



10 9 



12 4 



14 



15 6 



19 6 



16 8 

 15 8 



21 



16 10 

 18 3 

 12 



17 

 12 9 



22 



12 10 



10 



21 

 17 

 15 (fi 

 13 11 

 17 6 



23 2 

 17 3 



Ft. in. 



Ft. in. 

 14 11 



9 10 



8 1 

 8 9 



10 10 



11 5 



12 



16 6 



14 

 13 8 



15 



13 



14 6 

 10 6 

 13 9 

 10 8 



17 



12 



18 7 



1(3 



12 



12 3 



11 1 



14 6 



17 2 

 14 



Ft. in. 



Ft, 



Ft. in 



( Grows in "the priest's sar- 



"( Uen " near tlie old abbey. 



( Divides at 50 ft. into two 



) large limbs. Each of 



\ which is the size of a 



( good tree. 



j Divides into two heavy limbs 



\ at 12 ft. up. 



( Divides also into two heavy 



'( limbs. 



/ This and the other Dunglass 



\ trees are growing in the 



J "Dene," and are measured 



1 in order from priest's gar- 



V den southwards. 



A magnificent clean bole. 

 ( A splendid tree. Stands 

 "( above the house. 

 Tliese trees form part of a 

 clump of eighteen Spanish 

 chestnuts. They grow on 

 a steep bank sloping to 

 south; are mostly healthy, 

 though some show signs 

 of decay. One of the 

 largest fell 3 years ago, 

 and 220 annular rings 

 •were counted upon the 

 section of its trunk. 



/In 1862, girthed 22* ft. at 

 base, and 15^ ft. at 6 ft. 

 up. Now measures 25 ft. 

 at base. Used as game 

 larder for the family 100 

 years ago. A broad plat- 

 form still in trunk 10 ft. 

 up, and the branches 

 above show traces of the 

 erection. 



/These trees were all planted 

 from seed sown between 

 1745 and 1750. The seeds 

 were sent from Spain by 

 James JIaxwell of Kirk- 

 connell, or by his friend 

 and fellow Jacobite in 

 exile. Sir Edward Gas- 

 coigne. The letter accom- 

 panying the sending of the 

 seeds still exists in the 

 family of Kirkconnell. 



'In 1S62 was 22 ft. girth at 

 base, and 14 ft. at 4 ft. 

 up. Divides into many 

 limbs at 10 ft. up, which 



^ are each goodly trees. 

 Quite healthy. 



