BEECHES IN SCOTLAND. 



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Beech — continued. 



HeishtLensrth 



of 

 Tree. 



of 

 Bole. 



Present 



Circumference of 



Trunk at 



1 foot. 



3 feet. 



Ft. in. 



65 



80 



50 



60 



54 



60 



80 



84 



To 



73 6 



Ft. in. 



Ft. in. 



12 17 8 



13 6 



12 3 



11 2 



19 4 



22 



19 10 



19 8 



21 



Ft. in. 



5 feet. 



15 4 



Ft. in. 



20 3 



11 10 



10 4 



9 9 



16 4 

 14 4 



13 

 15 



13 6i 



Any former 



recorded 



^Measurements and 



Dates. 



Date. 



Atl 

 Foot. 



Ft. in. 



At 3 

 Feet. 



1-1 



Or- .a 



111 



REMARKS. 



Ft. in. 



Ft. in. 



59 



71*'" 

 80 



f In 1863 gii-th at 2 ft. from 

 ground 26 ft. ; at 4 ft. it 

 was 20 ft. at 7 ft. 25 ft., 

 and at 16 ft. it was 17 ft., 

 and spread of branches 

 was 300 ft. in circum- 

 ference. 



(Gii-th at 12 ft. from ground 

 - is 15 ft. where it branches 

 ( into 4 large stems. 



(There is here a row of nine, 

 -] similar in dimensions to 

 ( these given. 



' Many fine specimens of con- 

 siderable size abound in 

 this county. They girth 

 from 10 ft. to 17 ft. at 3 ft. 

 above ground. 



'Girthed 13 ft. in 1870. 

 Very vigorous. There are 

 several other beeches of 

 similar dimensions in 

 Bute, and a magnificent 

 " Beech Walk " at Mount- 



L Stuart, 570 yards in length. 



