THE 



GARDENER'S MAGAZINE, 



SEPTEMBER, 1842. 



ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 



Art. I. Recollections of a Gardening Tour in the North of England 

 and Part of Scotland, made from June 22. to September 30. 184-1. 

 By the Conductor. 



{Continued from p. 390.) 



July 30. to August 1. — Corehouse ; Lord Corehouse. This 

 is decidedly the grandest place on the banks of the Clyde, 

 embracing, as it does, a very extensive reach of the river, in- 

 cluding the celebrated Falls of the Clyde, and the Bonnington 

 Falls. The beauty of Corehouse is also increased by the extent 

 and magnificence of the plantations on the Bonnington side 

 of the river, which, to a stranger, seem as much a part of the 

 Corehouse estate as if they belonged to it; indeed, these two 

 estates seem formed to lend a mutual effect to each other. 



The Corehouse estate extends considerably into the interior, 

 on its own side of the river ; and, as the surface is beautifully 

 varied, it affords fine situations for planting, and also a number 

 of little rills and waterfalls, which, in some places, leap from 

 rock to rock, down steep declivities several hundred feet in 

 height above the level of the Clyde, into which they fall. The 

 rills, the wooded banks of the river, in some places consist- 

 ing of steep rocks and in others of smooth turf, and the grand 

 waterfall of Corra Lin, constitute the principal natural features 

 of the place; and we shall hereafter see that they have been 

 greatly improved by art. 



The entrance lodge to Corehouse is close to the Bridge of 

 Lanark ; and the approach road is upwards of a mile in length, 

 along the banks of the river, but so much above it as only at 

 intervals to show the water. The line of road, which, in respect 

 to its surface, is always nearly level, in regard to its direction is 

 beautifully varied by natural and artificial woody scenery, by 



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