Rooks and Rookeries. By James Smail. 



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Low Gosforth, large. Blackden (Blagdon?) large. 



High Gosforth, large. Prestwick, near Ponteland, small. 



Killingworth, near Long Benton, Millburn Hall, near Ponteland, 



10 years of age, small. large. 

 Backworth, small. 



The following five rookeries are in the parish of Stamfordham : 



Stamfordham, 150 nests. i Blackheddon, very small. 



Fenwick, new, 50 nests. Matfen, old large. 



Cheeseburn Grange, small. 1 



The next five rookeries are within three miles of Stamfordham : 

 Millburn, old. I Harlow Hill, new. 



Huntlaw, small. Dissington North, old. 



Longside, old. I 



The following rookeries down to Beaufront are from 4 to 8 

 miles from Stamfordham : 



Kirklands, old. 



Penny Hill near Whalton. 



Stagshaw Close House. 



ritagshawbank, small. 



Beaufront. 



Hesleyside, large, age about 40 



years. 

 Chipchase, medium. 

 Nunwick, large, age about 80 



years. 

 Wester Hall, small, age about 80 



years. 

 Walwick, small, age about 80 



years. 

 Chesters, large, age about 30 years. 

 Fallowfield, small. 



Eudchester, new, small trees. 



High Seat, old. 



Clarewood, new. 



Shildon. 



Higham Dykes, old, large. 



Newton Hall, old. 



Carr Hill, old. 



Aydon Castle, old. 



Ponteland, old, very small. 



Hallington, new. 



Old Deanham, old. 



Shaftoe Nest. 



Dalton Hill. 



Eipplington. 



Kirkley. 



Bowridge (?) 



Old Den, recent. 



The following rookeries down to Twizel are within the district, 

 taking Belford as the boundary to the north, Chillingham to the 

 west, and Alnwick to the south : 



Adderston, old, large. 



Annstead. 



Bamburgh Grove. 



Beadnell Hall, old, large. 



Belford Hall, old, large. 



Budle House. 



Burton. 



Charlton Hall, old, large. 



Chillingham, old, large 



Charlton North. 



Craster Towers, old, large. 



Doxford. 



Elford, old, large. 



EUingham, old, large. 



Eglingham. 



Embleton. 



Falloden, old, large. 



Howick, old, large. 



Lucker. 



Denwick. 



Ditchburn, West. 



Newton-by-the-Sea. 



Pasture Hill. 



Preston Tower, old, large. 



Rock, old, large. 



Shoreston, new. 



Swinhoe. 



Tuggal Hall, old, large. 



Bell's Hill. 



Twizel, old, large. 



Eelton Park, large. 



Longhirst, small. 



Longhorsley Tower, small. 



Whitton Tower, Eothbury, small. 



Lesbury House, small, 



Swarland Garden, small. 



