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"its dish" towards the west, where its roof 

 rises towards " the day," and breaks out in 

 ragged form in the " Beard Wood" and " Ox 

 Hey" sites before mentioned, whereon syca- 

 more, ash, alder, or any other timber without 

 tap-root, would grow to perfection. 



On all other parts of this estate the oak is 

 sound and well-hearted, being sheltered from 

 west, north, and east, by the township of 

 Whitle and the adjoining township of OUer- 

 sett, the lower portion of which latter forms 

 a bay and is protected by the "Bold Beard 

 Farm," which, hke a " mow cop" in minia- 

 ture, stands " boldly" forth, and bids defiance 

 to the winds from every quarter ; and the oak 

 grown on Colonel Cavendish's High Hill es- 

 tate, and the Ollersett HaU and other farms 

 in this township, is perfectly sound and weU- 

 hearted; and I sold a lot of oak for £500 

 some years ago, which Mr. Lewis Wyatt 

 thought worthy of a place in the west wing 

 of Lyme Hall, when he restored that noble 



