Account of some remarkable Holly Hedges, $c. 195 



beauty and size of the Holly hedges and trees, at several 

 places which I visited. Some were so deserving of notice, 

 that I have been induced to collect the particulars respect- 

 ing them, not only as an object of present interest, but as 

 information for the use of succeeding enquirers. 



The most remarkable, especially on account of their extent, 

 are the Holly hedges at Tynningham, in East Lothian, the 

 residence of the Earl of Haddington. They are on the 

 western side of the Mansion-house, and altogether are of the 

 extent of 2952 yards. The most striking are two hedges, on 

 the sides of a grass walk thirty-six feet wide, extending in a 

 strait line eastward, from the road leading to North Berwick, 

 towards the Mansion-house. The walk is 743 yards long. 

 These hedges are eleven feet broad at the base, and fifteen 

 feet high. The hedge, east of the Melon ground, is 110 

 yards long, twelve feet broad, and eighteen feet high. A 

 detached hedge in the grounds contiguous to the approach 

 to the house is 170 yards long, thirteen feet broad, and 

 twenty-five feet high. The hedge east of the garden is 249 

 yards long, nine feet broad, and ten feet high, except a 

 small portion of it, south of the passage through it into the 

 garden, that is twelve feet broad, and twenty-one feet high. 

 The remaining hedges to complete the total length first 

 named, are those on each side the North Berwick road ; that 

 portion on the eastern side of the road, which is north of the 

 grass walk above mentioned, is 308 yards long, and corre- 

 sponds in height and breadth with the hedges adjoining to 

 the walk. The rest of this hedge south of the walk is 409 

 yards long, nine feet and a half broad, and eight feet high. 

 The hedge on the opposite or western side of the road is* 

 220 yards long, eleven feet broad, and twelve feet high. 



