the Forth Naturalist Historian - Forth Naturalist and Historian ...

More documents

Recommendations

Info

80 L. Corbett 1687 Milntoun of Bannockburn and Edinburgh, 25 and 28 April 1687. A contract for the sale of growing timber in Torwood between Sir Andrew Bernie of Saline with the consent of William, Lord Forrester of Corstorphine, and Robert Cadell of Banks and James Kerr of Keir, which includes this – quote – “...sell to Robert and James, equally between them, the heall growing timber in Torrwood, beugh and barke therof, comprehending Aikens glen on the east syde of the burne, and all other pairts and pertinents of the said wood, with frie ische and entrie therto (excepting Wallace tree, the tuo parkes lately cutt lying upon the west syde of the heugh way betwixt the samen and the house of Torrwoodhead) … to cutt and sell within the space of eight yeires after ther entrie…” (Harrison and RD. 13. 1688 no 353) This was discovered by John Harrison (2) in the findings of John Ballantyne’s researching Scotland woodland management contracts for Professor Chris Smout of St Andrews. (Harrison and Ballantyne) 1689 The ‘Wallace’ quaich wood with silver rim and two ‘handles’ (lugs) … inscription on rim, ending on each lug – “Torwood, I was cut, from that known tree “Where Wallace, from warrs toyls took sanct‘arie “Mars’s sones, I’m only nou made fitt “When with thee sones Bacchus the shall sitt” Given by the Laird of Polmais to Sir Robert Hamilton. An. 1689. Lent by Lord Lamington. Displayed in case 4 East Gallery of the 1911 Glasgow Exhibition – catalogue entry 120. Note also another at 1795 below. (Donnelly) 1712 A handwritten note on the fly-leaf of a copy of The London Spy of 1709 in the library of Sir John Clerk at Penicuik House, Orchyeard Head, 28 October 1712 – “Wallace his oak tree is in ye midst of ye Torewod “betwixt (Tor) wodehead gth belongs to my Lord “Fo(rre)ster and wodesyd yt belongs to Sir “Harie Rollock & is 21 passes in circumference “and 7 in diameter. It bears no leaves “except a part towards ye north & is all “rotten & bad in ye heart, ye outward “circumference to ye thickness of a fot “standing still” (Mackay and Clerk)
Wallace Oak: Supplement 81 1771 The Wallace Oak, Torwood, engraved by W. Miller from a drawing by Alexander Nasmyth, 1771. The ruins of the Tor Castle are in the background. Discovered in the Mitchell Library’s Constable’s Miscellany volume 53, ‘Life of Wm Wallace part 1’. 1830. This is also the front cover feature of the Forth Naturalist and Historian volume 21. (King) 1776 A copy of an expanded part of the Torwood area of a road map, Taylor & Skinner, 1776, found in the library of Penicuik House. (Mackay and Clerk)
Page 1 and 2:
Volume 22 the Forth Naturalist and
Page 3 and 4:
THE WEATHER OF 1998 S. J. Harrison
Page 5 and 6:
Weather 1998 5 May Warm and mostly
Page 7 and 8:
especially over the Carse. Although
Page 9 and 10:
1991 -0.98 Below average 1992 -1.04
Page 11 and 12:
Weather 1998 11 Figure 1 Monthly ai
Page 13 and 14:
Weather 1998 13 Figure 3 Profile of
Page 15 and 16:
Forth Naturalist and Historian, vol
Page 17 and 18:
efore, but we have produced for the
Page 19 and 20:
Bird Report 1998 19 Month 1996/7 19
Page 21 and 22:
Bird Report 1998 21 BLACK-THROATED
Page 23 and 24:
Bird Report 1998 23 over Stirling a
Page 25 and 26:
Bird Report 1998 25 C 2 Gartmorn 15
Page 27 and 28:
Bird Report 1998 27 1 L.Dochart 29
Page 29 and 30: Bird Report 1998 29 Dunmore 18 Oct
Page 31 and 32: Bird Report 1998 31 REDSHANK Tringa
Page 33 and 34: Bird Report 1998 33 WOODPIGEON Colu
Page 35 and 36: Bird Report 1998 35 S 20 Killin 2 A
Page 37 and 38: Bird Report 1998 37 F 63 Falkirk 28
Page 39 and 40: Bird Report 1998 39 GREAT GREY SHRI
Page 41 and 42: Bird Report 1998 41 LINNET Cardueli
Page 43 and 44: Forth Naturalist and Historian, vol
Page 47 and 48: Wallacebank Wood 47 Before work on
Page 49 and 50: Wallacebank Wood 49 Breeding birds
Page 51 and 52: Appendix SCOTTISH WILDLIFE TRUST FA
Page 53 and 54: Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica L
Page 57 and 58: Dragonflies of the Forth Area 57 at
Page 59 and 60: Figure 1. Sympetrum striolatum (Com
Page 63 and 64: Falkirk District Plants 63 Poa subc
Page 65 and 66: Falkirk District Plants 65 Petasite
Page 69 and 70: Brambles of the Trossachs and Stirl
Page 73 and 74: Series RADULAE R. radula Weihe: As
Page 79: Forth Naturalist and Historian, vol
Page 83 and 84: Wallace Oak: Supplement 83 the boxe
Page 85 and 86: Wallace Oak: Supplement 85 1814 At
Page 87 and 88: 1866 “Captain Stobo MP is to send
Page 89 and 90: Wallace Oak: Supplement 89 of a ‘
Page 91 and 92: Appendix Wallace Oak: Supplement 91
Page 95 and 96: grass as the tenants preferred. The
Page 99 and 100: Sir George Harvey 99 It was through
Page 101 and 102: Sir George Harvey 101 Harvey and ot
Page 103 and 104: Sir George Harvey 103 Figure 5 Fami
Page 105 and 106: Figure 10 Boy Restraining Dog - Qua
Page 109 and 110: Sheriffmuir Atlantic Wall 109 lengt
Page 111 and 112: Sheriffmuir Atlantic Wall 111 assoc
Page 113 and 114: Sheriffmuir Atlantic Wall 113 Figur
Page 115 and 116: Sheriffmuir Atlantic Wall 115 Figur
Page 119 and 120: Stirling, 70 years ago 119 the pend
Page 121 and 122: Stirling, 70 years ago 121 quality
Page 123 and 124: Stirling, 70 years ago 123 restrict
Page 125 and 126: Stirling, 70 years ago 125 Riversid
Page 127 and 128: Stirling, 70 years ago 127 in my ea
Page 129 and 130: executed at the Old Bridge or the C
Page 131 and 132:
Stirling, 70 years ago 131 high bus
Page 133 and 134:
Page 135 and 136:
Bridges of the Forth 135 All of thi
Page 137 and 138:
Bridges of the Forth 137 Elegant as
Page 139 and 140:
Bridges of the Forth 139 passed by
Page 141 and 142:
Bridges of the Forth 141 an ordinar
Page 143 and 144:
Bridges of the Forth 143 been incor
Page 145 and 146:
Bridges of the Forth 145 Editorial
Page 147 and 148:
Braco: Ardoch Bridge Knaik NN 837 0
Page 149 and 150:
Forth Figure 5 Alloa Rail - after
Page 151 and 152:
Figure 13 Old Bridge, Callander. Te
Page 153 and 154:
Figure 18 Bridge of Devon, Tullibod
Page 155:
show all

the Forth Naturalist Historian - Forth Naturalist and Historian ...

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?