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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| Legerwood | Legerwood (Parish) | Continued | a soil of pure peat earth, which, thrugh damp, appears to be quickened to some fertility - A considerable portion, however, of unreclaimed heath,- much of which is considered incapable of being improved - rests upon this rock, & consists of a thin layer of sand or gravel mixed with, or underlying, peat earth --- Of the three ancient Towers, two only, those at Corsbie and Whitslaid, are now standing - The Tower of Morriston has been pulled down, & has been nearly altogether removed in the course of agricultural improvements - Neither of the Towers still standing bear any date or inscription; but they are supposed to have been erected in the Reign of James II - Upon an arched roof of Whitslaid tower, there is a fine sycamore tree growing - It is of considerable size, and appears to be perfectly healthy --- The traces of two British Camps, one on the top of Legerwood Hill, and the other on the hill of Birkenside, are still discernible, but they have been much defaced by the Plough; and on the farm |
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Legerwood Parish 7 W. BeattyTranscribers who have contributed to this page.
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