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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH PARK WOOD | South Park Wood South Park Wood |
Mr Wood Nidpath Castle Mr Cairns Jedderfield |
013 | [Situation] About 20 chains South from Neidpath Castle An Extensive plantation consisting chiefly of fir with a slight admixture of beech and larch - It is of comparatively modern growth having been planted on the Site of a fine old plantation destroyed by the fourth Duke of Queensberry, which act of Spoilation drew forth a reproach from Wordsworth in a Sonnet Composed at Nidpath Castle - According to tradition it was from the eminence on which this plantation stands that Nidpath Castle was besieged by Cromwell. |
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