Site type NATURAL FEATURE
Canmore ID 52110
Site Number NT27SE 108
NGR NT 2890 7024
Council EDINBURGH, CITY OF
Parish EDINBURGH (EDINBURGH, CITY OF)
Former Region LOTHIAN
Former District CITY OF EDINBURGH
Former County MIDLOTHIAN

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Archaeological Notes

NT27SE 108 2890 7024.

(NT 2890 7024) Queen Mary's Tree (NR)
OS 1/1250 map, (1971)

A large sycamore tree measuring about 16 feet in circumference around its trunk. Tradition states that it was planted by Queen Mary during her residence at the nearby Craigmillar Castle.
Name Book 1852.

The tree is in an advanced state of decay and has been cut, leaving only a stump about 3 metres high. It bears a tablet reading "This tree was planted by Mary, Queen of Scots about 1561."
Visited by OS (J F C) 14 December 1953.

This tree has been removed. The site is covered in scrub.
Visited by OS (S F S) 4 December 1975.

Ordnance Survey (Name Book) Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey (6 inch and 1/2500 scale)
Page(s): Book No. 15, 34 Held at RCAHMS Ref