Newbattle, Great Beech
Tree (Medieval)
Site Name Newbattle, Great Beech
Classification Tree (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Newbattle Abbey Policies
Canmore ID 53449
Site Number NT36NW 23
NGR NT 3343 6607
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/53449
- Council Midlothian
- Parish Newbattle
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District Midlothian
- Former County Midlothian
NT36NW 23 3343 6607.
(NT 3343 6607) Great Beech (NR)
OS 6" map (1932)
This tree said to be the largest beech in Scotland measured, in 1794, at a yard above the ground, 19' in circumference. Its trunk was 22' high before it spread; the distance between the tips of its extreme branches was 108', and it contained 710 cu ft of wood including its principal limbs.
OSA 1794; NSA 1845
This tree has now fallen and is being sawn up.
Visited by OS (JFC) 13 September 1954