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Dist:0.3km<br/>This tree must be over 700 years old as John Knox is reputed to have preached a sermon inside its trailing branches
©Ewen Rennie
Dist:0.3km<br/>One of Scotlands few ancient layering yews. John Knox is reputed to have preached his early sermons under the cathedral like chamber formed by its limbs. Even today it is difficult to find the tree unless you know where to look.
©John Darcy
Dist:0.4km<br/>To the long gone Ormiston Hall.
©james denham
Dist:0.4km<br/>Ormiston Hall was designed for the founder of Ormiston village, John Cockburn of Ormiston in 1745-8. The doocot is a cylindrical tower 18th century roofless doocot. There are two flight holes and a further 13 entrance holes above a shelf. The style is in keeping with the picturesque idea that buildings in landscaped parks should enhance the feeling of a native or historic place.
©Lisa Jarvis
Dist:0.4km<br/>A late cut of silage has been taken from this field.
©Richard Webb
Dist:0.6km<br/>Near Ormiston Mains.
©james denham
Dist:0.6km<br/>Big arable field. Hedges have been recently (2003) removed to make this field.
©Richard Webb
Dist:0.7km<br/>A relic from the 2001 outbreak. The path would have only been closed for a few weeks, as the government in Scotland handled the outbreak far better than in England, without the hysterical mass closure of rural areas not at risk (arable crops and peat bogs cannot catch the lurgy! Similarly, there was a strange belief in the miraculous powers of golf club membership). This was not the last 2001 sign that I encountered.
©Richard Webb
Dist:0.8km<br/>Junction of minor Peaston B6371 road with A6093 near where Ormiston Hall and the like demolished old Parish Church of Ormiston.
©james denham
Dist:0.8km<br/>The track, which leads towards the former Tynemount Colliery, seems to be largely disused these days.
©james denham
Dist:0.9km<br/>A6093 near Wolfstar. The verges had just been cut.
©Richard Webb
Dist:0.9km<br/>Nearly two years on from [[73389]] the lane which once led to a colliery. Ripe barley fields on either side.
©Richard Webb
Dist:0.9km<br/>Looking north from the Murrays.
©M J Richardson
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©John Darcy
Dist:0.9km<br/>Farm track , just outside Ormiston. The trees are on the site of an old colliery.
©Richard Webb

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