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| Jacks Yak, Lowther Park | ||
| Jacks Yak | ||
| Towd Yak | ||
| Lowther Oak | ||
| site name:- | Lowther Park | |
| locality:- | Newtown | |
| civil parish:- | Lowther (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | tree | |
| locality type:- | oak | |
| coordinates:- | NY52582428 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY5224 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY52 | |
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 BOP19.jpg (taken 6.2.2008)  BOP18.jpg (taken 6.2.2008) |
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 BOP20.jpg (taken 6.2.2008) |
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Gnarled example of an oak, Quercus sp. with one branch propped up; tradition says
the Lowther Family will suffer if a branch touches the ground. This is the Luck of
Lowther. |
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| Richardson, Keith: 2011: Jack's Yak: River Greta Writer (Keswick, Cumbria):: ISBN
978 0 9559640 2 2 Robertson, Dawn & Koronka, Peter: 1992: Secrets and Legends of Old Westmorland: Pagan Press (Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria) &Cumbria CC (library service) Bradshaw, Amy: 1991 (after): Ancient Interesting and Unusual Trees of Cumbria: Cumbria Broadleaves (Bowness on Windermere, Cumbria):: ISBN 0 9524961 0 0 |
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