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| Knotted Larch, Arnside | ||
| Knotted Larch | ||
| civil parish:- | Arnside (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | tree | |
| locality type:- | larch | |
| coordinates:- | SD456775 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD4577 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD47 | |
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Dead remains of one of two pairs of larch trees, Larix decidua, which had been twisted
together when small, and grown knotted. There are several romantic tales about who
did it. A sailor and his lass: a Kendal solicitor and his wife on honeymoon, 1862:
the daughter of Lord Harrison of Arnside Tower and a friend, who each fell in love
with unsuitable young men, and:- |
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| "... entwined the young saplings of the trees as an everlasting memorial to the love
they shared ..." |
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| 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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