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'''Deuchny Wood''' (also known as '''Deuchny Woodland Park''') is a [[Forestry and Land Scotland]] site in [[Perth, Perth and Kinross|Perth]], Scotland.<ref name=WT>[https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/kinnoull-hill-woodland-park-deuchny-wood/ Kinnoull Hill Woodland Park, Deuchny Wood] – [[Woodland Trust|WoodlandTrust]].org.uk</ref> {{convert|350.36|acres}} in size, it is adjacent to [[Kinnoull Hill]] Woodland Park, of which Deuchny Hill is one of the five constituent hills (the others being Kinnoull Hill, Corsiehill, Barnhill and Binn).<ref name=WT/> |
'''Deuchny Wood''' (also known as '''Deuchny Woodland Park''') is a [[Forestry and Land Scotland]] site in [[Perth, Perth and Kinross|Perth]], Scotland.<ref name=WT>[https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/kinnoull-hill-woodland-park-deuchny-wood/ Kinnoull Hill Woodland Park, Deuchny Wood] – [[Woodland Trust|WoodlandTrust]].org.uk</ref> {{convert|350.36|acres}} in size, it is adjacent to [[Kinnoull Hill]] Woodland Park, of which Deuchny Hill is one of the five constituent hills (the others being Kinnoull Hill, Corsiehill, Barnhill and Binn).<ref name=WT/> |
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The wood is home to a [[prehistoric]] [[hillfort]] referred to as "Iqudonbeg" in 1403 |
The wood is home to a [[prehistoric]] [[hillfort]], referred to as "Iqudonbeg" in 1403,<ref>[https://canmore.org.uk/site/28217/deuchny-wood Deuchny Wood] – [[Canmore (database)|Canmore]]</ref> at which several artefacts have been discovered.<ref>''South-East Perth: An Archaeological Landscape'', P. Corser, [[Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland]] (1994), {{isbn|9780114941512}}</ref> |
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Deuchny Burn flows out of the woods to the south, while Langley Burn cuts through its northeastern corner. |
Deuchny Burn flows out of the woods to the south, while Langley Burn cuts through its northeastern corner.<ref>''An Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland: Tayside, Central and Fife'', Land Use Consultants (1987), p. 188</ref> |
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Jonathan Gloag, the 28-year-old son of [[Stagecoach Group]] co-founder [[Ann Gloag]], hanged himself in Deuchny Wood in 1999.<ref>[https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12246868.gloag-sons-mourners-told-of-close-family-ties/ "Gloag son's mourners told of close family ties"] – ''[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]'', 23 September 1999</ref> |
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File:Deuchny Wood. - geograph.org.uk - 81939.jpg| The eastern edge of the wood |
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[[Category:Forest parks of Scotland]] |
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[[Category:Protected areas of Perth and Kinross]] |
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[[Category:Landforms of Perth, Scotland]] |
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.jpg) Deuchny Wood from the air, looking east over the River Tay and the Carse of Gowrie | |
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| Location | Perth and Kinross, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56°23′45″N 3°22′37″W / 56.395944°N 3.37689°W |
Deuchny Wood (also known as Deuchny Woodland Park) is a Forestry and Land Scotland site in Perth, Scotland.[1] 350.36 acres (141.79 ha) in size, it is adjacent to Kinnoull Hill Woodland Park, of which Deuchny Hill is one of the five constituent hills (the others being Kinnoull Hill, Corsiehill, Barnhill and Binn).[1]
The wood is home to a prehistoric hillfort, referred to as "Iqudonbeg" in 1403,[2] at which several artefacts have been discovered.[3]
Deuchny Burn flows out of the woods to the south, while Langley Burn cuts through its northeastern corner.[4]
Jonathan Gloag, the 28-year-old son of Stagecoach Group co-founder Ann Gloag, hanged himself in Deuchny Wood in 1999.[5]
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The eastern edge of the wood
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kinnoull Hill Woodland Park, Deuchny Wood – WoodlandTrust.org.uk
- ^ Deuchny Wood – Canmore
- ^ South-East Perth: An Archaeological Landscape, P. Corser, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (1994), ISBN 9780114941512
- ^ An Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland: Tayside, Central and Fife, Land Use Consultants (1987), p. 188
- ^ "Gloag son's mourners told of close family ties" – The Herald, 23 September 1999
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