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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 235 |
| Date Entered | 23/06/2011 |
| Updated on | 08/12/2011 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Tree Site Record |
| Record Type | Botanical HER |
| Site Access | Public Access Land |
| Record Date | 19/03/2011 |
| Location | Arngill. |
| Civil Parish | Muker |
| Brit. National Grid | SD 9180 9925 |
| Altitude | 335m |
| Geology | Spring flush on North Bank of Arngill below Lead Mine. |
| Record Name | Two alder pollards below lead mine level in Arngill. |
| Record Description | Two large alder pollards, an outlier of the larger alder wood at West Arngill (recorded seperately.
These two ancient trees were managed, their branch wood cut at regular intervals possibly as a source for charcoal burning since alderwood produces the best charcoal for the manufacture of gunpowder.
See attached extracts from Sowerby 1873, Vol 8 for an informative account of the properties and uses of Alder.
Reference;
Sowerby,J.E.1873. English Botany Third Ed. Vol 8 pp179,180 and Plate MCCXCIV. |
| Geographical area | Upper Swaledale |
| Image 1 ID | 847 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | Arngill. Alder pollard. |  |
| Image 2 ID | 846 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 2 Description | Arngill. Alder pollard. |  |
| Image 3 ID | 850 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 3 Description | Arngill. Alder pollard with remnant hazel coppice. |  |
| Image 4 ID | 848 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 4 Description | Arngill. Alder pollard. Detail. |  |
| Image 5 ID | 849 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 5 Description | Arngill. Alder pollards with hazels. |  |
| Image 6 ID | 842 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 6 Description | Common Alder.Alnus glutinosa. Sowerby. Third Edition, 1873 Plate MCCXCIV |  |
| Image 7 ID | 843 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 7 Description | Ditto, page 179. |  |
| Image 8 ID | 844 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 8 Description | Ditto, page 180, upper part. |  |
| Image 9 ID | 845 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 9 Description | Ditto, page 180, lower part. |  |
