Deil's Wood
Introduction
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Deil's Wood
Image: © Kenneth Mallard Taken: 9 Sep 2009
The Deil's Wood cairn stands on the summit of a low but prominent NW to SE aligned ridge 350 metres east of Bonnyton farmsteading. The mound is of purley natural origin and tree covered with beech, sycamore and elm trees. Local legend says that the Knights Templar who are traditionally said to have held land in the area, buried treasure in the Deil's Wood (Castlehill Plantation) then spread tales of ghosts and ghouls inhabiting the spot to put off local people from digging-up the treasure. The plan appears not to have worked as the laird's son tried to dig-up the treasure around the beginning of the twentieth century. The Knights Templar were established at Jerusalem in the year 1118 and came to Scotland in the reign of King David I.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.753934
Longitude
-4.299876