Marchfield Plantation

Wood, Forest in Berwickshire

Scotland

Marchfield Plantation

Wrecked stripwood, Yarlside Many trees blown over on 26th November 2021.
Wrecked stripwood, Yarlside Credit: Richard Webb

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Images are sourced within 2km of 55.633705/-2.5985643 or Grid Reference NT6237. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Wrecked stripwood, Yarlside Many trees blown over on 26th November 2021.
Wrecked stripwood, Yarlside
Many trees blown over on 26th November 2021.
Old milepost This milepost on the B6397 just north of but on the opposite side of the road to Girnick has been dug out and painted fairly recently including the band of black near the top of the post.
Old milepost
This milepost on the B6397 just north of but on the opposite side of the road to Girnick has been dug out and painted fairly recently including the band of black near the top of the post.
Old milepost This shows the form of the foundry name which is always cast at the top of the post.   A few, like this one, have SMITH PATTERSOON/& CO/BLADEN.   Most posts have SMITH PATTERSON/FOUNDERS/BLADEN.
Old milepost
This shows the form of the foundry name which is always cast at the top of the post. A few, like this one, have SMITH PATTERSOON/& CO/BLADEN. Most posts have SMITH PATTERSON/FOUNDERS/BLADEN.
Old milepost Looking southeastwards towards Smailholm the foot of this post can be seen.   The turning to Girnick is just on the right in the dip.
Old milepost
Looking southeastwards towards Smailholm the foot of this post can be seen. The turning to Girnick is just on the right in the dip.
Wheat below Fans Black Hill in the background.
Wheat below Fans
Black Hill in the background.
B6397, Fans The stripwood took a lot of damage in the storm of 26th November 2021.
B6397, Fans
The stripwood took a lot of damage in the storm of 26th November 2021.
Farmland at New Smailholm These stubble fields and round bales are on the north side of New Smailholm Farm.
Farmland at New Smailholm
These stubble fields and round bales are on the north side of New Smailholm Farm.
Boghouse This farm storage building is named Boghouse on the Explorer map.
Boghouse
This farm storage building is named Boghouse on the Explorer map.
Scots Pine trees The trees are in a set-aside strip between two fields to the northwest of New Smailholm Farm.
Scots Pine trees
The trees are in a set-aside strip between two fields to the northwest of New Smailholm Farm.
A path at Boghouse This is a recognised path on an 8½ mile circular walk around Smailholm. More information can be found on the Smailholm Village web site and the walk is included in the Scottish Borders Council Paths around Kelso booklet.
A path at Boghouse
This is a recognised path on an 8½ mile circular walk around Smailholm. More information can be found on the Smailholm Village web site and the walk is included in the Scottish Borders Council Paths around Kelso booklet.
Crop spraying, Fans In  the foreground is an area of damp pasture with arable farming on the better drained hillsides.
Crop spraying, Fans
In the foreground is an area of damp pasture with arable farming on the better drained hillsides.
Guyana, Berwickshire Slopes of Fans Hill with some colourful arable land.
Guyana, Berwickshire
Slopes of Fans Hill with some colourful arable land.
Strip wood beneath Fans Hill A long strip of conifers beside the B6397.
Strip wood beneath Fans Hill
A long strip of conifers beside the B6397.
South slopes of Fans Hill Colourful arable land seen from the edge of a strip wood.
South slopes of Fans Hill
Colourful arable land seen from the edge of a strip wood.
Yarlside A mixture of arable and sheep pasture with a small woodland quad. on top of a hill.
Yarlside
A mixture of arable and sheep pasture with a small woodland quad. on top of a hill.
Strip wood A conifer strip alongside the B6397.
Strip wood
A conifer strip alongside the B6397.
Woodland, Mellerstain A view through a strip wood towards a barley field.
Woodland, Mellerstain
A view through a strip wood towards a barley field.
Path to Boghouse A waymarked path near Smailholm.
Path to Boghouse
A waymarked path near Smailholm.
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Marchfield Plantation is located at Grid Ref: NT6237 (Lat: 55.633705, Lng: -2.5985643)

Unitary Authority: The Scottish Borders

Police Authority: The Lothians and Scottish Borders

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