#meikleour

[westeroswisdom]

Remember Karl Tanner? He was a mutinous member of the Night’s Watch who killed Jeor Mormont and Craster and then set up shop for a while at Craster’s Keep. In the clip above from S04E05, Karl’s stint on GoT ended when Jon Snow and other Night’s Watch brothers caught up with him. 

Tanner was portrayed by actor Burn Gorman who had the honor of inaugurating the salmon season this year on the River Tay at Meikleour in Perthshire, Scotland last week.

Actor Burn Gorman opens salmon fishing at Meikleour

The article made no mention of whether Mr. Gorman caught any salmon.

[lunar]

“The Meikleour Beech Hedge(s) (European Beech = Fagus sylvatica), located near Meikleour, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, alongside the A93 Perth-Blairgowrie Road, was planted in the autumn of 1745 by Jean Mercer and her husband, Robert Murray Nairne on the Marquess of Lansdowne's Meikleour estate. It is said the hedge grows towards the heavens because the men who planted it were killed at the Battle of Culloden.The hedge is noted in the Guinness World Records as the tallest and longest hedge on earth, reaching 30 metres (100 ft) in height and 530 metres (1/3 mile) in length. The hedge is trimmed once every ten years, and can be viewed by visitors all year round.“

That’s the whole article.

[delerith]

The Beeches Hedge Meikleour Blairgowrie Perthshire -  The Meikleour Beech Hedge is 580 yards (or 530m) long and ranges in height from 120ft (36m) at its northern end to 80ft (24m) at its southern end. The average height is over 100ft (30m). The hedge is made of Beech, (Fagus sylvatica) and is cut and measured by the Meikleour Trust, a process that takes four men six weeks using a hydraulic lift and hand-held cutting equipment

[oakapples]

The Meikleour Beech Hedge, Perthshire. Planted in 1745, this is now the world's tallest hedge. It currently stands at just over 100 ft, and when it is trimmed once a decade, it takes four men six weeks to complete the work...

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