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The Cedars of Lebanon at Wilton

The Cedars of Lebanon at Wilton House were planted by the 4th Earl of Pembroke in the 1630s.
These trees, which still stand at Wilton, are now over 350 years old.

From 1903 to 1914, Sir Nevile Wilkinson resided at Mount Merrion House, Co.Dublin.
He planted on the lawn there cuttings from the cedars at Wilton, "to celebrate their coming and the birth of their eldest daughter" [Wilkinson, 1925].
These do not survive.

The S lawn, Wilton

The Cedars of Lebanon on the S lawn at Wilton House.
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Photo 2014. From here.

The Cedars of Lebanon on the S lawn at Wilton House.
On the RHS is part of the W end of the house.
Photos 2003.
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(Right) See full size.

The E lawn, Wilton

The Cedars of Lebanon on the E lawn at Wilton House.
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From here.

The Cedars of Lebanon on the E lawn at Wilton House.
This is looking E (the E facade of the house is behind the camera).
On the LHS is the Millennium Fountain.
Photo 2003. See full size.

The tree opposite the church at Mount Merrion

There is an unusually tall tree opposite the new church entrance at Mount Merrion.
Does this come from Sir Nevile Wilkinson's time there?

[O'Doherty, 2007] says of Wilkinson: "They had two daughters, Gwendolyn and Phyllis. To celebrate their births two redwood trees were planted opposite the entrance to the Chapel of Therese."
But [Wilkinson, 1925] says it was Cedars of Lebanon he planted at his daughter's birth. He does not mention any redwood.
[Cockburn and FitzGerald, 2000] refers to this tall tree as a "pine tree".

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The tall tree opposite the church entrance, Mount Merrion.
Behind the stables.
Photo 2012. See full size.
See 2004 shot.

Aerial view of Mount Merrion.
From here.
The tall tree is in centre-right (on grass behind the stables).