Monaughty Forest - trails and information sign
This Information sign along with quite number of others was mounted informally on the inside wall of a management shed in Newton Nursery. These obsolete signs had been removed from the various forest locations and perhaps used to brighten up an otherwise dull wooden wall. The colours have faded somewhat and the shed roof lights have added another colour variation.
The vast majority of Forestry Commission and Forest Enterprise signs were drawn up by Forest Design and Interpretation Services based in Silvan House, Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh. This one was produced in 2002 and highlights the forest history of the area from 1819 and its first planted forest around that time. The Forestry Commission acquired the area in 1920 and almost immediately they started planting on the wartime and earlier felled areas. The forester is charge on these very early days was John McEwen who later was known of through his book ‘Who owns Scotland’.
Download Large Version (668kB)
Groups: Forest Signs, Forestry Areas