Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865
We visited Stok^n^e on the for the
purpose of getting a door open for the preaching of the Gospel
An house was obtained and I preached to a small congregation
in the evening
The next day we left Stone and walked
to Stoke. On our way we paid
A Visit
to
The Duke of Sutherland's Park.
It is about five miles in length and five
in bredth. The first thing of note that struck our attention
as we came on the road from Stone to Stoke was the estate
of several hundred acres of ground planted over with young
^timber^ sprouts. This land was hilly.
Next came spring vale. The lower fountain
is a forced vein throwing a stream of water twelve feet high
There is a fish pond above the first fountain but rather
small. On the hill above is a spendid stone house for
the purpose of keeping persons who might be insane. Around
this vale are a number of small monuments.
Then came into our view the Manor House
built of stone. This was mostly in ruins and was more than
five hundred years old. One family had lived in it for more
than three hundred years descending from father to son.
We next visited the spendid monument
errected in memory of George Granville the late Duke and
father of the present Duke of Sutherland.
This monument is built of hewn stone
