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The Douglas fir? Named after David Douglas, 1799 - 1834, a native of Scone, who became a noted explorer and plant collector, roaming over North America on the quest to gather and catalogue the New World plant species. He came to a grisly end in Hawaii, when he fell into an animal trap and was gored by a wild bull.

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There is no information on the Cross, which can be found by taking the first left when you enter Scone from Perth. The cross is on the bend in the road.

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The magazine was used for storing the ordinance for the Elementary Flying Training School at Scone Aerodrome during WW2. Either side of the brick walls would have been built up with earth to contain a blast. a small store can be seen on either wall. The magazine is in the trees on the far side of the aerodrome and is accessible by a public path through the woods from Scone.

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This beacon was used to identify Scone airport. The beacon flashed Scones' three or four character airport identifier in Morse Code six to eight times per minute, green flashes denoted a land airport while yellow flashes denoted a water airport. The beacon was made redundant by a "VOR" beacon which emits a radio signal for pilots to fly towards and now sits in an out of the way part of the airport.

I would love to know what letters it flashed, probably something like ".--. - ...." for "PTH."

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