Show DRAIN MOAT OF TORQUIL STONE news that admirers Admirer sl of scott will read with regret lovera of ivanhoe will to learn that the moat which olpe defended Torquil stone castlo castle has been drained so far us as situation and d location are concerned the site bite ot of front de donuts stronghold the of which Is a so BO thrillingly described by scott la Is identical with that of todwick manor house a t very ancient mansion not far from todwick church arid and situated about half a nillo antio distant from where till a few years yeara ago stood the decayed ironic of the he famous tryst ing tree in hai harthill thill walk A young oak grown from a oath oak acorn in sherwood I 1 orest forest was waa planted by sha nie diaho of leeds on oil the spot where the iho old tryst trysting hig tree tice stood und and a walk sti straight night across country brings to the manor house tho the moat fl fairly wide and deep and in digging up tip part of the ground grou rid of tho the foundation of a pt evio us building were wee we e found not far from tho the bunor hoitko there la Is still to be s gen en alb remains tit of the small religious house now nov converter convert eq into a cottage to which ivanhoe Ian lioe was waa removed upon hla lescue front the burning castle by tho the black knight dundee adver tiser I 1 |