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CALEDON, prop.n. Reduced form of Caledonia.Edb. 1726 Allan Ramsay The Works of Allan Ramsay Vol. III (1961) 101:
And next, my Gratitude I pay,
Brave Sons of Caledon, to you.Ayr. 1787 Robert Burns Poems and Songs (1969) 281:
Amang the trees, where humming bees
At buds and flowers were hinging, O!
Auld Caledon drew out her drone,
And to her pipe was singing, O!Sc. 1810 Sir Walter Scott The Lady of the Lake 4:
Not thus, in ancient days of Caledon,
Was thy voice mute amid the festal crowd,wm.Sc. 1937 W. Hutcheson Chota Chants 2:
He sairt sweet airs o’ Caledon.Sc. 1990 Times 24 Apr :
A group which dreams of restoring the Great Wood of Caledon, the ancient forest that once covered the Highlands of Scotland, is the winner of this year's £5,000 Environment Award, ...Sc. 1992 Independent 20 Dec :
Alan Watson is trying to restore Scots pine forest to a huge region ... between Glen Affric and the West Coast. ... Watson, a radical tree-man, does not want even ''sustainable'' felling in his New Wood of Caledon.