Desuetude

These are the remains of the walled garden in what is now Valleyfield Wood.

It used to be the site of a large and magnificent classical mansion, home of the Preston family, and given a large landscaped park by Sir Humphrey Repton (the only one he made in Scotland) for the 7th Baron of Valleyfield, Sir Robert Preston.
He inherited in 1800, and, having made a large fortune through trade in the East Indies, was able to have extensive work done on the house, gardens, and parklands.

David Douglas, after whom the Douglas Fir is named, and who is credited with introducing 240 new plant species to Britain, was apprenticed to the Valleyfield head gardener; and the ruins of the stone cottage he lived in are still there on the edge of the woods.

Of the mansion, nothing remains. The baronetcy became dormant when the 9th Baron died in 1873, and the house fell into disrepair. It was demolished in 1941.
So now there is nothing left but the wood, the remains of the walled garden, and the ghost of past grandeur.
The wood is very beautiful, and a glory of snowdrops in early Spring.

DDW's challenge, Word no.19, Desuetude, a state of disuse.