A Dunbar lad and his dad have come across a giant pine cone the size of the child’s face on Belhaven beach in East Lothian.
River Holt, 22 months, and his father Adam Holt, from East Lothian, were out walking on Friday February 25 when River saw the top of the pine cone sticking out from the sand.
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Unfortunately, dinosaur enthusiast River was not able to pull the monster cone out by himself and called on his father to help him retrieve it.
The pair were so blown away by their discovery that they took to the local Facebook group Dunbar Online to see if anyone could tell them where the pine cone came from.
At first they were excited as it was suggested that it may have come from a Monterey Pine tree which is native to the Central American coast of Mexico and North American coast of California.
But there excitement was short lived after users pointed out that a few of these trees can be located at Tyninghame - a more realistic origin location.
On their discovery, dad Adam said: “River is obsessed with three things, Toy Story, Dinosaurs and collecting pine cones.
“We were walking along Belhaven beach when River saw the top of the pine cone protruding from the sand.
“Unable to pull the cone from the sand himself, I helped him and was astonished to behold the largest pine cone I'd ever seen.
“We pretended the pine cone was a dinosaur egg, which delighted wee River.
“On posting the Pine Cone to our local community Facebook Group, Dunbar Online, it was suggested that the pine cone comes from the Monterey Pine tree which is native to the central coast of California and Mexico - however, a few party poopers say a few of these trees can be located in near by Tyninghame; which is a far more plausible but less exotic story than it travelling the seas from California.
“Regardless, it's absolutely massive and is now being incubated by my son in the hope of a baby T-Rex.”
Hopefully River doesn’t end up with too many splinters from his quest to gain a baby dinosaur.
