The Hazel Tree

The Hazel Tree

by Jo Woolf

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  • Dunnottar: the last bastion

    October 1, 2012 /

    Occupying a clifftop with perfect natural defences, Dunnottar has sea views to die for... and roots that stretch back into the realms of prehistory. If its story doesn't take your breath away, the North Sea wind certainly will!

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    History by the roadside: Duncan Cameron’s Cairn

    July 7, 2012

    Glen More and the headless horseman

    May 16, 2015

    Glengarrisdale and Maclaine’s skull

    May 2, 2021
  • Castle Stalker: plenty to brood on

    August 16, 2012 /

    This island fortress has seen more than its fair share of horrible murders, even by Scottish standards; Castle Stalker's stage name of 'The Castle of Aaargh' is actually very fitting!

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    Prehistoric rock art at Achnabreck

    April 5, 2016

    Kilvickeon: a forgotten sanctuary

    December 14, 2011

    Brenchoille bridge near Inveraray

    October 5, 2015
  • Dunollie Castle in Oban Bay

    April 10, 2012 /

    From their high vantage point overlooking Oban Bay and the Firth of Lorn, the former occupants of Dunollie Castle must have scanned the horizon anxiously for Viking longships.

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    Torphichen Preceptory – stone-cold but compelling

    April 15, 2015

    Dunstaffnage Chapel – haunted by sadness

    June 26, 2015

    In search of MacMarquis’s chin

    August 26, 2023
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    "To dwellers in a wood, almost every species of tree has its voice as well as its feature."

    Thomas Hardy, 'Under the Greenwood Tree'
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