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  • The ivy green

    November 20, 2022 /

    Often woven into Christmas wreaths, ivy is worth a second glance for its lovely leaves and rich folklore

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    The spirit of the alder

    August 23, 2015

    The majesty of the beech

    April 16, 2013

    Blackthorn: the darkest wood

    January 29, 2022
  • Deirdre and the Sons of Uisneach

    July 13, 2022 /

    The legend of a beautiful woman and three doomed warriors is remembered in a hill fort that bears their name

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    St Andrews: the legacy of St Rule

    March 14, 2014

    World’s End Close, Edinburgh

    October 10, 2014

    Dunfermline Abbey (part 2): pride of kings

    November 18, 2015
  • Fincharn Castle on Loch Awe

    January 23, 2022 /

    History and folklore are interwoven in this crumbling but evocative ruin

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    Tarbert – the ‘place of portage’

    August 12, 2018

    Rock art at Ormaig

    October 18, 2018

    St Andrew’s Auld Kirk, North Berwick

    December 9, 2014
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