The Hazel Tree

The Hazel Tree

by Jo Woolf

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A walk to St Columba’s Bay

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The Hill o’ Many Stanes

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The brochs of Glenelg

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Orkney: the Stones of Stenness

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Orkney: the Ring of Brodgar

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  • Tantallon – a ring of truth?

    February 1, 2015 /

    While I was writing about Tantallon Castle, I got sidetracked by an alluring story...

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    Culross Palace

    June 14, 2016
    Poldullie Bridge, Strathdon (2)

    In a nutshell: Poldullie Bridge, Strathdon

    November 22, 2014

    Camas nan Geall: ‘the Bay of the Strangers’

    July 20, 2015
  • Tantallon Castle: symbol of strength

    January 27, 2015 /

    The ancient seat of the Douglas Earls of Angus, Tantallon Castle tells a story of power, violence and treason. Most visitors didn't bring a picnic - they brought guns!

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    Croft Moraig: circle of light

    January 8, 2015

    A sport for kings at Falkland Palace

    June 7, 2014

    Carnassarie Castle in Kilmartin Glen

    April 6, 2018
  • Book review: ‘Strathclyde and the Anglo-Saxons in the Viking Age’ by Tim Clarkson

    January 23, 2015 /

    This fascinating new book by Tim Clarkson, an expert on early medieval Scotland, throws some light on the little-known Kingdom of Strathclyde

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    White frost and winter light

    December 16, 2022

    A walk to St Columba’s Bay

    May 4, 2025

    Remembering the magic of mistletoe

    December 8, 2019
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    New book

    "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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