The Hazel Tree

by Jo Woolf

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  • Orkney: the Earl’s Bu and some eventful Christmas feasts

    December 14, 2023 /

    If you were gifted clothing in 12th century Orkney, it wasn't always a good idea to try it on

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    Kilbride Kirk, Lerags

    July 4, 2017

    The old chapel of Kilvaree

    June 24, 2018

    St Andrews: the legacy of St Rule

    March 14, 2014
  • Orkney: St Magnus’ Cathedral, Kirkwall

    November 27, 2023 /

    Founded in 1137, this magnificent building preserves the bones of a saint who was originally a Norse earl of Orkney

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    In search of MacMarquis’s chin

    August 26, 2023

    Kilberry: sculptured stones and an enduring mystery

    November 17, 2013

    Kilvickeon: a forgotten sanctuary

    December 14, 2011
  • Orkney: the Brough of Birsay

    October 30, 2023 /

    A windswept island off the north-west tip of mainland Orkney, once a power-centre of Pictish and Norse culture

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    Torphichen Preceptory – stone-cold but compelling

    April 15, 2015

    Kilmartin church and graveyard

    July 24, 2018

    The old chapel of Kilvaree

    June 24, 2018
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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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