The Hazel Tree

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  • 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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    Tullibardine Chapel

    September 1, 2016

    Dunkeld Cathedral: Scotland’s sacred heart

    January 10, 2014

    Seacliff beach and the UK’s smallest harbour

    October 21, 2014
  • Torinturk and the fort of the black dog

    May 22, 2022 /

    A hill fort with a spectacular view and an ancient (if rather bloodthirsty) legend

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    Jedburgh Abbey

    October 1, 2015

    Mons Meg: a damsel of destruction

    December 8, 2015

    Duart Castle, Isle of Mull

    September 1, 2011
  • Blackthorn: the darkest wood

    January 29, 2022 /

    The tree of dark magic, whose brilliant white blossoms are among the first to appear in spring

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    The darkness of the yew

    October 26, 2014

    The magic of the birch

    February 14, 2013

    The song of the aspen

    December 5, 2016
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