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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 wisdom of the oak

    January 12, 2013

    The Scots pine: keeper of the forest

    February 12, 2014

    The enchantment of the rowan

    September 9, 2013
  • 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 Brendan and the Garvellachs

    February 24, 2012

    Kilneuair Chapel

    January 1, 2021

    Carnbane Castle and a banquet for a bard

    February 16, 2016
  • 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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    Falkland Palace: power and glory

    June 5, 2014

    Alexander II and the ‘ghosts’ of his galleys

    August 18, 2020

    Rock art at Cairnbaan

    June 28, 2020
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