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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 gentleness of willow

    March 18, 2023

    The Scots pine: keeper of the forest

    February 12, 2014

    The fire of the ash

    August 9, 2016
  • 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 Fillan and Glen Dochart

    July 31, 2011

    Castle Dounie

    March 26, 2021

    One of those beaches

    September 8, 2020
  • 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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    Rock art at Ormaig

    October 18, 2018

    Finding the Faery Isles

    October 27, 2019

    Carnbane Castle and a banquet for a bard

    February 16, 2016
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