The Hazel Tree

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  • The Birnam Oak

    May 11, 2015 /

    Did this majestic tree - or the forest in which it stood - inspire Shakespeare with an idea for 'Macbeth'?

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    The song of the aspen

    December 5, 2016

    Back to the Garvellachs

    October 1, 2024

    White frost and winter light

    December 16, 2022
  • The Govan Stones

    April 29, 2015 /

    It's hard to believe that Govan, in the centre of Glasgow, was once the heart of the ancient kingdom of Strathclyde. These extraordinary stones are all we have left - but what on earth do they represent?

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    Dunfermline Abbey (part 2): pride of kings

    November 18, 2015

    Kilberry: sculptured stones and an enduring mystery

    November 17, 2013

    Kilmartin church and graveyard

    July 24, 2018
  • Torphichen Preceptory – stone-cold but compelling

    April 15, 2015 /

    This gaunt and rather forbidding church has an extraordinary history. When you enter its cavernous interior, it feels like you're walking into a tomb

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    St Andrews: the glorious Cathedral

    March 20, 2014

    Orkney: St Magnus’ Cathedral, Kirkwall

    November 27, 2023

    Dunkeld Cathedral: Scotland’s sacred heart

    January 10, 2014
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