The Hazel Tree

by Jo Woolf

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  • Athelstaneford – a dovecot, an elusive battle, and the legend of Scotland’s flag

    August 14, 2014 /

    What is an English-sounding name like Athelstaneford doing in eastern Scotland? And what does it have to do with our national flag?

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    Two old arches and a warning in stone

    July 29, 2014

    Prehistoric rock art at Achnabreck

    April 5, 2016

    An old graveyard near Callander

    September 9, 2014
  • Doune Castle: seat of power

    July 30, 2014 /

    Is this my favourite castle yet? (It might just take the medieval biscuit!) The setting for 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' and now the new 'Outlander' series, Doune Castle is a delight to explore!

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    Dunaverty and St Columba’s Footprints

    November 29, 2020

    The Palace of Holyroodhouse

    January 20, 2016

    Ossian’s Cave in Glen Coe

    November 26, 2015
  • Two old arches and a warning in stone

    July 29, 2014 /

    These two old arches in the Scottish Borders bear an intriguing inscription - and a salutary warning to passers by!

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    Inchbuie: an island of dreams

    January 15, 2013

    Rock art at Ormaig

    October 18, 2018

    Tarbert – the ‘place of portage’

    August 12, 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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