The Hazel Tree

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  • Looking at brochs

    July 18, 2014 /

    These impressive buildings were designed to last - but what were they used for?

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    The Garvellachs: just below the surface

    September 1, 2013

    Ghosts of St Andrews

    October 17, 2014

    Winchester’s Round Table: inspired by a legend

    July 2, 2013
  • Dunvegan Castle

    August 6, 2013 /

    This fortress on Skye's north-west coast has stood guard over MacLeod lands for nearly 750 years; and it contains some spellbinding treasures!

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    Ardvreck Castle

    November 18, 2024

    Orkney: the Ring of Brodgar

    December 21, 2024

    Deirdre and the Sons of Uisneach

    July 13, 2022
  • Dun Beag: hilltop fortress

    May 3, 2013 /

    When the Picts chose to build a broch on this windswept hilltop in central Skye, they wanted it to be impregnable - and for good reasons.

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    The Watchman Stone

    September 22, 2020

    The Pictish stone of Fowlis Wester

    August 5, 2016

    Orkney: St Magnus’ Cathedral, Kirkwall

    November 27, 2023

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