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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    Before the rain

    April 10, 2022

    Kilmorie Chapel by Loch Fyne

    October 17, 2016

    Kilmore – a quiet chapter

    June 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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    Carnassarie Castle in Kilmartin Glen

    April 6, 2018

    The old pinewoods in Glen Orchy

    October 17, 2025

    Old Castle Lachlan: loyalty and loss

    October 23, 2016
  • 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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    Birdsong and light

    January 31, 2026

    Dunstaffnage Castle: defiant to the last

    July 17, 2015

    Dun Carloway: strong and silent

    January 10, 2013

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Thomas Hardy, 'Under the Greenwood Tree'
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