The Hazel Tree

by Jo Woolf

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  • Tantallon Castle: symbol of strength

    January 27, 2015 /

    The ancient seat of the Douglas Earls of Angus, Tantallon Castle tells a story of power, violence and treason. Most visitors didn't bring a picnic - they brought guns!

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    Nether Largie: secrets in stone

    October 2, 2013

    Deirdre and the Sons of Uisneach

    July 13, 2022

    St Brendan and the Garvellachs

    February 24, 2012
  • 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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    Finding the Faery Isles

    October 27, 2019

    St Margaret’s Chapel in Edinburgh Castle

    January 19, 2012

    Loch Avich and the Castle of the Red-haired Girl

    May 14, 2016
  • Falkland Palace: power and glory

    June 5, 2014 /

    Sitting on the quiet main street of Falkland in Fife is one of the most remarkable Scottish castles, brainchild of the brilliant but ill-fated Stewart kings

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    St Andrews: the legacy of St Rule

    March 14, 2014

    Before the rain

    April 10, 2022

    The value of Stirling

    December 8, 2013
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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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