The Hazel Tree

by Jo Woolf

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  • 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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    Dunfermline Abbey (part 1): echoes of majesty

    November 13, 2015

    Iona’s timeless haven

    February 9, 2012

    St Bride’s: a history worth saving

    June 20, 2018
  • Dun Carloway: strong and silent

    January 10, 2013 /

    On the far north-western shores of the British Isles, this Iron Age broch stands guard over secrets that are lost to time...

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    Poldullie Bridge, Strathdon (2)

    In a nutshell: Poldullie Bridge, Strathdon

    November 22, 2014

    Carnassarie Castle in Kilmartin Glen

    April 6, 2018

    Kilneuair Chapel

    January 1, 2021
  • Aberlemno: riddles in stone

    October 10, 2012 /

    Who were the Picts? Where did they come from, what did they believe, and why did they disappear? And what on earth do their curious carvings represent? Sorry, I can't really answer any of these questions!

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    The Lerags Cross

    July 2, 2017

    St Adamnan’s Cross in Glen Lyon

    February 20, 2016

    Iona: Dun I and the Well of Eternal Youth

    May 1, 2023
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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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