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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    Dunadd: behold the king!

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    An old story of Craignish

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    Walking to the Field of the Heads

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  • St Andrews: the legacy of St Rule

    March 14, 2014 /

    The arrival of some very precious relics on the shore of Fife inspired the building of a wonderful church, and helped to forge the identity of Scotland...

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    Kilneuair Chapel

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    The Garvellachs: just below the surface

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    Orkney: the Earl’s Bu and some eventful Christmas feasts

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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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