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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    Treasures in a Knapdale wood

    May 29, 2021

    Gylen Castle and the Brooch of Lorn

    June 14, 2023

    Winchester’s Round Table: inspired by a legend

    July 2, 2013
  • 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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    Dunfermline Abbey (part 2): pride of kings

    November 18, 2015

    Culross Abbey

    July 29, 2016

    Orkney: the Brough of Birsay

    October 30, 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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