The Hazel Tree

by Jo Woolf

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  • Smailholm Tower

    November 13, 2016 /

    A 'peel tower' in the Scottish Borders, basking in the autumn sunshine and remembering a colourful history of reiving

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    The Devil’s Arrows: shafts of darkness

    August 12, 2015

    Jedburgh Abbey

    October 1, 2015

    From Arichonan to Kilmory Oib

    August 20, 2018
  • Old Castle Lachlan: loyalty and loss

    October 23, 2016 /

    Ghosts of horses tend to come in different guises, some of them benevolent and some of them more inclined towards the Apocalypse. The story that is linked with Old Castle Lachlan is moving and gentle, touched by the sadness of Culloden

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    Ghosts of St Andrews

    October 17, 2014
    Poldullie Bridge, Strathdon (2)

    In a nutshell: Poldullie Bridge, Strathdon

    November 22, 2014

    Fincharn Castle on Loch Awe

    January 23, 2022
  • Loch Avich and the Castle of the Red-haired Girl

    May 14, 2016 /

    I knew there had to be a story attached to this; I hope you'll find it as spellbinding as I did!

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    A folk tale, a battlefield, and a witch’s leap

    July 19, 2020

    Prehistoric rock art at Achnabreck

    April 5, 2016

    Looking for the Rock of the Dead

    April 15, 2018
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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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