The Hazel Tree

by Jo Woolf

  • Jo Woolf
  • Books
  • Contact
  • Jo Woolf
  • Books
  • Contact
  • Jo Woolf
  • Books
  • Contact
  • Mons Meg: a damsel of destruction

    December 8, 2015 /

    No one could ever accuse James II of being under-equipped. Take a look at the ultimate in big boys' toys...

    Read More

    You May Also Like

    Melrose Abbey

    January 9, 2017

    Seacliff beach and the UK’s smallest harbour

    October 21, 2014

    Dunfermline Abbey (part 1): echoes of majesty

    November 13, 2015
  • 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

    Read More

    You May Also Like

    The deer stone

    April 6, 2021

    Iona’s timeless haven

    February 9, 2012

    Iona: Dun I and the Well of Eternal Youth

    May 1, 2023
  • In a nutshell: the Linlithgow Palace fountain

    May 14, 2014 /

    This ornate fountain welcomed Mary of Guise, bride of James V, to her new home; and in 1745 it flowed with wine in the presence of Bonnie Prince Charlie!

    Read More

    You May Also Like

    Dunvegan Castle

    August 6, 2013

    A walk to St Columba’s Bay

    May 4, 2025

    Glengarrisdale and Maclaine’s skull – a mystery re-exhumed

    August 21, 2022
12

Latest books

"To dwellers in a wood, almost every species of tree has its voice as well as its feature."

Thomas Hardy, 'Under the Greenwood Tree'
All content - © 2026 Jo Woolf - Ashe Theme by Royal-Flush