The Hazel Tree

by Jo Woolf

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  • Tantallon Castle: symbol of strength

    January 27, 2015 /

    The ancient seat of the Douglas Earls of Angus, Tantallon Castle tells a story of power, violence and treason. Most visitors didn't bring a picnic - they brought guns!

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    St Margaret’s Chapel in Edinburgh Castle

    January 19, 2012

    The old chapel of Kilvaree

    June 24, 2018

    Greadal Fhinn – a chambered cairn and a Norse burial

    July 16, 2019
  • Seacliff beach and the UK’s smallest harbour

    October 21, 2014 /

    Hidden from sight until you've almost fallen into it, this amazing feature is carved into the rock below Tantallon Castle.

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    The Ballymeanoch stones, Kilmartin Glen

    March 13, 2016

    Athelstaneford – a dovecot, an elusive battle, and the legend of Scotland’s flag

    August 14, 2014

    Rosslyn Castle – falling shadows

    April 1, 2016
  • A surprise find on Seacliff beach

    August 13, 2014 /

    The beach below Tantallon Castle is full of fascinating rocks… and this has to be one of my best finds ever!

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    Enhydro agate – a secret water chamber

    January 6, 2014

    The Parallel Roads of Glen Roy

    November 13, 2021

    Celestine: crystals as blue as the sky

    April 19, 2014
    New book

    "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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