The Hazel Tree

by Jo Woolf

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  • Orkney: St Magnus’ Cathedral, Kirkwall

    November 27, 2023 /

    Founded in 1137, this magnificent building preserves the bones of a saint who was originally a Norse earl of Orkney

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    Keills Chapel: shadows of time

    April 5, 2015

    The secrets of St Cormac

    November 5, 2018

    Kilbride Kirk, Lerags

    July 4, 2017
  • Greadal Fhinn – a chambered cairn and a Norse burial

    July 16, 2019 /

    On a windswept hillside in Ardnamurchan, this ancient grave is linked in local lore with a Viking ruler

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

    August 14, 2014

    St Bride’s: a history worth saving

    June 20, 2018

    Dunfermline Abbey (part 1): echoes of majesty

    November 13, 2015
  • The Govan Stones

    April 29, 2015 /

    It's hard to believe that Govan, in the centre of Glasgow, was once the heart of the ancient kingdom of Strathclyde. These extraordinary stones are all we have left - but what on earth do they represent?

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    Cambuskenneth Abbey

    May 20, 2015

    Kilberry: sculptured stones and an enduring mystery

    November 17, 2013

    St Margaret’s Chapel in Edinburgh Castle

    January 19, 2012
    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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