History , Latest Feature Looking for the yew of Easragan May 20, 2019 523 Views 14 Comments The quiet shores of Loch Etive have an age-old connection with bow-makers and Bannockburn
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Saddell Abbey – in the footsteps of Somerled January 08, 2019 3059 Views 28 Comments History? Gravestones? Mysterious phenomena? Appalling weather? Time to go squelching around another ancient ruin!
Carved crosses , Churches, abbeys and chapels , History The secrets of St Cormac November 05, 2018 2963 Views 19 Comments On Eilean Mor in the MacCormaig Isles I found a chapel, a cross, a hermit's cave... and an intriguing mystery
History , Wildlife & Nature The road to Loch Avich October 06, 2018 3200 Views 14 Comments A back road through glorious autumn countryside... leading eventually to Loch Avich and the 'Castle of the Red-haired Girl'
History The dark mill of Coilebar August 25, 2018 3431 Views 6 Comments A centuries-old mill in the heart of Knapdale Forest... and a refuge for a woman fleeing for her life
Carved crosses , History From Arichonan to Kilmory Oib August 20, 2018 4083 Views 8 Comments Near this ruined village in Knapdale Forest, clear waters run beneath a cross-carved stone...
History Tarbert – the ‘place of portage’ August 12, 2018 5448 Views 8 Comments 900 years ago, Magnus Barefoot saw this quiet harbour as a means to an end...
History Silent voices of Arichonan August 08, 2018 3956 Views 8 Comments Memories linger around this old abandoned settlement in Knapdale
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Kilmartin church and graveyard July 24, 2018 4838 Views 6 Comments In March we braved the wet weather to inspect medieval carved stones in Kilmartin Glen...
History Walking to the Field of the Heads July 10, 2018 4216 Views 16 Comments A quiet bay, a boggy field, and an ancient battle remembered only in a place-name...
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History The old chapel of Kilvaree June 24, 2018 5427 Views 18 Comments Almost at the end of the Craignish peninsula is this lovely old ruined chapel with links to St Maelrubha of …
History Looking for the Rock of the Dead April 15, 2018 4115 Views 25 Comments How much history is held in a place-name? Quite a lot, if this story attached to a rock on …
History , Scottish castles Carnassarie Castle in Kilmartin Glen April 06, 2018 4607 Views 16 Comments This imposing ruin was once a fine example of Renaissance architecture - home of the 1st Protestant Bishop of Argyll …
Latest Feature Welcome to my new website! April 02, 2018 3439 Views 30 Comments I'm proud to present a new look and a new logo for The Hazel Tree
History A morning in Kilmartin Glen March 17, 2018 3625 Views 26 Comments A quiet walk around some of my favourite places - Nether Largie and Temple Wood
Photography Windows: Culross Palace July 31, 2017 1476 Views 16 Comments Distinctive dormer windows in the roof of Culross Palace
