CHAMPION TREES
Yesterday, with the quick steps of our next hope we returned to Tillybin, where the present was vulnerable to the past. The day before yesterday, we returned to Crathes castle, … Continue reading CHAMPION TREES
Tag: trees
The SIXPENNY tree
The Sixpenny Tree, Colinton: 1893, Ordnance Survey Map: 9 July 1926, Edinburgh Evening News: 4 November 1932, Edinburgh Evening News: 14 April 1936, Edinburgh Evening News: 15 July 1938, Edinburgh … Continue reading The SIXPENNY tree
The Yew avenue to Rosneath castle [1892]
This is a short film about Rosneath Castle in Argyll. It was once the home of Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll. Worn-out mattresses, legless chairs, headless beds: To play the … Continue reading The Yew avenue to Rosneath castle [1892]
Betty Anderson cut down
Fife Herald, 27 February 1868: Mugdrum House.
Cathedral of trees
To play this short film please click here or on the image above. Please note this film uses old footage that is not directly related to the funeral of Alexander … Continue reading Cathedral of trees
Forfarshire’s largest tree cut down
The Montrose Review, 14 October 1910:
dazed and changed and happy
We had an old sycamore tree growing in our front garden but alas it became too large for the space that it had. So it was chopped down, and in … Continue reading dazed and changed and happy
Trees: age and beauty do go together
Some of Peter’s short films on famous trees [please click on each image to play a different film]. In the middle of the yew [The Ormiston yew tree]: Oor auldest … Continue reading Trees: age and beauty do go together