I ran around in the first snow of winter at Hazlehead Park yesterday. History of Hazlehead Park The park is one of the oldest historic sites in Aberdeen, once part of the great hunting forests of Stocket, and was gifted to the city by Robert the Bruce in 1314. I only had a short time there, due to a dental appointment, but I made the most of it! There were lovely big trees with the odd autumn leaf still attached. And big, big shadows. Trees, trees, trees. I so love walking in my wilder countryside woods that I forget how lovely the wooded areas of the city are.

Holly and ivy growing around one of the stones of the row... I visited Auldearn Stone Row recently during a research trip for the next book. It's beautiful, tucked away among trees by the side of a driveway. Stone rows are ancient, like stone circles, and we don't really know much about them. The six stones at Auldearn leads away from - or to? - a cairn, the mound you can see below. The mound was excavated in 1903 and found to contain a cist - a stone coffin - but no bodies.

Scottish author Ailish Sinclair shares photos and information about the prehistoric Auldearn Stone Row in the Highlands of Scotland.

Holly and ivy growing around one of the stones of the row... I visited Auldearn Stone Row recently during a research trip for the next book. It's beautiful, tucked away among trees by the side of a driveway. Stone rows are ancient, like stone circles, and we don't really know much about them. The six stones at Auldearn leads away from - or to? - a cairn, the mound you can see below. The mound was excavated in 1903 and found to contain a cist - a stone coffin - but no bodies.

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The coffin bridge is a striking sight as you walk or drive over the modern road bridge in the Highland village of Carrbridge. The old packhorse bridge was built in 1717 for the price of £100 to allow funeral processions to cross the River Dulnain. The bridge has suffered much damage from weather and high waters over the years. It used to have both sides and parapets. Image from the informational sign on site: It's a beautiful piece of architecture, about 2 metres wide between the old sides. The river beyond: