What we really came to see

was the oldest Yew tree in Scotland in Fortigall, but since I had already been here a few times and have many pictures of the tree, I just grabbed a few pictures of the cemetery around it.


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  1. Debra She Who SeeksNovember 24, 2010 at 6:03 AM

    What immensely old headstones!

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  2. AndrewNovember 24, 2010 at 4:12 PM

    Perhaps you could sneak one back to the states for your displays....

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  3. Courtney MrochNovember 25, 2010 at 9:41 AM

    Happy Thanksgiving, Chris! I've been loving your pictures of Scotland. Did you get to do a ghost tour yet? I also wanted to thank you for the Happy 101 Award you passed to me back in August. I finally passed it on today. Figured Thanksgiving was the perfect day to do it. Keep enjoying your trip!

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  4. Countess VonRauber (Heidi)November 28, 2010 at 6:22 AM

    These are great. Thanks for sharing =)

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  5. Scary MaryNovember 29, 2010 at 11:15 AM

    Wow, that's some beautiful, old headstones..:)

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  6. RueNovember 30, 2010 at 9:01 PM

    Wow. That really puts our graveyards to shame.

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