Take a Bough

Littlestone Sep 12, 2006 12:37:36

Apologies if this is too far off topic but the new series The Trees That Made Britain beginning on BBC2 this Friday looks interesting (and may bring up some megalithic connections). The first of eight episodes takes a look at the yew, and especially the one in Fortingall churchyard, Perthshire, which is estimated to be 5,000 years old (and among one of the world's oldest living organisms).

Next week's episode looks at the oak.

Pixxx Sep 12, 2006 12:42:22

Replying to Littlestone

Oooh, fab, thanks!

Pix xx

moss Sep 12, 2006 13:42:12

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Well there is a stone tree said to have grown at the bottom of Lough Gur, here it is;-

http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/424

it will take you to the Otherworld I expect if you mutter enough magical words under the moon ;)

Vicster Sep 12, 2006 16:27:29

Replying to Littlestone

The Fortingall Yew tree is ace and also happens to have a field of lovely stones just along from it, so I'm sure there will be some mention....

goffik Sep 12, 2006 16:30:17

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Ooh, yes please! We love a good tree, we do!

And that Fortingall Yew is a corker... Bigsweetie took me and Mrs G to see that a coupla years back. Always fancied a return visit...

Looking forward to that! Cheers, LS!

G x

mercian Sep 13, 2006 13:14:27

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a bit off the thread i know but does anyone like ancient woodwork? I`m thinking of the 4000 year old Ferriby and Dover boats. Things like that?

Littlestone Sep 29, 2006 19:43:06

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Good episode tonight, where Jon Hammerton climbed the amazing oak-framed interior of the spire of Salisbury Cathedral and Tony Kirkham got even closer to several oak barrels (and their contents ;-) somewhere in Scotland.

Apologies, completely off topic, but worth watching if you missed it and can catch it again.

nidge Sep 30, 2006 13:46:05

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Thank you that looks very very interesting love nidge

The Eternal Sep 30, 2006 23:32:00

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Littleston,

Is it presented by Frank Bough? He should take a bow. I thought he'd branched out into something else. I half expect to see him on "Who Do You Think you Are?", where people search for their family tree. Perhaps he doesn't know his roots. He should take a leaf out of David Attenborough's book, and twig that people like nature programmes. Mind you, if it failed he could be weeping like a willow, and the producer wouldn't be happy. Mind you, I'll bet his bark is worse than his bite. I bet he wood if he could. Or perhaps he could front a splinter production.

Groan,
TE.