Don’t eat the bulbs ….Nature is beautiful. Great video mate 👌

you'd have to conclude that the neolithic was a period of relative peace and deep spirituality when so much time and energy went into these monuments, compared to other eras in history when violence between people resulted in defensive structures like castles

Belter of a movie , and good vid . Heard they were going to do a Highlander remake soon ??

Welcome to Fife! I camped overnight there years ago as part of a shamanic ritual. Quite a haunting and powerful place and the wee church just up the hill is gorgeous.

Was it a walkway out of the mud and ice

Huh, I’m surprised it’s not a larch.

A mystery for sure but are you certain it wisnae Rattray minks that did that at some point?

Going for a visit in end of March. Not sure the time is good, but it will be my fourth visit to Scotland. I love Highlander, Queen is iconic, but I could not imagine the movie without Michael Kamens soundtrack

Thanks so much for your video! Super interesting to watch and learnt some new things too! We're visiting in January 🥶🥶

I don't think that the well was used for human sacrifice at all. I believe it was used for births and baptisms

interesting , had never heard of it

I just read the dreadful news of the Parry family and remembered watching this a week ago or so and how treacherous it was for you. Such a beautiful place with a tragic edge to it

An interesting observation is that the feature points to a minor rise in the ground to the Southeast and that this minor hillock (a long since destroyed barrow?) has been cut directly through by the old military road to the south. Was it deliberately cut through by the road? At the north west end, the feature ends at a set of farm buildings. Was there a ceremonial building destroyed by the construction of the farm? It certainly looks like it was some kind of ceremonial causeway that points towards the rising sun at some point in the year... presumably the Summer Solstice? I've noticed another feature... there's a piece of a track that points directly from the same set of farm buildings towards another track at Tay Farm to the south west- broken only by the field that appears to have flattened the intervening ground... Did it point towards the Winter Solstice? There is also lots of evidence for the footings of buildings in the fields around there. Was it a major settlement? Definitely needs investigation!

Very interesting, thanks for bringing this to light. Perthshire is such a beautiful county.

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If it's pre-Christian (pagan) it's an unholy site - there is only One who is holy!

Beautiful story. Thank you!

The oldest tree or rootsystem in Europe. Is the over 9000 year old norwegian spruce in northern Sweden. That tree though doesnt regenerate once cut. But survived living on a mountain top, over the glaciers covering Scandina in the ice age. The cold made it low and creeping. Now its not and there was a warm period 5000 years ago. It probably began to spread much then. Leading to norwegians saying the spruce came from the east and swedes said it came from the west. Because of how it dominated much more in western Sweden and they tracked its history. Most of Norway though has been artificially planted with it. I didnt understand the argument of the jew being 9000 years old. But since the jew can regenerate if cut down by humans during this time it just might have. And its poisounous too and probably avoided by grazers. A bird could have planted the seed regardless of a landbridge.

Llangernyew, Abergele is the oldest.

Thank you again Mackie for your work and adventurous nature. Great music and camera work and editing all adds to the this great channel. Brilliant 👍

Thank you for sharing your travels and experiences and giving me some ideas for adventures with my son. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

43 minutes in when you find the rocks on the island - superb man. Love your excitement. Another cracking video lad.

I always get the most interesting videos recommended to me after 2am in the morning. If anyone can figure out why that might be, I'm so curious. Nice video!

What a great video, sir! I was there last month (April 2024) -- cold -- rainy -- and amazing! I appreciate your attention to the details -- as an architect these are most important -- but the humanity, past and present, as you alluded to is the real reason the 'genius loci' (spirit of the place) is so strong -- cheers from Texas!

Dunno den is an amazing place to visit, always take a gift with you to leave, it's a extremely peaceful place to just sit for a while and take in the atmosphere and mystery of the site. Please be respectful of the area when there, it really is a fascinating area.

There are many old around the world. In Sweden we have this and the age is proven. Old Tjikko is an approximately 9566 year-old Norway spruce, located on Fulufjället Mountain of Dalarna province in Sweden. Old Tjikko originally gained fame as the "world's oldest tree".[1] Old Tjikko is, however, a clonal tree that has regenerated new trunks, branches and roots over millennia rather than an individual tree of great age. Old Tjikko is recognized as the oldest living Picea abies and the fourth-oldest known clonal tree.

Very interesting thank you 👌👍

You have done a magnificent job with this video

why no pics of the tree trunk

How far away/easy are these woods to find from Dunkeld? Wouldn’t mind taking a wander round when we’re down, so pretty. We don’t spend the whole time on the bikes, like to get a look around the area too. Are you allowed to take dogs in those woods?

i grew up near a woodland that was covered in bluebells, every year we would have a pick-nick in the woods. My mom painted an oil painting from a photo taken of my daughter standing in the middle of them. Thank you for sharing as it has revoked many happy memories.

Surprised some dimwit hasn't taken a chainsaw to it given what happened to the other tree...

New sub here hello from down under we don't have that amount of history here unfortunately .

How was the age determined or discovered?

It is awe inspiring when you think of how ancient this tree is. I have been there a couple of times.

The text is hilarious, BI in Persia for Blairgowrie in Perthshire. Nice video otherwise.

I always thought that yew trees were in church yards because they are poisonous and the children need to be kept away. At the same time, these specific trees were necessary as yew was used for bows and later longbows. A church yard was a place that was safe but allowed the trees to continuously grow back after coppicing.

I hope it’s well protected. One of our oldest trees in British Columbia Canada was vandalized. There are sick people out there.

This is a beautiful video. I particularly loved seeing the engraved stones in the walk through history. Something many people don't realize about the placement of so many old churches near ancient yews and holy wells (which predate the churches and even Christianity itself) is the calculated strategy for religious conversion involved. Why attempt to convert the masses to come worship at your own place, when you can simply infiltrate the one they have attended for many generations?

That was excellent! So interesting and well explained, I enjoyed learning of something new here today. Thank you very much, From New Zealand.

Fantastic.....loved this ✌

Thanks for the story and production. what a beauty!

You have a lovely accent and soothing voice. Thank you for this terrific video.

Very pretty, looking forward to heading there weekend after this. Recommend any nice wild camping areas?

The worlds oldest tree is alive and well in northern Sweden,wich is in Europé.

the keepers of the land ask that you only add natural bio degradable objects and have removed ALL our years of offerings, without notice, however a little local knowledge have a look at the kirk ? or the field across the road as the fields form a walled cross and a pyramid the windows in the kirk around the rear are a hint. theres a reason its called the Kingdom of Fife ❤

Wow, that was beautiful. Wish I could come and hug this tree 😊

Thanks, it is the only way I will ever get there, although I always wished I could have gone there.

Cracking video mate. Cheers for posting it up. Really enjoyed it.

Glorious place, your video brings back so many good memories of walking up there (3 times now so far) still not made itto the top of the Munro's, very close last time.