2020

NS3510 : At the Guil Tree

taken 5 years ago, 3 km from Kirkmichael, South Ayrshire, Scotland

At the Guil Tree
At the Guil Tree
Shown on the old 6-inch maps, the Guil Tree is described in the OS name book of 1857 as a large plane at the roadside next to Guiltreehill Farm. According to tradition, a tree on this site gave refuge to William Wallace during his guerrilla campaign against the English. Although the existing plane tree is very old, it’s hardly likely to be the same one from the 13th century story. The Gaelic word 'guil' indicates weeping or sorrow.

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Geographical Context: Lowlands Historic sites and artefacts Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening Roads, Road transport other tags: Tree Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Guiltreehill [7] · Guiltreehill Farm [5] · Guil Tree [2] ·
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NS3510, 14 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Mary and Angus Hogg   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 18 June, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 21 June, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 3581 1075 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:21.7934N 4:35.5180W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 3581 1073
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North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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