In Oban Scotland, The Dunollie Woodland Trail, will lead you into The Witches Woods.
The deeper you go into the forest, the older it becomes.
The trees in the forest were twisted over time into witch-like shapes by the actions of fierce coastal winds.
Some of the oaks are over 400 years old.
The Witches Woods surround Dunollie Castle,
which was once home to the most powerful clan in Western Scotland, the MacDougalls.
The remains of the castle and the old manor house can be toured.
I was first scheduled to visit Oban about 30 years ago, but The Queen was doing a walk about, so our plans were changed. I am happy to have finally visited this charming town and the gorgeous Hebrides.
We are home at The Holler now, but it is cheers and BOO to you from misty Oban’s Witches Woods~
Oban and surroundings are a nice spot indeed! Strolled through the town this August for the first time after about 15 years. Back then my wife and me walked from Oban past Dunollie (which was somewhat neglected and overgrown then) up the coastline to Dunbeg/Dunstaffnage Castle.
We walked in your path! What a wonderful, small world β€
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A great Haloween post on Witches Woods from Cindy Knoke.
Boo & Happy Halloween to you Patricia ππ
What wonderful images! The kitchen and the colourful houses on the harbourside are my favorites.
I love these old kitchens too. I always want to be in there back in the day watching the hustle and bustle!
Beautiful photos Cindy. I can relate to this as I was born and grew up at a young age in Salem Massachusetts. The “Witch City” .
It is so terribly sad isn’t it. These innocent women subjected to such unspeakable cruelty. All us humans need to be careful of what we can be capable of.
Very pretty. I love the colorful buildings lined up along the water. π
Yes they just multiply the charming ambience don’t they.
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Hugs to you sweet friend!
How fabulous! It really looks like an enchanted forest. π β€
It felt like it too. They have teacups hanging from the tree branches on strings which I found wonderful.
Wow!!! π
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These trees are es are so amazing! 400 years old, wow!
Thank you, Cindy for the beautiful tour. π
Thank you for joining me Amy, you make it more fun!
Very interesting and historic photos. They are beautiful and fascinating.
Hugs to you sweet friend β€
Such a wonderful place!
Yes indeed!
Wow! Cindy, the wood looks magically and mysterious … Iβm taken with the strange and wonderful shapes of the trees … bewitched indeed! Glad you got a chance to visit Oban at last! π Youβve given us a real treat of your trip.
I am so happy you travel along with me Annika. You make the experience richer.
Wow Oban looks beautiful…Thanks Cindy to
Thank you & have a wonderful week!
Thanks Cindy and you too π
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Beautiful Cindy…I feel like I went into the enchanted forest. π
You did!!! π»
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wunderschΓΆn, liebe Cindy, auch wenn es heute regnet behalten wir unsere gute Laune.
Danke schoen mein lieber Freund!
Perfectly named and shaped by the force of nature. We have a few oaks here on the coast that are shaped by the wind but we do not have a forest. Glad you finally got to tour the castle.
Yes, we have oak groves at The Holler too, and some trees are twisted, but as you say, not like this, and not by the wind.
Not a spooky woods then.
If you are prone to be spooked, then maybe. But mostly eerie, magical and wonderful.
Trees are never boring.
They are magical aren’t they.
Bonjour ou bonsoir mon Ami AMIE
Je te souhaite plein de bonnes choses
La beautΓ© du silence
La gloire de la lumière
Le mystère de la pénombre
La force de la flamme
Le pouvoir de l’eau
La douceur de l’air
La force tranquille de la terre
L’amour qui se trouve
aux racines des choses
Je te souhaite de passer une agrΓ©able journΓ©e
Riche de joie et de bonheur et du soleil dans le cΕur
ReΓ§ois ce petit cΓ’lin……et ce bisou ce matin
Et aussi ce soir
Bonne journΓ©e et bonne soirΓ©e douce nuit
BERNARD
Merci beaucoup mon ami.
What a wonderful place, Cindy and those trees are amazing, almost spookyπ»Pawkisses for a Happy DayππΎπβ€
They are Halloween Woods!
Thank you for your thoughtfulness & cheers to you!
V interesting, Cindy – especially the intriguing wooden gadget in the middle of the kitchen table… what can that be for? What all-plastic replacement have we devised for the 2000s I wonder? RH
Good question. It looks like a modified rolling pin, for rolling and blocking some sort of dough????
Iβll take that, Cindy. Cooking not my specialist subject! (*shrugs*)
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The woods and town look very interesting. A walk through both must be very relaxing.
Yes indeed. Relaxing is the perfect word for the place.
Great shots.π
Thank you!
das ist wie immer sehr schΓΆn, fΓΌr Heute ist entspannen, erholen, genieΓen und etwas lΓ€nger schlafen angesagt.
Great place to visit this time of the year π
Lovely impressions from Oban, Cindy. I think we had the same kind of weather when we visited Inveraray and Oban, Scottish as Scottish can be. π
Clan MacPherson here…
Beautiful pix!
Very pleased you enjoyed & cheers to you~
How wonderfully twisted and green!
I like both those things, together! π
Cindy, I’m no longer able to reblog any of your posts. Not sure if that is intentional or not, but there’s no reblog button. Also when I click “like”, I’m not sure if it’s registering. Anyway, I do really love your posts, which are always beautiful!
Another WP glitch I guess. It is the thought that counts however, and I very much appreciate your kind thoughts.
wow….wonderful picture π
Thanks much & cheers to you!
Woooooo…. Ciiiiiindeeeee…. I’m reeeeeebloooooogging thiiiiiis to “Timeless Wiiiiiiisdoms”…π
Smiling! So sweet.
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Thank you for your thoughtfulness & cheers to you!
What stories those trees can tell, I bet! Amazing capture, and I’m glad you were finally able to visit after 30 years. Sometimes queens can ruin plans with their queenly ways! π Boo to you, too, on this lovely Halloween. xo
It’s good to be the Queen, well maybe, not…….Happy Halloween back to you & thank you too!
It was big trees and an exciting forest. Scotland has an interesting history.
It certainly does. My husband was reading about my grandmother’s clan and said, “Did they just spend their time killing each other?”
All those years I spent in Glasgow and I never got around to visiting Oban, I must venture out more when I visit my brother who is living up in Scotland permanently now he’s graduated. Great photos.
Oh, thank your brother for giving you such a great opportunity to explore! Oban is also a leaping off point to explore more the islands. Happy wandering Charlotte~
I don’t know what it could be (the land, people tales) but Ireland is so noted for enchantment.
That must be it. I am under an Irish spell of enchantment, and it’s permanent!