2020

NN5201 : The Poker Tree, Aberfoyle

taken 4 years ago, near to Aberfoyle, Stirling, Scotland

The Poker Tree, Aberfoyle
The Poker Tree, Aberfoyle
This is an oak tree close to the main crossroads at the west end of the village, from which is hung a poker. This dates back to an incident in Sir Walter Scott's novel Rob Roy in which Bailie Nichol Jarvie makes use of a poker in a fight with Highlanders in an Aberfoyle inn. The real Rob Roy had much to do with Aberfoyle and the connection is celebrated by the 79 mile Rob Roy Way which passes through Aberfoyle on its route from Drymen to Pitlochry. (Undiscovered Scotland)

Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Eirian Evans and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Village, Rural settlement Park and Public Gardens Primary Subject: Tree other tags: Old Oak Tree Legends Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Trees [5] ·
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
+
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
TIP: Click the map for more Large scale mapping
Grid Square
NN5201, 85 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Eirian Evans   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 11 September, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 28 September, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NN 520 010 [100m precision]
WGS84: 56:10.7151N 4:23.1288W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NN 520 010
View Direction
West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
Clickable map
+
NW N NE
W Go E
SW S SE
Image Type (about): geograph 
This page has been viewed about 177 times
You are not logged in login | register