Doon Hill is a short walk from Aberfoyle. The sources do not say how old the ribbon-tying is on this tree.
The tree tradition sits on top of the Kirk legend and is a modern, participatory form of it.
Folklore & legend
The Fairy Tree on Doon Hill
Doon Hill, Aberfoyle
Legend from 1692; offerings ongoing
- Evidence
- Long-standing local tradition
- Access
- Open ground
- Location
- 56.171, -4.377 (Parish-level only, treat as an area)
Sources: Mysterious Britain & Ireland, "Doon Hill and Robert Kirk" [other]; A.D. Cochrane, "The mystery of a Scottish minister and a secret world of fairies" [other]; Loch Lomond Waterfront, "Loch Lomond Ghosts, Monsters and Legends" [other]
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