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Churchyards and their trees

Churchyards and their trees

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Callie Bates
Sep 03, 2023
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Yews flanking the entrance to the church.

The signs appeared on the first path I took: the scalloped shell marking the way of the pilgrim’s path. The sight had a personal significance to me, and I was struck with the feeling that, quite unknowingly, I’d followed this ancient marking all the way here.

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