I’m pretty sure the Christmas tree on the Mound came from Norway, which may explain its eagerness to head North this year.
There’s a definite lean to the splendid tree on the Mound today. Maybe it’s just the wind, or maybe it’s all the lights from Edinburgh’s Christmas markets down on Princes Street that are attracting him. What do you think?
It’s actually more North-East from the Mound to Norway, from where each year a Christmas tree travels as a gift to mark the assistance Scots provided Norway during  World War II. More than 7,000 exiles were based in Scotland and the help and support they received from the Scots has never been forgotten.
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Ahh interesting. So it’s not pointing homewards then 🙂
my old history teacher always keeps me straight!
Comes now from the Buccleuch Estates in the Borders ,Alison,but is still the gift of the Norwegian people in thanks for wartime support.
In my childhood (1950s) a Christmas tree was always a gift of the Norwegian government … Perhaps still is.
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The Mound Christmas tree in Edinburgh pines for home… http://t.co/vQhQcGgunG
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