Ghosts of the Forest – William Young

Wild Writers Festival 2024

presents

Ghosts of the Forest – William Young

The Venue for this event is Go Tweed Valley Visitor Information Centre, Peebles High Street EH45 8AG

An atmospheric mix of nature writing, folklore and archaeological analysis, William Young’s Ghosts of the Forest delves into “the country under the countries” – a lost land that gave birth to the many vivid and enigmatic legends associated with the Border region.   

Known as Yr Hen Ogledd or the Old North, the southernmost third of Scotland and the northernmost third of England was once a Celtic land with beliefs and a way of life that left a profound mark on the folk cultures of the region.  

Join William as he journeys into the remote moors and forests of the Borders – including some local to Peebles – to seek out the ancient hillforts, sacred stones and holy wells where traces of this lost culture still linger. In doing so, he reveals how the region has shaped the course of European civilisation in ways we are only beginning to understand.