Rowan

a magical tree

The Rowan tree, (Sorbus aucuparia) also known as mountain ash. Roots of the name include, the Scandinavian rauðr, meaning “red”, the old Gaelic name from the ancient Ogham script was Luis, from which the place name Ardlui on Loch Lomond may have been derived. The Scots Gaelic name is caorunn, found in the Highlands as place names Beinn Chaorunn in Inver…