Tour Scotland 4K travel video a road trip drive, with Scottish bagpipes music, North on the A385 road, North Coast 500 route, to Ullapool by Loch Broom on ancestry visit to the North West Scottish Highlands, Britain, United Kingdom. The MacAulays of Ullapool and Loch Broom were a minor sept or clan. the MacAulays may possibly be related to the MacAulays of Lewis who are centred on the Isle of Lewis. These two septs are thought to be related because of the close proximity between the lands they occupied. The MacAulays of Ullapool and Loch Broom were a sept of the Clan MacKenzie, and took an active part in the history or the area. The surname MacAulay, in the area of the Scottish Hebrides, is thought to be derived from the Gaelic Mac Amhlaoibh or Mac Amhlaidh, which are Gaelic patronymic forms of the Old Norse personal name Áleifr and Óláfr. The small town of Ullapool on the eastern shores of Loch Broom, derives it’s name from Olafr bólstaðr, meaning from Old Norse: the homestead of Olaf. Scotland's Route 66. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. When driving on Scottish roads in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip
All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.
View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.
Scotsman Walking Wearing Kilt By Devils Punch Bowl On History Visit To Isle Of Arran Scotland
Tour Scotland short 4K Autumn travel video clip of a Scotsman wearing a Kilt and Sporran and walking by Devils Punch Bowl ancestry on genealogy, family history visit and trip to North Isle of Arran, Britain, United Kingdom. The Devil's Punchbowl is the English name for Coire na Ciche, a dramatic glacial corrie carved into the granite mountains above Glen Sannox. Because the name also inspired a famous Scotch whisky trilogy, its background spans both island geology and modern distilling history. Around 60 million years ago during the Palaeogene period, molten magma cooled deep beneath the Earth's crust to form the coarse granite of Arran's northern mountains, including the peak of Cìoch na h-Òighe. Locals and visitors nicknamed the steep, cauldron-like basin the Devil's Punchbowl due to its dark, brooding atmosphere when mist rolls off the Firth of Clyde and its treacherous, sheer rock walls. Historically, the lands around North Arran were populated by clan families descending from Somerled, the 12th century Lord of the Isles, including the MacBrides, MacKirdys, Curries, MacAllisters, and Bannatynes. Many held land by military service to the Scottish Crown. The valley directly beneath the Devil's Punchbowl suffered heavily during the Highland Clearances. In 1829, the 10th Duke of Hamilton cleared the crofting township in Glen Sannox to make way for large scale sheep farming, forcing hundreds of local families to emigrate to Canada. Like many remote glens and corries on Arran, the rugged terrain around Sannox and Lochranza was historically used by islanders to hide illicit whisky stills from excise officers, a heritage later celebrated by the Isle of Arran Distillers in their limited edition Devil's Punch Bowl whisky. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. Meteorological Autumn or Fall is different from standard and astronomical Autumn and begins September 1 and ends November 30
All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.
View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.
View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.
Scotsman Walking Wearing Kilt By Waterfalls On History Visit To Glen Sannox Isle Of Arran Scotland
Tour Scotland short 4K Autumn travel video clip of a Scotsman wearing a Kilt and Sporran and walking by trees and waterfalls ancestry on genealogy, family history visit and trip to a river in Glen Sannox, Isle of Arran, Britain, United Kingdom. The river cuts directly across the Highland Boundary Fault Zone, a major geological divide separating the Scottish Highlands from the Lowlands. Humans lived and built around the river for millennia before the glen became a walking trail. Prior to the 19th century, the hillsides beside the river supported a thriving Gaelic speaking farming community. In 1829, the 10th Duke of Hamilton cleared the thriving township of North Glen Sannox to convert the land into large commercial sheep farms. Over 100 evicted residents, many carrying family Bibles and spinning wheels, walked to Lamlash and Greenock to board ships for Canada. After a two month Atlantic crossing, 86 passengers from the brig Caledonia settled in Megantic County, Quebec, where they built a replica of their old Sannox church. In Arran folklore, the upper reaches of the glen near the pools and falls are said to be haunted by the Blue Man of the Glen a spectral figure tied to local storytelling. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. Meteorological Autumn or Fall is different from standard and astronomical Autumn and begins September 1 and ends November 30
All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.
View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.
View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.
Scotsman Walking Wearing Kilt By Kings Cave On History Visit To Isle Of Arran Scotland
Tour Scotland short 4K Autumn travel video clip of a Scotsman wearing a Kilt and Sporran and walking by trees and Kings Cave on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to the coast of Isle of Arran, Britain, United Kingdom. Scottish Gaelic: Uamh an Rìgh it is located north of Blackwaterfoot. Local tradition holds that Bruce sheltered here in 1306 while fleeing English forces after the Battle of Methven. Watching a spider repeatedly fail and finally succeed in spinning its web reportedly inspired him to keep fighting for the Scottish crown, though historians consider the tale apocryphal and popularised by Sir Walter Scott in 1828. Before adopting its current royal name, the site was known as Fingal’s Cave after Fionn mac Cumhaill, the legendary warrior of Irish and Gaelic mythology. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. Meteorological Autumn or Fall is different from standard and astronomical Autumn and begins September 1 and ends November 30
All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.
View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.
View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.
Scotsman Walking Wearing Kilt By St Molaise Cave On History Visit To Holy Isle Scotland
Tour Scotland short 4K Autumn travel video clip of a Scotsman wearing a Kilt and Sporran and walking by trees and Saint Molaise Cave on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to the coast of Holy Isle, Britain, United Kingdom. Born around 566 AD as Laisrén, later prefixed with mo, meaning my, Molaise was the son of Cairell, King of Ulster, and the Scottish princess Gemma. Raised in Scotland, he declined the throne of Ulster when he came of age, choosing instead to live an ascetic life as a religious hermit. Molaise settled in the natural sandstone cave on Holy Isle, an island already regarded as a spiritual site and formerly known as Inis Shroin, Island of the Water Spirit. Because of his stay, the island became known in Gaelic as Eilean Molaise, Molaise's Island, which eventually evolved into the name of the nearby Arran village of Lamlash. Around 600 AD, Molaise left the cave to make a pilgrimage to Rome, where he was ordained by Pope Gregory the Great. He later became abbot of the monastery at Old Leighlin in Ireland, where he played a major role in adopting the Roman Church's method for calculating the date of Easter. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. Meteorological Autumn or Fall is different from standard and astronomical Autumn and begins September 1 and ends November 30
All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.
View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.
View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)