Exterior And Interior Of The Leng Chapel With Music On History Visit To North Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K travel video, with Scottish music, of the exterior and interior of The Leng Chapel by Forgan on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Newport on Tay in North East Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. This beautiful memorial chapel was constructed between 1895 and 1897 by local architect Thomas Martin Cappon for the Leng family and in particular as a memorial for Lady Leng. The vaulted interior is faced with creamy Normandy stone and stained glass windows. The chapel is based largely on La Saint Chappelle in Paris, France, although on a smaller scale. The chapel was never intended to be a regular place of worship and is in fact non-denominational, which makes it a rare structure in Scotland with only a few other examples, such as the Mortuary Chapel in Arbroath. Sir John Leng, born 10 April 1828, died 13 December 1906, was a newspaper proprietor and Liberal Party politician in Scotland. He was born in Hull, England, the younger brother of Sir William Christopher Leng. In July 1851, Leng was selected from among 70 candidates as editor of the then-biweekly Dundee Advertiser. The paper was founded in 1801 but had fallen into a backward state. Leng soon raised the 'Advertiser' to high rank, both in local and imperial affairs. His wide practical knowledge of newspaper work enabled him to reorganise both the literary staff and machinery. The old premises were quickly found too small, and in 1859, he built the first portion of new premises in Bank Street, which, before his death, attained gigantic proportions. As early as 1852, Leng was made a partner by the proprietors of the Advertiser, and the imprint thenceforth bore the name of John Leng and Company. Leng proved to be a notable pioneer in other departments of journalistic enterprise. In May 1859, he founded the first half penny daily newspaper in Scotland, under the title of the Daily Advertiser, but the limited machinery then available compelled him to suspend that venture. In January 1858 he established the People's Journal, a weekly newspaper, which soon reached the largest circulation of any similar paper in Scotland. A literary weekly paper, the People's Friend, was founded by him in 1869, and he lived to see it reach a circulation which rivalled that of London periodicals of its kind. The Evening Telegraph, halfpenny daily newspaper, was started in 1877 and had a successful career, being amalgamated in 1900 with the Evening Post, another local paper. He visited the United States and Canada in 1876 and frequently toured in France, Germany and the Netherlands. His first western journey was recorded in a volume entitled 'America in 1876, and a visit to India in 1896 was detailed in his book Letters from India and Ceylon, a work that was translated and widely circulated in Germany. Two journeys in the Near East produced Some European Rivers and Cities in 1897 and Glimpses of Egypt and Sicily in 1902. A second American tour in 1905 was commemorated in Letters from the United States and Canada in 1905. In October 1906, he set out on a third tour to America but fell ill at Delmonte, California, and died there on 12 December 1906. His body was cremated and the ashes brought home and interred at Vicarsford cemetery, near Newport-on-Tay, Fife. Leng married twice: in 1851, to Emily, to the elder daughter of Alderman Cook of Beverley; she died at Kinbrae, Newport, Fife, in 1894, leaving two sons and four daughters. He had a chapel built in her memory in Vicarsford. He married in 1897, Mary, daughter of William Low, of Kirriemuir, who survived him. His grandson was the journalist John Leng Sturrock, who was MP for Montrose Burghs from 1918 to 1924. His daughter, Clara Beatrice Leng, died 1941, married the Dundee shipowner William Thomson, the brother of the publisher David Couper Thomson. Chapel includes the John Aytoun of, Inchdairnie memorial, John married Isobel Rollo, daughter of Robert Rollo, 4th Lord Rollo of Duncrub and Mary Woodside. On one wall of this beautiful building is an elaborate memorial inscription to Lady Leng, and a tribute to his second wife Mary and details of his own burial have been added later. On the opposite wall is a memorial panel naming the five Newport men who gave their lives in the Boer War, 1899 to 1902. 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.

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Scotsman Walking Wearing Kilt By Hoddom Castle On History Visit To Dumfries and Galloway Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K Autumn travel video of a Scotsman wearing a kilt and Sporran and walking by trees and Hoddom Castle on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to Dumfries and Galloway, Britain, United Kingdom. Built as a critical military stronghold in a highly volatile border region, the castle has evolved from a heavily fortified barracks into a sprawling Victorian mansion, before ultimately being stripped back to its stone core. Construction began around 1563 under Sir John Maxwell, later 4th Lord Herries. Built to serve as his headquarters as the Warden of the Scottish West March, it guarded a primary English invasion route into western Scotland. Because Maxwell was a staunch supporter of Mary, Queen of Scots, the Regent Moray besieged and captured the castle in 1568. It changed hands rapidly, and in 1570, English forces under Lord Henry Scrope blew up and heavily damaged the tower. Maxwell rebuilt and restored it by 1578. In 1626, the castle was sold to the Murray of Cockpool family. They added the iconic pinnacle roofs over the corner rounds and expanded the courtyard. The castle eventually passed to the Sharpe family. The famous antiquarian Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe grew up there; his close friendship with Sir Walter Scott famously inspired the setting of Scott’s novel Redgauntlet. In 1877, the estate was purchased by the Brook family. They hired renowned architect William Burn to encase the entire ancient tower house inside a massive, asymmetrical Scottish Baronial mansion. During the Second World War, the property was requisitioned by the War Office to house Allied servicemen and operate as a military hospital. 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.

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Scotsman Walking Wearing Kilt By Repentance Tower On History Visit To Dumfries and Galloway Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K Autumn travel video of a Scotsman wearing a kilt and Sporran and walking by trees and Repentance Tower on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to Dumfries and Galloway, Britain, United Kingdom. A rare, exceptionally well preserved 16th century fortified watchtower located on Trailtrow Hill that was built in 1565 by John Maxwell, 4th Lord Herries, the square, three-storey sandstone tower stands 30 feet high and served as a vital lookout station to guard the West March against English border raids. It takes its name from the word Repentance carved in Gothic script above its first floor entrance lintel. During the Anglo Scottish conflicts, John Maxwell pledged to the English forces that he would not take up arms, a promise secured against the lives of 14 Scottish hostages held at Carlisle Castle. He later broke the pledge, resulting in the execution of the hostages. It is said he built the tower out of remorse and as a monument to them. Unlike standard peel towers of the Scottish Borders, Repentance Tower was purely a defensive military station rather than a domestic home. The Maxwell name is traditionally traced back to Maccus, son of Undweyn, a prominent Norse-Gaelic or Anglo-Norman aristocrat who lived in the early 12th century during the reign of King David I of Scotland. Living on the border, the Maxwells quickly mastered the art of political survival. In 1296, Sir Herbert Maxwell appeared on the Ragman Rolls, swearing temporary allegiance to Edward I of England to preserve his lands. However, the clan's loyalties shifted back to Scotland when Sir Eustace Maxwell famously held Caerlaverock Castle against the English and fought alongside King Robert the Bruce at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. For centuries, the Maxwells served as the hereditary Wardens of the West March, tasked with defending the treacherous western border between Scotland and England. 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.

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Scotsman Walking Wearing Kilt By Lochmaben Castle On History Visit To Dumfries and Galloway Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K Autumn travel video of a Scotsman wearing a kilt and Sporran and walking by trees and Lochmaben Castle on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to Dumfries and Galloway, Britain, United Kingdom. During his invasion of southwest Scotland, King Edward I of England, Longshanks, captured the area and decided the old Bruce fort was insufficient. He established a completely new, massive wooden peel on a strategic promontory jutting into Castle Loch. This site eventually evolved into the stone castle whose ruins stand today. Positioned right in the violent West March borderlands, the castle was a constant target, frequently changing hands between the English and the Scots. In 1299 Robert the Bruce attempted and failed to retake his family’s seized lands in a fierce siege. The English held the castle as their primary garrison in the region for decades. In 1385 Archibald the Grim, Lord of Galloway, alongside the Earls of Douglas and March, launched a devastating 9 day siege. They starved out the English garrison and tore down parts of the fortress as a symbolic erasure of English rule. In 1445, the castle was annexed to the Scottish Crown after the fall of the Black Douglases. It entered a grander era, serving as a royal residence. King James IV visited frequently, heavily renovating the castle, adding a great hall in 1504, and even using it to host card games with English border officials. King James V stayed here in 1542 just before the disastrous Battle of Solway Moss. Mary, Queen of Scots and Lord Darnley sought refuge at Lochmaben in 1565 following the Chaseabout Raid. Following the Union of the Crowns in 1603, the borderlands quieted, and Lochmaben Castle lost its strategic purpose. It was completely abandoned by the early 1700s. 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.

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Grey Squirrel On Autumn Monday Visit To My Cottage Garden Scone Perth Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K Autumn Monday wildlife nature camera travel video clip of the sight and sounds of a bushy tailed Grey Squirrel eating on morning visit and trip to my Scottish cottage garden in Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. While Squirrels are known for their agility and resourcefulness in finding food, providing them with supplementary nourishment can offer an exciting opportunity for observation and interaction. As its name suggests, this squirrel typically has a grey coat with white undersides, though the coat colour can also be quite brown at times. Grey squirrels are mainly herbivorous, eating acorns, hazel nuts, berries, fungi, buds and shoots, and even bark. The grey squirrel was introduced to Great Britain in the middle of the 19th century. There is now an estimated population of 2 million making them much more common than the native red squirrel. They arrived in England from North America and are now one of Britain's most well known and frequently seen mammals, with an estimated population of 2 million. It is a myth that grey squirrels chase red squirrels away. Greys are just more adaptable to new surroundings. Being in nature, or even viewing scenes of nature, reduces anger, fear, and stress and increases pleasant feelings. Exposure to nature not only makes you feel better emotionally, it contributes to your physical wellbeing. Feeding grey squirrels provides a wonderful opportunity for observing their behaviours up close. You might witness their playful antics, social interactions, and even their impressive agility while navigating your garden. While squirrels may become accustomed to your presence, it's essential to remember that they are wild animals. Maintain a respectful distance, and never attempt to handle or approach them closely . Feeding grey squirrels in your garden can offer a unique connection to nature, fostering a sense of appreciation for the wildlife that coexists alongside us. By providing suitable and healthy food options, you can contribute to their well being while enjoying the delightful charm these creatures bring to your outdoor space. 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.

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