Tour Scotland Video Bull Stone Leslie Fife

Tour Scotland video of the Bull Stone on ancestry visit to Leslie, Fife, Scotland. This roughly shaped granite boulder stands on the town green. It is a relic of the old pastime of bull-baiting and bears deep grooves, made by the ropes which were used to secure the animals. A Bill for the suppression of this cruel blood sport practice was introduced into the House of Commons in 1802, but was defeated by thirteen votes. It was not finally outlawed until parliament passed the Cruelty to Animals Act of 1835, which forbid the keeping of any house, pit, or other place for baiting or fighting any bull, bear, dog, or other animal. This Scottish village bears the name of the Leslie family area descended from Bartolf or Bartholomew who was a Hungarian or maybe Flemish tradesman, who according to legend arrived in Scotland with Queen Margaret, the sister of Edgar the Ætheling in 1057.

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