Spring Road Trip Drive To Ruthven Angus Scotland

Tour Scotland Spring travel travel video of a road trip drive on single track roads, with Scottish music, on visit to Ruthven in Angus. Ruthven is two miles north of Meigle, where the A926 road crosses the River Isla. The Clan Ruthven is a Lowland Scottish clan. The Ruthven lands in Perthshire, Scotland take their name from the Scottish Gaelic, Ruadhainn which means Dun uplands. The clan chief's family are of Norse origin. They first settled in East Lothian but by the end of the twelfth century they were in Perthshire. Between 1188 and 1199, Swein is recorded as giving lands that included Tibbermore to the Monks of Scone. Swein's grandson was Sir Walter Ruthven who was the first to adopt the name Ruthven. A single track road or one lane road is a road that permits two way travel but is not wide enough in most places to allow vehicles to pass one another, although sometimes two compact cars can pass. This kind of road is common in rural areas across the United Kingdom and elsewhere. The term is widely used in Scotland, particularly in the Highlands and Islands.

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