New Year's Day Road Trip Drive To Visit Castle Menzies By Aberfeldy Highland Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video of a New Year's Day on Friday, 1 January, 2021, road trip drive, with Scottish music, to Castle Menzies on visit to Weem and Aberfeldy, Highland Perthshire. This Scottish castle was formerly known as Weem Castle and is the ancestral seat of the Clan Menzies. Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Stuart Pretender to the throne, rested for two nights in the Castle on his way to the Battle of Culloden in 1746. Duleep Singh, last Maharajah of the Sikh Empire, lived at Castle Menzies between 1855 and 1858, following his exile from the Punjab in 1854. He was officially the ward of Sir John Spencer Login and Lady Login, who leased the castle for him. Spelling variations of this family name include: Menzies, Menigees, Mennes, Mengzes, Menzeys, Minges, Méinn, Gaelic, and many more. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. James Menzies, aged 22, arrived in South Australia in 1849 aboard the ship William Money; Ann Menzies, a British settler travelled from Gravesend aboard the ship Evening Star arriving in Auckland, New Zealand in 1858; Archibald and Robert Menzies, settled in Virginia, America, in 1716; Robert Menzies, landed in Virginia, America, in 1716; Elizabeth Menzies, landed in North Carolina, America, in 1739; Joseph Menzies, arrived in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, America, in 1875. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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