White Sands of Morar On Visit To The West Coast Of Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video, with Scottish music, of the White Sands of Morar on ancestry visit to the West Coast. The area is famous for its beaches one, which featured prominently in the film Local Hero, as well as in Breaking the Waves. It was also used in filming Highlander as the location for the scene in which Ramirez and Connor race along the beach. In the 1995 movie, Rob Roy Morar was used as the location for one of Rob Roy's homes. Morar was a favourite winter travel destination of the noted English composer, Sir Arnold Bax, born 1883, died 1953, during the 1930s. He worked on his Third Symphony and each subsequent symphony during his visits. Following raids by Vikings, the district of Morar became part of the Kingdom of the Isles, a Norwegian dependency. In practice though, by the middle of the 12th century, the kingdom was divided; the portion containing Morar was known as Garmoran, and ruled by the Clan MacRory. Following the 1266 Treaty of Perth, Garmoran became a Scottish crown dependency - the Lordship of Garmoran - still ruled by the MacRory, until the sole MacRory heir was Amy of Garmoran. Most of the remainder of the Kingdom of the Isles had become the Lordship of the Isles, ruled by the MacDonalds, whose leader, John of Islay, married Amy. Over the course of the 16th century, following an inheritance dispute over the lands of MacDonalds of Lochalsh, there were several violent encounters between the MacDonells and the MacKenzies. At the end of the century, the MacKenzies now sought to complain about MacDonell behaviour in court, but the MacDonell leadership wouldn't turn up, so in 1602, the MacKenzies laid waste to Morar as punishment. This led to the MacDonells waging battle against the MacKenzies in the Battle of Morar.. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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