Road Trip Drive With Music On A838 Road On Visit To The North West Sutherland Highlands Of Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video with Scottish music of part of a road trip drive on the A838 road on ancestry, genealogy, history visit to Sutherland in the North West Highlands. The road is part of the North Coast 500 Route. The A838 is a major road in Sutherland, in the Highland area of Scotland. It runs generally northwest from the A836 in the Lairg area to Laxford Bridge on the west coast of Scotland, then generally northeast to Durness on the north coast, and then generally east/southeast to Tongue, where it rejoins the A836. The A836 takes a more direct route from Lairg to Tongue. The A838 has a junction with two other classified roads, the A894 at Laxford Bridge, and the B801 at Rhiconich. Between Lairg and Laxford Bridge the road runs close to five lochs: Loch Shin, Loch a' Ghriama, Loch Merkland, Loch More and Loch Stack as well as the coastal inlet of the Kyle of Durness. Between Durness and Tongue the road loops south to skirt Loch Eriboll, and the Kyle of Tongue Bridge and causeway cross the Kyle of Tongue. Over the years, the name Sutherland has been spelled Sutherland, Sutherlan, Suderland and many more. Alexander Sutherland, a Scottish convict was convicted in Glasgow, Scotland for 14 years, and transported aboard the ship Atlas on 16th January 1816, arriving in New South Wales, Australia; Robert Sutherland, a Scottish convict was convicted in Inverness, Scotland for 7 years, and transported aboard the ship Bussorah Merchant on 1st October 1829, arriving in Tasmania; James Sutherland, a Scottish convict was convicted in Edinburgh, Scotland for 7 years, and transported aboard the ship Camden on 21st September 1832, arriving in New South Wales, Australia; Alex Sutherland landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1840 aboard the ship Oriental; Daniel Sutherland landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1840; Doctor Sutherland landed in Wellington, New Zealand All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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