Tour Scotland Autumn travel video, with Scottish music, of a sunny road trip drive West on the A9 road to Tullibardine Whisky Distillery on ancestry, genealogy, history visit to Blackford, Perthshire. This Scottish distillery has been in operation since 1949, producing a single malt whisky. The whisky distillery is located in Blackford, close to the Ochil Hills and the Danny Burn, their main water source. The distillery produces several types of single malt whisky, including Aged Oak Edition Single Malt Whisky and Sherry Finish Malt Whisky, and related liqueurs. The village is located just off the A9 between Perth and Stirling which has been bypassed since 1978. It is home to Highland Spring water and the Tullibardine whisky distillery.. Blackford was first known as a ford over the Allan Water. There is a legend that a King Magnus lost his wife Queen Helen in a storm and she is buried on a nearby hill. Blackford became a popular stopping place especially when Scotland's first public brewery was started. James VII of Scotland even stopped in Blackford while travelling to sample their ale. The surname Blackford was first found in Somerset, England, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. The name is derived from black ford, indicating a dark place in which there was a river crossing. The variations of the surname Blackford include Blackford, Blackforde, Blakeford, Blakford and others. John Blackford, aged 38, arrived in South Australia in 1854 aboard the ship Thetis; George Blackford settled in Charleston, South Carolina, America, in 1635 and was strongly involved in the development of Barnstable and Cape Cod; Robert Blackford, aged 29, arrived in Michigan, America, in 1854.
When driving in Scotland, slow down and enjoy the trip. Autumn leaf color or colour is a phenomenon that affects the normally green leaves of many deciduous trees and shrubs by which they take on, during a few weeks in the Autumn season, various shades of red, yellow, purple, black, orange, pink, magenta, blue and brown. The phenomenon is commonly called autumn colours or autumn foliage in British English and fall colors, fall foliage or simply foliage in American English
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