Tour Scotland short 4K travel video clip, with Scottish music, of Duchray Castle on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Queen Elizabeth Forest in the Trossachs. It is a 500 year old tower house just outside Aberfoyle which was built as a hunting lodge for the Kings of Scotland. It is said that outlaw Rob Roy MacGregor escaped from Duchray as a party of Redcoats arrived at the castle to search for him. The castle itself has survived many attempts to destroy it. It was set fire in the 1600s by English forces with accounts it was burnt again following the 1745 Jacobite rebellion. Despite attempts to dismantle the stronghold, Duchray, which is surrounded by 80 acres of land, remained in the Graham family for almost 400 years. Clan Graham is a Scottish clan who had territories in both the Scottish Highlands and Lowlands. The Clan Graham fought at the Battle of Dunbar in 1296 where Sir Patrick de Graham of Kincardine was the only man of all the Scots not to retreat and instead fought to the death. The Clan Graham also fought against the English at the Battle of Durham in 1346. The Clan Graham also fought at the Battle of Sauchieburn led by the third Lord Graham. The Clan Graham took no side in the Jacobite Uprisings and remained neutral throughout. Highlanders can thank James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose for the repeal in 1782 of the Dress Act 1746 prohibiting the wearing of highland dress. He persuaded Parliament to remove the law forbidding Scots to wear their tartan. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome.
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