Esha Ness Lighthouse On History Visit To Northmavine Peninsula Shetland Islands Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K short travel video clip, with Scottish music, of Esha Ness Lighthouse, on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the coast of Northmavine Peninsula, Shetland Islands. It sometimes known as Esha Ness Lighthouse. It was built by David Alan Stevenson. David was born on 21 July 1854 the son of David Stevenson and his wife, Elizabeth Mackay. His early years were spent at their home at 8 Forth Street in the eastern section of the New Town in Edinburgh. The family later moved to 45 Melville Street. David was part of the famous Stevenson family of lighthouse engineers, including brother Charles Stevenson, uncle Thomas Stevenson, and grandfather Robert Stevenson. His cousin was the author Robert Louis Stevenson. David was educated at Edinburgh Academy, from 1865 to 1870, and then studied Engineering at the University of Edinburgh, graduating BSc in 1875. In 1882 he married Annie Roberts, born 1862, died 1945. The family resided in Edinburgh's West End at 45 Melville Street. Their daughter Dorothy Emily was born in 1892; she became a best selling author of more than 40 books published under the name D. E. Stevenson. A commemorative plaque marks the house. In 1884 David was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were William Swan, Peter Guthrie Tait, Robert MacKay Smith and George Chrystal. Stevenson died at his home, Troqueer, in the Kingsknowe area of Edinburgh on 11 April 1938. He is buried in Dean Cemetery. The grave lies on the north wall of the original cemetery, backing onto the first northern extension. It is heavily worn. Eshaness was home to the the 19th Century schoolmaster and diarist Christopher Sandison, the great champion of Shetland fiddle music, Tom Anderson, and the crofter, author James C. Mowat. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.