Tour Scotland short 4K travel video clip of the East Coast and waters on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Britain, United Kingdom. Skye is almost 50 miles long, and its coastline is so deeply indented that no part is more than 5 miles rom the sea. Skye was occupied in prehistoric times and settled by Gaelic speaking Scots from Ireland. Norsemen ruled the island from the 9th to the 12th century. Thereafter, while the kingdom of Scotland claimed the island, the Lords of the Isles maintained independent control of the Hebrides until the 15th century. During the late 18th and early 19th centuries the poverty of the crofters was extreme, and large numbers were forced to emigrate. Sea fishing industry, once a mainstay of the economy, has declined, but commercial fish farming, particularly of salmon, is now an important part of the local economy. 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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