Tour Scotland 4K Autumn travel video of trees, leaves and Kinnoull Tower, on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Perth, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. This Scottish tower was built in 1829 by Lord Grey of Kinfauns as a romantic folly, the tower, along with nearby Binn Tower, originally used as an observatory by Grey, are meant to resemble the castles on the Rhine in Germany as Grey saw a great similarity between the River Tay and parts of the Rhine. The tower is easily accessible via a walking footpath. Francis Gray, 14th Lord Gray, born 1765, died 1842, of Kinfauns Castle Perthshire, was the third son of John, 11th Lord Gray, and Margaret Blair, heiress of Kinfauns Castle. He was commissioned Captain in the 4th Fencibles, and, in 1793, promoted to Major in the 1st Battalion the Breadalbane Fencibles. He married, 17 February 1794, Mary Ann, daughter of Colonel James Johnstone. They had one son and three daughters. He was Postmaster General for Scotland 1807 1810. He succeeded his brother, William John, 13th Lord Gray on 12 December 1807, and was elected a representative peer for Scotland 1812 1842. His son John succeeded him as 15th Lord Gray 20 August 1842. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. 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. 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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