Passenger Train By Killiecrankie On History Visit To Highlands Of Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland short travel 4K video clip of a passenger train by Killiecrankie, Scottish Gaelic: Coille Chreithnich, on ancestry, genealogy, history visit to the Highlands of Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. The village is located by the River Garry and the Pass Of Killiecrankie, Scottish Gaelic: Coille Chneagaidh,. The Battle of Killiecrankie, Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Choille Chnagaidh, also referred to as the Battle of Rinrory by contemporaries, took place on 27 July 1689 during the First Jacobite Rising between a Jacobite force of Scots and Irish and those of the new Williamite government. The Jacobites won a stunning victory but suffered heavy casualties, their commander, John Graham, Viscount Dundee, being killed in the final minutes. Killiecrankie is one of the famous names of Scotland, renowned both for its history and its scenery. The Pass of Killiecrankie lies three miles north of Pitlochry, and for a mile threads the deep, steep, thickly wooded gorge of the River Garry, between a spur of Ben Vrackie and Tenandry Hill, with the village at the north end. 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 All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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