Passenger Train Near Brora On History Visit To North East Coast Of Sutherland Highlands Of Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K travel video clip, with Scottish bagpipes music, of a passenger train on the Far North railway Line near Brora on ancestry, genealogy, family history to the North East Coast of Sutherland, Highlands, Britain, United Kingdom. The line is entirely single track, with only passing loops at some intermediate stations allowing trains to pass each other. In common with other railway lines in the Highlands and northern Lowlands, it is not electrified and all trains are diesel-powered. The name Sutherland dates from the era of Norwegian Viking rule and settlement over much of the Highlands and Islands, under the rule of the jarl of Orkney. Although it contains some of the northernmost land in the island of Great Britain, it was called Suðrland or southern land, from the standpoint of Orkney and Caithness. In Gaelic, the area is referred to according to its traditional areas: Dùthaich MhicAoidh, or Dùthaich 'IcAoidh, in the northeast, Asainte also Assynt in the west, and Cataibh in the east. Cataibh is also sometimes used to refer to the area as a whole. The north east corner of Sutherland, traditionally known as the Province of Strathnaver, was not incorporated into Sutherland until 1601. This was the home of the powerful and warlike Clan Mackay, and as such was named in Gaelic, Dùthaich 'Ic Aoidh, the Homeland of Mackay. Even today this part of Sutherland is known as Mackay Country, and, unlike other areas of Scotland where the names traditionally associated with the area have become diluted, there is still a preponderance of Mackays in the Dùthaich. 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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