Dollar Glen With Bagpipes Music On History Visit To Castle Campbell Clackmannanshire Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K Spring travel video clip, with Scottish bagpipes music, of the view down Dollar Glen, from the ramparts on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Castle Campbell, Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Britain, United Kingdom. Dollar's early story is closely linked to that of Castle Campbell, which lies above the town at the head of Dollar Glen, protected by the deep ravines of the Burn of Care on one side and the Burn of Sorrow on the other. Originally known as Castle Gloom, the castle became the main lowland seat of the Dukes of Argyll from the late 1400s until 1654. Lead and copper mines opened up in Dollar Glen, and in 1736 a colliery began operations between Dollar and the River Devon to the south. Later in the 1700s ironstone was also extracted from Dollar Glen, and for a while an ironworks was established in the town. 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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