Gavin Maxwell Memorial With Music On History Visit To Sandaig Glenelg Western Highlands Of Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K travel video clip, with Scottish Music, of the Gavin Maxwell Memorial on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Sandaig Glenelg Western Highlands, Britain, :United Kingdom. A locality in the Skye and Lochalsh district of Highland Council Area, Sandaig lies on the eastern shore of the Sound of Sleat, 4 miles South West of Glenelg, and looks west over Skye. Upper Sandaig lies a half a mile to the east. Gavin Maxwell, born 1914, died 1969, who wrote of his otter companions in Ring of Bright Water and two succeeding books, lived in the lighthouse keeper's cottage here until it burned down in 1966. This was the Camusfearna of his books. A memorial marks the site of the cottage and Maxwell's ashes are buried beneath. Nearby is the grave of Edal, one of Maxwell's otters. Immediately offshore lies a small group of islets known as the Sandaig Islands. Another Sandaig is situated on the Knoydart peninsula, 6 miles to the South West. 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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