Winter Road Trip Drive With Music On History Visit To Parish Of Madderty Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K travel video of a sunny but cold weather road trip drive, with Scottish music, on single track roads on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the Parish of Madderty, Britain, United Kingdom. A single track road or one lane road is a road that permits two way travel but is not wide enough in most places to allow vehicles to pass one another, although sometimes two compact cars can pass. This kind of road, with passing places, is common in rural areas across the United Kingdom and elsewhere. Doctor Daniel Stewart MacLagan, was born on 3 June 1904 at Williamstone Farm in Madderty. He was popularly known as Dan MacLagan. He studied Agricultural Zoology at university and graduated in 1928. He spent a year doing research at Harvard University in America. On his return to Scotland he received a prestigious Carnegie Research Fellowship at Edinburgh University and gained his first doctorate. In 1934 he began lecturing at Aberdeen University and in 1936 received his second doctorate. In 1937 he moved to Durham University in England. In 1944 he returned to Scotland as Head of the Zoology Department at the West of Scotland Agricultural College in Glasgow. In 1946 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He retired from academia in 1969 and returned to Madderty to run the family farm. He died on 3 February 1991 at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Edinburgh. On his death he bequeathed monies to run entomological lectures in Glasgow and money to the Macaulay Institute in Aberdeen to provide scholarships to young scientists. The surname MacLagan was first found in Atholl. King Duncan's younger son, Maelmore, sired Madadh, Earl of Atholl, and his grandson, Earl Henry, was father to Conan who held vast territories in this area. Conan of Glenerochie was the first Chief of the Robertsons and gave his name to the Clan Connchaidh or Duncan. His successor, Duncan, the 5th Chief, led the Clan in the army of King Bruce at Bannockburn in 1314 against the English. For this service, and his subsequent staunch support of the Scottish Crown, his grandson Robert of Struan was granted the lands and barony in 1451. The name MacLagan include many spelling variations. They are the result of repeated translations of the name from Gaelic to English and inconsistencies in spelling rules. They include Robertson, MacConachie, Maconachie, MacConaghy, MacConchie, MacConckey, MacConkey, MacDonnachie, MacDonachie, MacDunnachie, MacInroy, MacLagan, Mac Raibeirt in Gaelic, and many more. Madderty is a small parish, which lies in Perth and Kinross Council Area, some 5 miles North of Auchterarder and 5 miles East of Crieff. 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. When driving on Scottish roads in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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