Tour Scotland Spring 4K travel video, with Scottish bagpipes music, of Ballinbreich Castle by the River Tay near Newburgh on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to North Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. A ruined Scottish tower house castle which was built in the 13th century by Clan Leslie. It is a three storey L-plan castle that overlooks the Firth of Tay. In 1763, the family seat in Fife, Leslie House, burned down, and in order to fund repairs the Earl of Rothes sold Ballinbreich in Fife to Sir Lawrence Dundas for £20,000. Dundas recouped his money by selling timber from the estate to that value, and his descendants, who gained a title in Shetland, chose not to live in the castle, which was allowed to become derelict and the masonry plundered for other buildings. The overgrown condition of the castle means it is not open to the public as it is in a dangerous condition. From 1457 the Clan Chief of Clan Leslie also held the position of Earl of Rothes. The progenitor of the Clan Leslie is a man named Bartolf who was a nobleman from Hungary, who came to Scotland in 1067. Bartolf was in the retinue of Edgar the Ætheling, brother of Saint Margaret of Scotland, who was later the queen of Malcolm III of Scotland. Bartholf later married King Malcolm III's sister, Princess Beatrix of Scotland. Leslie is a surname and given name, derived from the name of Clan Leslie. The name derives from a placename in Aberdeenshire, perhaps an anglicisation of an originally Gaelic leas celyn, meaning " holly garden. " In the United Kingdom, the name is spelled Leslie when given to boys, while for girls it is usually rendered as Lesley.. The surname Leslie was first found in Aberdeenshire, Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain, a historic county, and present day Council Area of Aberdeen, located in the Grampian region of northeastern Scotland, where they were recorded as a family of great antiquity seated on the lands of Leslie. " This place is said to have derived its name from a family who held the lands so early as the eleventh century. " Spring in the northern hemisphere technically starts on the 20 March, at the equinox, and lasts until the 20 or 21 June, the Summer solstice. This is also the case in Scotland.The months that make up the Spring season are March, April and May. However, for travelling at this time of year, I will be referring to April and May. 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
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