Tour Scotland short 4K travel video clip of the harbour at Isleornsay on history visit to the Sleat Peninsula, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Britain, United Kingdom. Isleornsay is a village on the east coast of the Isle of Skye's Sleat Peninsula. The village grew up around a sheltered harbour that spills into the Sound of Sleat. The harbour is protected on the east by the small island of Isle Ornsay,. The village of Isleornsay is all one word, while the island of Isle Ornsay is two words. In 1746 Isleornsay harbour was the scene of historical drama, for it was here that Flora MacDonald was taken captive on the frigate Unicorn before sailing south to imprisonment in the Tower of London in England for her role in helping Bonnie Prince Charlie escape his enemies. Isleornsay was part of vast estates owned by the MacDonalds of Armadale Isleornsay acted as an embarking point for Scots emigrating to North America in the early 19th century, and later, to Australia. So many residents of the Sleat region wanted to emigrate that there was not enough space on ships to hold them all. Isleornsay served as a centre for the busy herring fishery at the turn of the 19th century, and was a regular destination for steamship service from Glasgow. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.
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