Tour Scotland 4K Spring travel video of a road trip drive, with Scottish music, West on the A894 old military road, through Caputh on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to to Dunkeld, Highland Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. The name Dunkeld comes from from Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Chailleann, meaning " fort of the Caledonians". Its recorded history dates back to the foundation here of a settlement by Culdee Monks in about 730AD. This was rebuilt by Kenneth MacAlpin in 848 and two years later Dunkeld became the religious centre of Scotland when St Columba's relics were moved here from Iona for safe keeping from increasing Viking raids. Most of the original town was destroyed during the Battle of Dunkeld when, in August 1689, the 26th Foot Cameronian Regiment successfully fought the Jacobites shortly after the latter's victory at the Battle of Killiecrankie. Holes made by musket ball strikes during the battle can still be seen in some buildingsThe Battle of Dunkeld, Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Dhùn Chaillinn, was fought between Jacobite clans supporting the deposed King James VII of Scotland and a regiment of covenanters supporting William of Orange, King of Scotland, in the streets around Dunkeld Cathedral, Dunkeld, Scotland, on 21 August 1689 and formed part of the Jacobite rising of 1689, commonly called Dundee's rising in Scotland. Spring in the United Kingdom depends on whether you are following the astronomical or metrological calendar. The date for astronomical spring is Sunday 20th March 2022, ending on Tuesday 21st June, while by the meteorological calendar, spring will start on Tuesday 1st March. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. When driving in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip.
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