Dog Stone With Music On History Visit To The West Coast Of The Highlands Of Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K travel video clip, with Scottish music, of the Dog Stone an isolated sea stack just below Dunollie Castle near Oban on history visit and trip to the West Coast of the Highlands, Britain, United Kingdom. According to Celtic mythology, it is so named because this is where the warrior Fionn MacCumhail, leader of the legendary Fianna, would chain his dog, Bran. Fingal's Dogstone, or simply the Dog Stone or Clach na Con in Gaelic, is located a half mile North West of Oban town centre. Geologically, the rock forming the pillar is an unusual Devonian conglomerate, the Dunollie boulder beds, comprising massive boulders in a fine matrix, which was deposited in a desert flash flood around 415 million years ago. Celtic folklore suggests that the Irish giant, Finn or Fingal McCool, Fionn Mac Cumhaill, would tie his dog Bran here and the groove around the base is where the rope has rubbed away the stone. 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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