Tour Scotland 4K travel video of a road trip drive, with Scottish accordion music, on the B884 single track road with passing places on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to the Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Britain, United Kingdom. The B884 is the most westerly road on mainland Britain. The most northerly is the B9087 in Norwick on the Shetland Islands. On the mainland, the most northerly road is the B855 at Dunnet Head near Thurso. Much of this road is only wide enough for one vehicle. It has special passing places. If you see a vehicle coming towards you, or the driver behind wants to overtake, try to pull into a passing place on your left, or wait opposite a passing place on your right. Give way to vehicles coming uphill whenever you can. If necessary, reverse until you reach a passing place to let the other vehicle pass. The island has been occupied since the Mesolithic period, and its history includes a time of Norse rule and a long period of domination by Clan MacLeod and Clan Donald. The 18th century Jacobite risings led to the breaking up of the clan system and subsequent Clearances that replaced entire communities with sheep farms, some of which also involved forced emigrations to distant lands. Resident numbers declined from over 20,000 in the early 19th century to just under 9,000 by the closing decade of the 20th century. The main industries are tourism, agriculture, fishing and forestry. 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. As Scotland is in the Northern Hemisphere, late June, July and August make up the summer months. Summer Solstice this year it falls on Wednesday, June 21. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. When driving on Scottish roads in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip
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