Dreich Road Trip Drive With Bagpipes Music On History Visit To Dunshalt Howe Of Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K dreich Summer travel video, with Scottish bagpipes music, of a road trip drive, on the B936 road from Falkland on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to the village of Dunshalt in the Howe Of Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. Dreich is a Scots word for rainy, dull and cloudy. weather. The name Dunshalt, sometimes spelled Dunshelt, is, according to legend, a corruption of the term Dane's Hold after a local encampment of invading Danes who were defeated at Falkland Moor. Other suggestions include the name coming from the Gaelic, " dun " meaning a fortification, with the prehistoric fort still visible. Howe of Fife is the name given to the fertile farming area of central Fife in the valley of the River Eden between Strathmiglo and Cupar. The term ' howe ' is derived from an old Scots word meaning a hollow, valley or flat tract of land. 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 All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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