Tour Scotland 4K late Summer early Autumn travel video, with Scottish bagpipes music, of a road trip drive East on the A921 coastal road, on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the outskirts of Burntisland in Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. Robert Pitcairn was born on 6 May 1752 in Burntisland. He was a Scottish midshipman in the Royal Navy. Pitcairn Island was named after him: he was the first person to spot the island on 2 July 1767, ship's time, while serving in a voyage in the South Pacific on HMS Swallow, captained by Philip Carteret. He died in 1770 his ship having sailed from England on Aurora in September, calling at the Cape of Good Hope in December 1769. The ship made for the Comoros Islands, but disappeared without trace. It may have been sunk in a tropical storm, or wrecked on the Star Bank off the south coast of Madagascar in early 1770. The earliest historical record of the town of Burntisland was in the 12th century, when the monks of Dunfermline Abbey owned the harbour and neighbouring lands. The settlement was known as Wester Kinghorn and developed as a fishing hamlet to provide food for the inhabitants of Rossend Castle. The harbour was then sold to King James V by the abbots of Dunfermline Abbey in exchange for a parcel of land. The land was granted royal burgh status by James V in 1541. When the status was confirmed in 1586, the settlement gained independence from the barony of Kinghorn and was renamed Burntisland, possibly a nickname from the burning of fishermens' huts on an islet now incorporated into the docks. 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. When driving on Scottish roads in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip. According to the meteorological calendar, the first day of Autumn or Fall always falls on September 1. If you follow the astrological calendar, however, Autumn or Fall begins on Saturday, September 23.
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