Tour Scotland 4K Autumn travel video of a road trip drive, with Scottish bagpipes music, through Glen of Eagles on on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Perthshire, Highlands, Britain, United Kingdom. Glen Eagles, Scottish Gaelic: Gleann na h-Eaglais or Gleann Eagas is a glen which connects with Glen Devon to form a pass through the Ochil Hills of Perth and Kinross. The name's origin has nothing to do with eagles, and is a corruption of eaglais or ecclesia, meaning church, and refers to the chapel and well of Saint Mungo, which was restored as a memorial to the Haldane family which owns the Gleneagles estate. Sir John Haldane of Gleneagles was Lord Justice General of Scotland beyond the Forth, sheriff principal of Edinburgh and Master of the Household under James III of Scotland. In 1482 he resigned his lands in Fife, Stirlingshire and Perthshire to the Crown, and as a result received a charter that erected them into the free barony of Gleneagles. He was married to a daughter of Murdoch Menteith of Rusky, through whom he claimed the earldom of Lennox. He began a lengthy lawsuit which resulted in Stuart, Lord Darnley retaining the earldom but Gleneagles was compensated with one quarter of the lands. In 1505, Sir James Haldane, fourth of Gleneagles was appointed Governor of Dunbar Castle. His son, Sir John Haldane, fifth of Gleneagles was responsible for erecting lands in Lennox and Perthshire that were not already part of Gleneagles into the barony of Haldane. The seat was then at Rusky House. He was killed at the Battle of Flodden in 1513. In 1560 Robert Haldane, laird of Gleneagles, and his brother John, were at the Siege of Leith in support of the Scottish Reformation. Embracing the reformation, the Haldanes played a prominent part in the political upheavals that removed Mary, Queen of Scots. The Haldanes were part of a force that laid siege to Stirling Castle in 1585. Sir John Haldane, eleventh Laird of Gleneagles was a professional soldier who fought for Henry, Prince of Orange, along with his brother, James Haldane in the Netherlands. He was knighted by King Charles I of England in 1633 and represented Perth in Parliament. He was a strong supporter of the National Covenant and his estates became burdened with debts as a result of raising men and supplies. He is credited with building he present House of Gleneagles and fought for the royalist army, leading his regiment against Parliament at the Battle of Dunbar in 1650. General George Haldane, son of the sixteenth Laird was a professional soldier who fought against the French at the Battle of Dettingen in 1743 and the Battle of Fontenoy in 1745. George Haldane also served under the Duke of Cumberland against the Jacobites in the campaign of 1745 to 1746. Clan Haldane is a Lowland Scottish clan. 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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