Tour Scotland 4K travel video, with Scottish music, of Winter morning drive through the narrow streets of Crail on ancestry, family history visit to the East Neuk of Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. The settlement of Crail dates from as far back as the Pictish period. Well settled by the 800s, Crail was a thriving town by the 1100s and was made a royal burgh by Robert the Bruce in 1310. He also gave it the right to hold markets on a Sunday. The surname Crail was first found in Cambridge, England, but the Crail variant may have come from much farther north in Fife, Scotland where the former royal burgh so named was derived from the Pictish word " caer " which meant fort.The Fife Coastal Walking Path runs from the Forth Estuary in the South, to the Tay Estuary in the North and stretches for 117 miles and includes Crail on the route. Neuk is the Scots word for nook or corne. The surname Crail is a nickname for a cross grained, ill tempered, or fractious person. The surname Crail may have been applied as a nickname for some who was crabby. Checking further we found the name was derived from the Old English word crabba, which means crab, or from the Old English word crabbe, which means wild apple. This latter reference implies that the origin may lie as a habitation name " one who lives near the wild apple trees. " Joseph Crail, born 1877, died 1938, was an American Republican politician, he served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish- American War; he became a Lawyer and U.S. Representative from California 10th District, from 927, to 1933 ; and a Candidate in the primary for U.S. Senator from California, 1932. By the meteorological calendar, the first day of Winter is always 1st December in Scotland; ending on 28th of February. 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
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