Tour Scotland short 4K Leap Day February 29th travel video clip of a road trip drive, with Scottish music, on Outlander, ancestry, genealogy, family history visit into the village of Culross, Scottish Gaelic: Cuileann Ros, on visit to West Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. A legend states that when the British princess, and future Saint, Teneu, daughter of the king of Lothian, became pregnant before marriage, her family threw her from a cliff. She survived the fall unharmed, and was soon met by an unmanned boat. She knew she had no home to go to, so she got into the boat; it sailed her across the Firth of Forth to land at Culross where she was cared for by Saint Serf; he became foster father of her son, Saint Kentigern or Mungo. The most complete example of a burgh in the 17th and 18th centuries, Culross is acknowledged as one of the most picturesque villages in Scotland, hence why it is so often used as a film and television location, including for hit US TV series, Outlander. The town is best remembered as being used as Cranesmuir in season 1. The Mercat Cross, in the centre of Culross, acted as the centre of Cranesmuir. Here is located Geillis Duncan’s house and the historically picturesque town square where Geillis is sentenced to burn for being a witch. It is also here that Jamie and Claire rescue the thief, Tammas, when his ear is pinned to the post. With narrow roads, the streets of Culross, during the Outlander episodes, were almost free from traffic, making it easy to imagine life in the 18th century. The Outlander cast and crew returned to Culross for season 4 filming. This February will be a little longer than usual. It's a leap year, and in 2024, Leap Day falls on Friday, Februaru 29. The calendar oddity means this year is actually 366 days long, instead of the regular 365. Leap years exist because while the world follows a 365 day Gregorian calendar, it actually takes the planet a little bit more than a year to orbit the sun. It takes Earth 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 46 seconds to orbit the sun, and while that is rounded down to the 365 days we recognize as a typical year, those nearly six extra hours don't disappear. Instead, leap years are added to account for the difference. The extra day keeps calendars and seasons from gradually falling out of sync and impacting harvesting, planting and other cycles based on the seasons. Without Leap Days, in 100 years, calendars would be 24 days off, and in 700 years, Northern Hemisphere summers would begin in December.. 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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