Tour Scotland short 4K travel video clip, with Scottish music, of the lighthouse on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to North Ronaldsay, Scots: North Ronalshee, the most northern of the Orkney Islands, Britain, United Kingdom. The lighthouse was built in 1852 at the north of the island at Point of Sinsoss, and boasts Britain's tallest land based lighthouse. It was built by Alan Stevenson, who was the uncle of Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, and stands at a height of 42 metres. Its light is aided by a Fresnel lens that enables the light to extend 24 nautical miles, 28 miles, assisting and guiding shipping. Alan Stevenson was born in Edinburgh on 28 April 1807, the eldest son of Jean Smith and her husband, Robert Stevenson.With his father, and brothers David and Thomas, he was part of the notable family of Engineers and lighthouse builders. The writer Robert Louis Stevenson was his nephew. He was educated at the High School in Edinburgh. In 1821, he attended the University of Edinburgh to study Latin, Greek and mathematics with a view to becoming a member of the clergy. However, 2 years later in 1823, he decided to pursue a career in engineering and began a four year apprenticeship at his father's business. Between 1843 and 1853 he built 13 lighthouses in and around Scotland. He was Engineer in Chief to the Northern Lighthouse Board from 1843 to 1853. In 1838 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh his proposer being James David Forbes. In 1840 the University of Glasgow conferred on him an honorary LLB degree. He died at 13 Pitt Street[, later renamed Pittville Street, in Portobello on 23 December 1865. 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
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