Tour Scotland 4K Spring travel video of a road trip drive, with Scottish bagpipes music, North on the B996 road on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Glenfarg, Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Fairg, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. Originally known as Damhead, the village benefitted from being a stagecoach stopover as horses were rested en route between Edinburgh and the Highlands. Famous visitors over time are said to have included Mary Queen of Scots, Sir Walter Scott and even Scotland's celebrated poet, Robert Burns. Glenfarg comprises the communities of Glenfarg, Duncrievie, Drunzie and Arngask. The name of the village was changed in the 1890s when the newly completed railway began to bring tourists to the area, and Glenfarg was felt to be more appealing than Damhead. The railway line and station closed on 14 June 1964. Before the construction of the parallel M90 motorway, this was the only serious road North towards Perth. B roads are numbered distributor roads, which have lower traffic densities than the main trunk roads, or A roads. This classification has nothing to do with the width or quality of the physical road, and B roads can range from dual carriageways to single track roads with passing places. Spring in the United Kingdom depends on whether you are following the astronomical or metrological calendar. The date for astronomical spring is Sunday 20th March, ending on Tuesday 21st June, while by the meteorological calendar, spring will start on Tuesday 1st March. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. When driving on Scottish roads in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip
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