Tour Scotland 4K Spring travel video of part of a road trip drive, with Scottish bagpipes music, West on the A824 route, on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Auchterarder, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. The 1.5 mile long High Street of Auchterarder gave the town its popular name of " The Lang Toun " or Long Town. In 1983 the A9 was diverted to the south, bypassing Auchterarder and Aberuthven, to improve the connection between Stirling and Perth. The name “ Auchterarder ” derives from the Scottish Gaelic roots uachdar, ard, and dobhar; it means " upland of high water. " The Jacobite Earl of Mar's army burned the town in 1716 and it took many years to obtain compensation. Though the Earl of Mar claimed victory at the Battle of Sheriffmuir his own forces retreated after the battle back to Perth. He issued an order to Colonel Patrick Graham, commander of the forces stationed at Auchterarder,. " Whereas it is absolutely necessary for our service and the public safety that the enemy should be as much incommoded as possible, especially upon their march towards us, we are therefore ordering and requiring you to burn and destroy the village of Auchterarder, and all the houses corn and forage whatsoever within the said town, so that they might be rendered entirely useless to the enemy. " As a result ,the towns folk sided with King George II in 1745. Alastair Donald Mackintosh " Sandy " Gunn was born on 27 September 1919 in Auchterarder. He was the son of surgeon James Turner Gunn, MB, ChB, FRCS and Adelaide Lucy Frances. He was reportedly a fine athlete at school, being a member of 1st XV rugby & 1st XI cricket team. He attended Fettes College, Edinburgh, and was a school prefect. After leaving school, Gunn became an engineering apprentice at the Govan, Glasgow shipyard of Harland and Wolff. After a year he gained entry to Pembroke College, Cambridge to study mechanical sciences hoping for a career as a diesel engineer. Gunn enlisted in the Royal Air Force on 22 February 1940 and commenced active service on 22 June 1940 as an aircrew candidate (airman 2nd class). On 18 January 1941 he received his pilot's brevet and promotion to sergeant. He was commissioned as a Pilot Officer on 25 January 1941. He became Supermarine Spitfire photo reconnaissance pilot who was taken prisoner during the Second World War. Gunn took part in the Great Escape from Stalag Luft III in March 1944, and was one of the men re-captured and subsequently executed by the Gestapo on 6the of April 1944. 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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