Tour Scotland 4K Summer travel video of a sunny weather road trip drive, with Scottish bagpipes music, on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Kelty in West Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. Kelty, Scottish Gaelic: Cailtidh, is a former coal mining village in the heart of the old mining heartlands of Fife. A settlement was established here by 1600, when Keltey appeared as a village on the line of the stagecoach road between Edinburgh, via the ferry, and Perth. Kelty is situated on the Fife and Perthshire boundary, next to the main Edinburgh to Perth road, the M90 motorway, and as a result of this has seen a large number of houses built primarily for commuters to Edinburgh over the past years. To the East of Kelty is Loch Ore and, beyond, the villages of Ballingry and Lochore, while a little over a mile and a half to the South East is Cowdenbeath. The origin of the name of the village is somewhat obscure. It could come from the Scottish Gaelic coillte or coilltean meaning 'wood' or 'woodland' or it could come from the Gaelic cailtidh, a reduced form of the early Gaelic caleto-dubron, meaning hard water. In either case, it was probably originally a Pictish name that was later adapted to Gaelic. When driving in Scotland, slow down and enjoy the trip. The surname Kelty was first found in Perthshire, Gaelic: Siorrachd Pheairt, former county in the present day Council Area of Perth and Kinross, located in central Scotland, where they held a family seat from very early times on the old lands of Keltie, near Callander. Kelty has appeared in many spellings including; Keltie, Kelty, Keltey and others. 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. The date for astronomical Summer in Scotland is Tuesday, 21 June, ending on Friday, 23 September. @tourscotland
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