Barrisdale Bay With Music On History Visit To Knoydart Highlands Of Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K Summer travel video clip, with Scottish music, of Barrisdale Bay on ancestry, genealogy, family history vist and trip to Knoydart, Highlands, Britain, United Kingdom. A remote bay on the southern shore of Loch Hourn in Knoydart, Barrisdale Bay is situated at the end of Glen Barrisdale 5 miles West of Kinloch Hourn and 13 miles North East of Mallaig. The River Barrisdale falls into the loch here. In the 13th century Knoydart formed part of the wide mainland and island territories of the descendants of Somerled. Thereafter, for several generations, it was held by a branch of the Clan MacDonald of Clanranald, passing in 1611, through the Camerons of Lochiel, to MacDonell of Glengarry; the lands being divided out among the younger sons of the family. In 1734, it became part of the disjointed estate of Barris dale , lands forfeited to the Crown after the Jacobite Rising of 1745 and not returned to the family until 1784. At its peak in the 1740s, Knoydart was home to nearly a thousand people, mainly crofters and farmers. In 1853, most of Knoydart’s populace was sent to Canada by ships, as part of the infamous Highland Clearances, which saw the forced eviction of thousands of people from the Highlands and western islands of Scotland. However, several families refused to leave, kick-starting more than a century of struggle over Knoydart, during which time the peninsula was owned by numerous landlords. 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. The date for astronomical Summer in Scotland is Tuesday, 21 June, ending on Friday, 23 September. @tourscotland All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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