Tour Scotland short travel video clip, with Scottish bagpipes music, of derelict cottages in Strath of Kildonan on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to the Sutherland Highlands, Britain, United Kingdom. Strath of Kildonan, also known as Strath Ullie, Scottish Gaelic: Srath Ilidh, is a small glen in Sutherland, in the north of Scotland. It extends in a north westerly direction from Helmsdale towards Kinbrace. In 1813, during the Highland Clearances, a group of 50 to 60 men planned an ambush from the settlement of Suisgill in the Strath of Kildonan against a number of men who were employed by the Sutherland Estate in evicting tenants to make way for sheep farming. The estate men who were on horseback were tipped off in advance but were still pursued by the 50 to 60 men on foot, who acted "just as their ancestors had done when launching one of the charges characteristic of clan warfare. Although the men on horse back escaped, another small group who were employed by the Sutherland Estate to carry out evictions as part of the Highland Clearances were caught in the Strath of Kildonan and surrounded by a mob of about 100 people. These Sutherland Estate employees were mostly shepherds and were permitted to leave as long as they did not return and their leader was told not show his face in the Strath of Kildonan again. 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. @tourscotland
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