Tour Scotland short travel video clip, with Scottish bagpipes music, of St Margaret's Hope on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to the North coast of the island of South Ronaldsay one of the Orkney Islands, Britain, United Kingdom.. It is known locally as The Hope or The Hup and is situated off Water Sound at the head of a calm bay and it is connected to the Orkney Mainland by the A961 road running across the Churchill Barriers. St Margaret's Hope is believed to have been named after either Saint Margaret of Scotland, born 1045, died 1093, the wife of King Malcolm III, or Margaret, Maid of Norway, who died in Orkney and possibly in this location in 1290. Along with North Ronaldsay, the island is named after Saint Ronald. The original name from which the English name derives, Rǫgnvaldsey, comes from Old Norse; Rǫgnvalds Ronald's + ey island. 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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