Summer Road Trip Drive On B9131 Road On History Visit To Anstruther East Neuk Of Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K Summer morning travel video of a road trip drive, with Scottish accordion music, South on the B9131 route from St Andrews on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Anstruther in the East Neuk of Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. I was raised in Anstruther and Cellardyke and went to school at Waid Academy. Originally founded as a fishing village, Anstruther is home to the Scottish Fisheries Museum. Its main industry is now tourism. Thomas Chalmers, was born in Anstruther on 17 March 1780, he was a Scottish minister, professor of theology, political economist, and a leader of both the Church of Scotland and of the Free Church of Scotland. He has been called " Scotland's greatest nineteenth century churchman. " David Martin was born on 1 April, in Anstruther, he was a Scottish painter and engraver, he studied in Italy and England, before gaining a reputation as a portrait painter. John Goodsir was born on 20th March 1814, in Anstruther, he was a Scottish anatomist. He was a pioneer in the formulation of cell theory. Henry Duncan Spens Goodsir, was born on 3 November 1819, in Anstruther, he was a Scottish physician and naturalist who contributed to the pioneering work on cell theory done by his brother John Goodsir. He served as surgeon and naturalist on the ill-fated Franklin expedition. His body was never found. Anstruther is also known by locals as Enster and Ainster. The East Neuk of Fife is always a dramatic location, popular with tourists and walkers who enjoy walking the Fife Coastal Path. 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 All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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