Tour Scotland 4K short Summer travel video clip, with Scottish bagpipes music, of Castlebay on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to Island of Barra, Outer Hebrides, Britain, United Kingdom. Barra is the second southernmost inhabited island of the Outer Hebrides. The chief settlement on the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Castlebay, Gael: Bagh a' Chaisteil, became an active herring fishing port in the 19th Century when James Methuen developed associated curing and packing industries at the head of the sheltered Castle Bay at the southern end of the island. Castlebay was one of the two main bases for the herring fishery on the West Coast of Scotland, which were especially important for the early summer season in May and June. At its peak up to 2,000 people were involved in the herring industry in Barra. Alexander, Lord of the Isles granted the island to the MacNeil clan in 1427. The clan held the island until 1838, when Roderick MacNeil, the 40th Chief of the Clan, sold the island to Colonel Gordon of Cluny. Gordon expelled most of the inhabitants in order to make way for sheep farming. The displaced islanders variously went to the Scottish mainland, Australia, New Zealand, the United States of America and Canada. Barra was restored to MacNeil ownership in 1937 when the Barra estate, which encompassed most of the island, was bought by Robert MacNeil, a U.S. architect, and 45th chief of the clan. The name Barra is of Irish and Gaelic origin and means “ fair-haired ”, “ fair head ” or “ white ”. 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
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