Tour Scotland short 4K travel video clip, with Scottish bagpipes music, of lochans and coast, on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Britain, United Kingdom. The word Lochan, is Scottish Gaelic for a small loch. The eastern two thirds of the island are characterised by freshwater lochans that seem to occupy more of the land than the land itself, plus deeply indenting sea lochs that reduce still further the proportion of green to blue. North Uist is the tenth largest Scottish island. It was hit hard during the Highland Clearances, and there was large scale emigration from the island to Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. North Uist Clan surnames affected during the clearances were the MacAulay, Morrison, MacCodrum, MacCuish, and MacDonald. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit. North Uist measures some 18 miles from east to west by 12 miles from north to south. North Uist was granted by King James IV to the Macdonalds of Sleat, in Skye in 1495. They sold the island in 1855, but not before they cleared many of the tenants from their homes to make room for sheep. The population of North Uist, which had stood at 3,870 in 1841, started a steady decline that saw it reach 1,404 in 1991, 1,271 in 2001, and 1,254 in 2011. 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. Being in nature, or even viewing scenes of nature, reduces anger, fear, and stress and increases pleasant feelings. Exposure to nature not only makes you feel better emotionally, it contributes to your physical wellbeing. @tourscotland
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