Mountains Isle Of Harris With Music On History Visit To The Outer Hebrides Of Scotland

Tour Scotland short travel video clip, with Scottish music, of mountains on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to the Isle of Harris, Scottish Gaelic: Na Hearadh, on visit to the Outer Hebrides, Britain, United Kingdom. Although not an island itself, Harris is often referred to as the Isle of Harris, which divides naturally into northern and southern parts which are separated by West and East Loch Tarbert. Although part of the same landmass as Lewis, Harris has a character of its own. The northern part of the island has the most extensive and highest range of mountains in the Outer Hebrides, a complex of ridges, glens and summits which is amongst the wildest in Britain including the highest summit the Clisham or An Cliseam. There had already been a mass emigration from the islands in the 1770s, after a series of years of poor crops, and this intensified as crofters used their capital to pay their fare across the Atlantic, from Lewis to mainland Nova Scotia, from North Uist and Harris to Cape Breton, Canada, and from South Uist to Cape Breton and to Prince Edward Island. In the rural areas of the Outer Hebrides, emigration to the Scottish mainland remains the norm for most children, as the economy at home offers only limited opportunities. Little is known of the history of the peoples of the Hebrides before the 6th century as they, like the rest of Scotland, were in the depths of what centuries later became known as the Dark Ages. The first written records of the islands come with the arrival of St. Columba in the 6th century. It was this Irish-Scottish saint who first brought Christianity to the islands, founding several churches. 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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