Tour Scotland 4K early Autumn travel video of a road trip drive, with Scottish fiddle music, on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Gauldry, North Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. Gauldry, locally known as The Gauldry, is a village located 2 miles south west of Newport on Tay, 1 mile south east of Balmerino, and half a mile south of Bottomcraig. The name derives from the Scots " gallow raw ", the row of houses leading towards the gallows on Gallowhill to the east. Once occupied by farmers, weavers and estate workers,. The earliest known written mention of Gauldry can be found in a charter issued between 1328 and 1332 by John De Haya, the Lord of Naughton, in which he grants the monks of Balmerino Abbey a plot of his land lying west of Gauldry. In this charter the village is referred to as Galuran. An ancient road connecting Balmerino to Strathkinness passed through Gauldry. Significant segments of the road survive today: Naughton Brae, known locally as The Stoney, in the north of the village and the straight dirt path on the western edge of Dandies Wood in the south. In the 13th century this road was used by the monks of Balmerino Abbey to transport stones from a quarry in Strathkinness that they were granted access to at some point between 1227 and 1250. The road likely acted as a highway to St Andrews and was most likely the road used by Queen Mary on her journey from Balmerino to St Andrews in 1565. Much of the land Gauldry sits on was originally a moor. The vast majority of houses present in the village were built in the past two hundred years with the trade buildings historically clustered in the west end. Weaving was one of the most common professions. In 1830, the parish school located in Bottomcraig was relocated to Gauldry to a newly constructed building where it has since remained. It is located north of the Main Road in the west of the village. The first headteacher was Mr William Ballingall, a University of St Andrews alumnus who remained in this position for more than fifty years until his death in 1882. To the west periphery of Gauldry lies an area known historically as Battle Law. This area takes its name from a medieval battle which, according to local legend, took place there. The legend states that in the end of the tenth century, during the period of Scandinavian conquest across parts of Scotland, Danes appeared in their ships in the River Tay. After being defeated in battle further west at the village of Luncarty, one group of the retreating Vikings appeared near the western edge of Gauldry. Here they engaged in battle with Pictish forces and, upon being defeated by the Picts, they are said to have retreated to their boats for refuge. Gauldry is now largely populated by commuters to Dundee and Cupar. Gauldry has a village hall built in 1896 and a park named Duncan Park dedicated to a great granddaughter of Admiral Viscount Duncan of Camperdown. 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. Meteorological Autumn or Fall is different from standard and astronomical Autumn and begins September 1 and ends November 30. The equinox at which the sun approaches the Southern Hemisphere, marking the start of astronomical Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. The time of this occurrence is approximately September 22. @tourscotland
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