Tour Scotland 4K Autumn travel video, with Scottish Bagpipes music, of a road trip drive on the B846 Route on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the Highlands of Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. The road quickly shrinks to a single track, although the passing places are plentiful. Heading North the road follows, either exactly or alongside, General Wade's Military Road as we climb through Glen Goulandie. Just before the summit, an unclassified road turns off to the left, creating a shortcut to Kinloch Rannoch. Glen Goulandie descends south south westerly from Loch Kinardochy to the Strath of Appin, 6 miles north west of Aberfeldy. Lieutenant General George Wade, born 1673, died 1748, was appointed Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Forces in North Britain. Wade was charged with building a network of roads and bridges throughout the Scottish Highlands to aid the transport of men and equipment. The government of King George II was rightly concerned about the possibility of another Jacobite uprising following the 1715 rebellion and wanted to make sure that military transport was as efficient as possible in case of another revolt. Over the next 15 years, Wade oversaw the building of 250 miles of roads, the first engineered roads in Britain since the departure of the Romans in the early 5th century. To link those roads he also built over 40 bridges. A single track road or one lane road is a road that permits two way travel but is not wide enough in most places to allow vehicles to pass one another, although sometimes two compact cars can pass. This kind of road is common in rural areas across the United Kingdom and elsewhere. The term is widely used in Scotland, particularly the Highlands, to describe such roads. Autumn leaf color or colour is a phenomenon that affects the normally green leaves of many deciduous trees and shrubs by which they take on, during a few weeks in the Autumn season, various shades of red, yellow, purple, black, orange, pink, magenta, blue and brown. The phenomenon is commonly called autumn colours or autumn foliage in British English and fall colors, fall foliage or simply foliage in American. 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 #scotland #autumn #drivingtrip #bagpipes
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