Tour Scotland 4K Autumn travel video, with Scottish music, of a dreich morning road trip drive on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the graveyard in Scoonie, Leven, Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. Dreich is a Scots word for dull and cloudy and rainy weather. Scoonie is a settlement and parish in Fife, Scotland, the parish contains the town of Leven. It is bordered on the north by the parishes of Kettle and Ceres, on the east by the parish of Largo, on the south by the parishes of Markinch and Wemyss, and on the west by the parishes of Markinch and Kennoway. The Population of the whole parish in 1755 was only 1528 in 1791, it had risen to 1675; and in 1881, it was 3730. Jerome Stone was, perhaps, the most remarkable man the parish of Scoonie produced. He was only three years old when his father died abroad, and so, after getting an ordinary school-education, he became a pedlar. But the dealing in buckles, garters, and such small articles, not .suiting his superior genius, he soon converted his little stock into books, and, for some years, went through the country, and attended the fairs as an itinerant bookseller. His talent for acquiring languages was amazing. He first learned Hebrew and Greek, and afterwards Latin. Principal Tullidelph, who was an heritor of this parish, encouraged him to prosecute his studies at St Andrews University, where he soon became a great favourite both with the Professors and students. Before finishing his third session, he was recommended as an assistant to the rector of the school of Dunkeld, and two or three years later the Duke of Atholl promoted him to the rectorship. While there, he studied Gaelic, and translated several poems from that language into English verse. He was busy preparing for the Press an Inquiry into the Original of the Nation and. Language of the Ancient Scots,, when death cut short his earthly career in 1757. The name Scoonie is of Gaelic and possibly Pictish origin meaning place of the lump like hill. This refers to the site of the old kirk which was on a small hill like a mound. The main seat of the family of Durie of that Ilk was Durie in the parish of Scoonie. The family's prominence in Fife is found in charters throughout the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. In the late 17th century George Durie was a Captain in King Louis XIV of France's Scots Guards and also a provost of Dunfermline. The Clan Durie was chiefless for some time until the recognition of Lt-Col Raymond Durie of Durie in 1988. He established his descent through his grandmother, Elizabeth Durie of Craigluscar from Abbot George. Raymond had a distinguished military career which spanned 35 years with Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. His actions were distinguished during the Chinese Civil War and Japan's invasion of China. He died in 1999 and the chieftainship passed to his son,[citation needed] the present chief Andrew Durie of Durie. 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
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