Tour Scotland short 4K Autumn afternoon travel video clip, with Scottish bagpipes music, of a road trip drive, on the B936 road from Falkland on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to the village of Dunshalt in the Howe Of Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. The name Dunshalt, sometimes spelled Dunshelt, is, according to legend, a corruption of the term Dane's Hold after a local encampment of invading Danes who were defeated at Falkland Moor. Other suggestions include the name coming from the Gaelic, " dun " meaning a fortification, with the prehistoric fort still visible. Howe of Fife is the name given to the fertile farming area of central Fife in the valley of the River Eden between Strathmiglo and Cupar. The term ' howe ' is derived from an old Scots word meaning a hollow, valley or flat tract of land. David Leven was born in 1824 in Dunshalt, he was the son of Alexander Leven and Janet (Christie) Leven, and was the husband Ann (Adamson) Leven, they were married 1855 in Falkland, David died in 1866 at about age 42 in Scoonie, Leven, Fife. Henry Faulk was born on 22 December 1907 in Glasgow, Scotland, and grew up in Dunshalt. He was was an Executive Field Officer responsible for a program that aimed to "re-educate" 400,000 German Prisoners of War held in England at the end of World War II. Henry Faulk died on 4 October 2001. Peter Gray Lockhart was born on 11 December 1911, in Dunshalt, his father, Peter Lockhart, was 33 and his mother, Janet Philp, was 37. He had at least one son with Charlotte Fleming Pullar. He died on 13 March 1984, in Newton of Falkland, Fife, at the age of 72. 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 #bagpipes #drivingtrip #autumn #shorts
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