Boat Trip And Steamship On Loch Katrine On History Visit To The Trossachs Of Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K short travel video clip, of a boat trip and the Sir Walter Scott steamship on Loch Katrine on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to the Trossachs, Britain, United Kingdom. SS Sir Walter Scott is a small steamship that has provided pleasure cruises and a ferry service on Loch Katrine in the scenic Trossachs of Scotland for more than a century, and is the only surviving screw steamer in regular passenger service in Scotland. She is named after the writer Walter Scott, who set his 1810 poem Lady of the Lake, and his 1818 novel Rob Roy around Loch Katrine. Loch Katrine is a popular destination for tourists and day visitors from Glasgow and other nearby towns. The loch derives its name from the term cateran from the Gaelic ceathairne, a collective word meaning cattle thief. Historically this referred to a band of fighting men of a clan; hence the term applied to marauders or cattle thieves, the most notorious of whom was Rob Roy MacGregor who was born at Glengyle House at the northern end of the Loch. The surname MacGregor was first found in Argyllshire, Gaelic erra Ghaidheal, the region of western Scotland corresponding roughly with the ancient Kingdom of Dál Riata, in the Strathclyde region of Scotland, now part of the Council Area of Argyll and Bute, as their origins can be traced back to Griogair, son of the eighth century King Alpin of Scotland, the High King of the Scots and Picts who died in 860 AD. Hence, their famous motto translates from Gaelic as Royal is my blood. They are the principal branch of the Siol Alpine whose representative, King Kenneth the Hardy, was son of MacAlpin, the first King of the Scots. Spelling variations include; MacGregor, MacGrigor, MacGrioghair, Gaelic, and others. Gregor MacGregor, aged 21, a labourer, arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship Blenheim in 1840; Ella MacGregor, aged 47, settled in Monteral, Canada, in 1910; Henry Macgregor, aged 53, immigrated to Toronto, Canada, in 1918; Ian Macgregor, aged 22, immigrated to New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1918; James MacGregor arrived in New England, America, in 1718; Jane Macgregor settled in Georgia, America, in 1737; John Macgregor arrived in Maryland, America, in 1747; David Macgregor, aged 16, settled in America from Dundee, in 1892. Clan Gregor or Clan MacGregor is a Highland Scottish clan that claims an origin in the early 800s. The clan's most famous member is Rob Roy MacGregor of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. 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 @tourscotland #scotland #shorts All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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