Tour Scotland short 4K travel video clip of a Scotsman wearing a kit and walking below cliifs on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to the coast of Stronsay an island in Orkney, Britain, United Kingdom. While there are no Stronsay clans in the traditional sense, families who have inhabited Stronsay for generations, particularly those with surnames like Sandison, Stevenson, Cormack, and Davidson, form a strong sense of community and shared heritage. The island is now agricultural, but during the 18th and 19th centuries, kelp collection and herring curing employed up to five thousand people. The kelp burning industry was started by James Fea of Whitehall in 1727, and thrived during the remainder of the 18th century, lasting into the early 19th century; some of the kiln ruins can still be seen. The Stronsay beast was a mysterious, decomposing corpse of a sea creature that was stranded in 1808. The carcass measured 55 feet in length, with the " neck " 15 feet and the circumference of the body 10 feet. The corpse created a great stir, with some proclaiming it a sea serpent, but others have claimed it was a decayed basking shark. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. @tourscotland #scotland #shortsvideo #kilt #orkney
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