Tour Scotland short 4K travel video clip, with Scottish bagpipes music, of Hestan Island a small coastal island at the southern foot of the River Urr estuary in the Solway Firth, in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshires on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to Dumfries and Galloway, Britain, United Kingdom. The isle of Hestan lies at the mouth of Auchencairn Bay. In the 18th century the island was used as a centre of smuggling activity, with goods being stored in the caves on the south west of the island where there was reputed to have been shelves cut into the rock. Hestan Island is one of 43 tidal islands that can be walked to from the mainland of Great Britain and one of 17 that can be walked to from the Scottish mainland. A lighthouse was built on the eastern side of the island by Alan Stevenson in 1850 and now has an automated lighthouse, which is powered by solar panels. At certain conditions of low tide the island is accessible on foot as there is a natural causeway of shingle and mussels from Almorness Point to the northern tip of Hestan. The island can also be reached on foot from Rockcliffe during the time of spring tides, but requires wading, knee to thigh deep, across the lowest parts of the river Urr out on the mudflats. It is a two mile walk and, unlike other parts of the Solway mudflats and, say, Morecambe Bay, you can walk faster than the incoming tide if you leave Hestan a bit late. 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 #bagpipes #music #scotland #shortsvideo
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