Tour Scotland short 4K travel video clip of a Scotsman wearing a kilt and sporran and walking by the coast of Bigga Island on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Shetland Islands, Britain, United Kingdom. It is thought that the name comes from the Old Norse bygðey meaning " island of the building ", which may refer to an old structure. The Pribislaw, a 160 year-old German sailing vessel ran aground here in 1870. She had been one of many sailing boats that took German emigrants from Hamburg to Victoria, in Australia, around the middle of the 19th century. During World War II, two sailors from neighbouring Yell wanted to return to their native island to celebrate Yule (Christmas) during their shore leave. The weather was stormy and snowy and the usual ferry between the Mainland and Yell was not running, so they borrowed a friend's boat. Forced to land on Bigga, they sheltered in the bothy and danced, and played the fiddle in order to stay warm. They managed to reach Yell the next day. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.
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