Tour Scotland short 4K travel video clip of a Scotsman wearing a kilt and sporran and walking by the coast of Buchan Ness Island on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Aberdeenshire, Britain, United Kingdom. Buchan Ness is a bridged island that is connected to the village of Boddam The area around the headland of Buchan Ness was for many centuries the point from which trading and whaling voyages departed across open ocean, bound for Archangel, Greenland and Spitsbergen amongst other destinations. Over time, many vessels had been run aground in poor weather and in 1819 petitions were sent to the Northern Lighthouse Board to erect a lighthouse in the vicinity. As Engineer to the board, Robert Stevenson decided upon the present location; the granite built construction being completed in 1824 and the light established in 1827. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.
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