Summer Road Trip Drive With Bagpipes Music On History Visit To Dollar Clackmannanshire Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K Summer travel video of a road trip drive West on the A91 route, with Scottish bagpipes music, on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Britain, United Kingdom. Scottish Gaelic: Dolair, was once a place of residence of Mary, Queen of Scots. Dollar is twinned with the French town of La Ville aux Dames, which lies just outside Tours in the Loire Valley. The poet Robert Burns visited Craufurd Tait in Dollar in 1787, staying on the Harviestoun estate. There he was inspired to write the song The Banks of Devon. The surname Dollar was first found in Clackmannanshire, Gaelic: Siorrachd Chlach Mhannainn, nicknamed the “wee county,” it is the smallest Council Area of Scotland, located in southeastern Scotland, where they held a family seat in the town of Dallar. The name was first recorded in Scotland in the 14th century when Matthew Dollar was recorded at an inquest in 1316 at Kirkcaldy in Fife. Robert Dollar was born in Scotland in 1844. He initially emigrated to Canada in 1858 with his father, and later moved to the United States where he established himself in the timber business in Michigan and California. He then entered the shipping industry, eventually founding the Dollar Steamship Company. Doll ar is known for his vision in developing trade with Asia, particularly for transporting American lumber across the Pacific. His company was a pioneer in this trade. Robert Dollar became a millionaire and one of the wealthiest men of his time. He is remembered as a self-made businessman who impacted both Scotland and the United States. Spelling variations of this family surname include: Dollar, Doller, Dolar, Doler, Dollare, Dollour and many more. Dollar is twinned with the French town of La Ville-aux-Dames, which lies just outside Tours in the Loire Valley. 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. When driving on Scottish roads in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip. The date for astronomical Summer in Scotland is Tuesday, 21 June, ending on Friday, 23 September All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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