Tour Scotland very short 4K travel video clip of a Scotsman wearing a kilt and and Sporran and walking on a headland by Rua Reidh Lighthouse on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to the dramatic North West coast near Gairloch in the Wester Ross, Highlands, Britain, United Kingdom. The lighthouse stands close to the entrance to Loch Ewe in Wester Ross. The name " Rua Reidh " is a semi-anglicisation of " Rubha Rèidh " meaning a flat headland. A lighthouse on Rubh'Re Point was first proposed by David Stevenson in 1853. Building was started by his son, David Alan Stevenson, in 1908 and the light was first lit on 15 January 1912. The lighthouse was initially manned by three keepers, who lived on site with their families. Their lives were arduous, involving four hour shifts to tend the light and hand-winding the clockwork mechanism that controlled it. Until a road was built in 1962, the only way to get supplies to the lighthouse was by sea. 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
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