Scotsman Walking Wearing Kilt On Eilean Musdile Island On History Visit To Inner Hebrides Scotland

Tour Scotland very short 4K travel video clip of a Scotsman wearing a kilt and and Sporran and walking by the coast and lighthouse on Eilean Musdile Island on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to the Inner Hebrides, Britain, United Kingdom. The island lies in the entrance to Loch Linnhe. Eilean Musdile became the site for the Lismore Lighthouse, completed in 1833 by the renowned engineer Robert Stevenson. The lighthouse was crucial for opening the Loch Linnhe and Firth of Lorne to navigation, including access to Fort William and the Caledonian Canal. Robert Selkirk, a descendant of Alexander Selkirk, of Robinson Crusoe fame, served as the first principal keeper from 1833. As a " rock station," the lighthouse keepers worked in shifts. Keepers lived ashore in Oban and had families there. 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 All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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