Tour Scotland short 4K Autumn travel video clip of a Scotsman wearing a kilt and sporran and walking by Loch Awe on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to the Highlands, Britain, United Kingdom. Originally a stronghold for Clan Macarthur, the region became the power base of the mighty Clan Campbell, who built iconic castles on the loch's islands and shores. In the mid-1400s, Sir Colin Campbell, 1st Lord of Glenorchy, built the iconic Kilchurn Castle on a peninsula at the loch's northeastern end. It was a comfortable residence that was later fortified into a garrison for government troops during the Jacobite risings. The castle was abandoned after a lightning strike in 1760. Loch Awe's history spans prehistoric times with Bronze Age settlements, a significant role for the Clan Campbell from the 13th century onwards, and a Victorian tourism boom following the arrival of the railway in the 1880s. The loch was historically associated with the Clan MacArthur and later, the powerful Clan Campbell, who established their stronghold on the island of Innis Chonnell. The 13th to 15th centuries saw conflict between the Campbells and the Macdougall clan over control of the area, which was tied to alliances during the Wars of Independence. Sir Neil Campbell was a key figure, allied with Robert the Bruce and receiving the Barony of Lochawe as a reward. Autumn leaf color or colour is a phenomenon that affects the normally green leaves of many deciduous trees and shrubs by which they take on, during a few weeks in the Autumn season, various shades of red, yellow, purple, black, orange, pink, magenta, blue and brown. The phenomenon is commonly called autumn colours or autumn foliage in British English and fall colors, fall foliage or simply foliage in American. 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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