Tour Scotland short 4K Autumn travel video clip of a Scotsman wearing a Kilt and Sporran and walking in Glen Brittle on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to the Island of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Britain, United Kingdom. Glen Brittle, Gleann Breadail in Scottish Gaelic, is a large glen in the south of the Isle of Skye. Glen Brittle was the site of the Battle of Coire na Creiche in 1601, the last recorded clan battle on Skye. The MacDonalds of Sleat were victorious over the MacLeods of Dunvegan in the conflict. The MacLeod and MacDonald clans had been rivals for a very long time. They often had disagreements and fought. Rory Mòr MacLeod, the chief of the MacLeods, tried to make peace. He offered his sister, Margaret MacLeod, to marry Donald Gorm Mòr MacDonald, the MacDonald chief. Their marriage was part of a special old agreement called a handfast. This meant they would live together for about a year and a day. If Margaret had a son during that time, they would officially marry. If not, they could both go back to their own families. After a year, Margaret MacLeod had not had any children. Also, she had lost sight in one eye. Donald MacDonald decided to send her back to her brother. He did this in a very insulting way. He tied her facing backwards on a one eyed horse. A one eyed servant led the horse, and a one eyed dog followed behind. Rory MacLeod was furious about this insult to his sister and his clan. He immediately declared war on the MacDonalds again. He attacked and damaged the Trotternish area in northern Skye, which belonged to the MacDonalds. In return, Donald MacDonald attacked MacLeod lands in Harris. These fights became known as the Wars of the One Eyed Woman. The fighting between the clans kept getting worse. It caused a lot of trouble and suffering for the people living there. Donald MacDonald decided it was time to end the feud with one big, final battle. When Rory MacLeod went to get help from a powerful lord, Archibald Campbell, 7th Earl of Argyll, MacDonald saw his chance. He launched a full attack on northern Skye. The MacDonalds took many cattle during this attack. They drove the cattle south to a place often used by raiders, called Coire na Creiche. This spot was high up, overlooking Glen Brittle. A hamlet existed in glen Brittle ere in the 17th and 18th centuries before being abandoned during the Highland Clearances. It was home to a community that relied on farming and cattle, but was cleared for sheep farming in the 19th century. 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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