Scotsman Walking Wearing Kilt By Loch Morlich On Winter History Visit To Highlands Scotland

Tour Scotland very short 4K windy Winter travel video clip of a Scotsman wearing a kilt and and Sporran and walking by Loch Morlich on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to the Highlands, Britain, United Kingdom. Loch Morlich is a freshwater loch formed by glacial activity over 10,000 years ago, and its name comes from the Gaelic phrase for " lake by the big pool ". The area was once home to ancient Caledonian pine forests, which were logged between the 18th and 19th centuries, but re-afforestation efforts have since restored much of the woodland. During World War II, the loch was a key training ground for Norwegian resistance fighters, and a memorial to them is located nearby. The distinctive sandy beaches are not sea-based but are made of natural granite and sand particles ground down by glaciers over thousands of years, specifically from the Cairngorm mountains. From the late 18th to the middle of the 19th century, the ancient forests around the loch were intensely felled for timber. Logs were stored in Loch Morlich and then transported using artificial floods down the River Spey to a shipyard where 47 ships were built, one of them named Glenmore. During WWII, the remote and rugged terrain around Loch Morlich resembled Norway, making it an ideal, top-secret training ground for the Norwegian resistance, specifically the legendary Kompani Linge unit. They practiced survival skills, skiing, navigation, and guerrilla warfare, including the use of explosives. The area's sandy beach still contains rounded pieces of glass from the men practicing throwing Molotov cocktails. 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. By the meteorological calendar, the first day of Winter is always 1st December in Scotland; ending on 28th of February. Officially, the Scottish winter runs from the 21st of December through to the 20th March All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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