Tour Scotland 4K Winter travel video of a road trip drive, with Scottish bagpipes music, on ancestry, genealogy, history visit to Alyth, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. Alyth is located on a burn, or small river, which bears its name and owes its position to a confluence of drovers' roads used by hill farmers to bring their sheep and cattle down to market. A picturesque 17th century packhorse bridge is among a number of stone bridges crossing the burn in the town. Alyth was granted a Charter by King James III in 1488, raising Alyth to the rank of Burgh of Barony with the right to hold markets and fairs. Andy M. Stewart, front man of the 1970s Scottish folk band, Silly Wizard, was born in Alyth. Failed spinal surgery in 2012 left Stewart paralyzed from the chest down. He died from a stroke on 27 December 2015, aged 63. William Lyon Mackenzie, born 1795, died 1861, was an important figure in Canadian history. He lived and worked on Toutie Street in Alyth from 1814 to 1817. He then emigrated to Canada where he became a celebrated, or notorious, newspaper editor, radical, and politician. Sir Francis Aglen, born 1869, died 1932, was head of the Chinese Maritime Customs service from 1911 to 1927, which was one of the most important posts in the administration of China at that time. He grew up in Alyth and returned to live in the town following his retirement. 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. When driving on Scottish roads in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip. 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
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