Winter Road Trip Drive With Bagpipes Music On History Visit To Western Cemetery Dundee Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K Winter travel video of a road trip drive East down Perth road, with Scottish bagpipes music, on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the Western Cemetery in Dundee, Tayside, Britain, United Kingdom. The graveyard a pleasant and interesting spot for walks and many people also find it useful for genealogical research. Western Cemetery was originally opened by a commercial company in 1845, and then purchased by the City of Dundee District Council in 1979. Many people of historical interest are buried here including: James Bowman Lindsay, born 1799, died 1862, who was an early experimenter with electricity who, in 1835 demonstrated a constant electric light 40 years before Thomas Edison. Preston Watson, born 1880, died 1915, who was an aeronautical pioneer who some claim to have made the worlds first powered flight over the Carse of Gowrie, several months before the Wright brothers in America. 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 March All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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