Spring Road Trip Drive With Bagpipes Music On History Visit To Saline Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K Spring travel video, with Scottish bagpipes music, of a road trip drive on ancestry, genealogy, history visit to visit Saline in Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. The name is believed to derive from the Scottish Gaelic Sabhlan, or Sabhlaín, meaning " little barn " which refers to an ancient collection point where tributes were stored for the Scottish Crown. In 1329, King Robert the Bruce awarded the parish to Donald, 8th Earl of Mar. Sir Walter Scott was also a frequent visitor to the area, staying at nearby Nether Kinneddar. Saline is a village and parish in situated 5 miles to the north west of Dunfermline. It lies in an elevated position on the western slopes of the Cleish Hills. Formerly a weaving centre, Saline was not much redeveloped during the 19th and 20th centuries as the expansion of industrial mining in west Fife largely passed it by. As a result, Saline contains many 18th century weavers cottages. Thomas Bonnar was born in Saline, about 1821, the son of Robert Bonnar and his wife Janet. He practised as a builder and mason in Dunfermline. He was one of the Bonnar family of Dunfermline who ran a business as builders, joiners and cabinetmakers. The firm finally was sold off in 1870. In 1851 Thomas Bonnar of Dunfermline was described as a building contractor accasionally employed as an architect and surveyor employing 7 masons and 3 apprentices. In 1856 Thomas Bonnar of Dunfermline moved his office to Edinburgh. He was residing in Scotland Street, Edinburgh at the time of his death in Aberdeen on 1 October 1862. 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. The date for astronomical Spring is 20th March, ending on 21st June All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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