Tour Scotland short 4K Spring travel video clip of a Scotsman wearing a Kilt and Sporran and walking by daffodils and flowers in a garden on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Carlowrie Castle near Kirkliston, just outside of Edinburgh, Britain, United Kingdom. The castle was commissioned in 1852 by Thomas Hutchison, a prosperous Leith wine merchant and Provost of Leith. He intended it as a family home but died before its completion in 1855. His son, Robert, oversaw the final construction. It was designed by the renowned Scottish architect David Rhind. While Rhind was famous for civic and commercial buildings, Carlowrie is a rare and masterpiece example of his domestic work. The castle’s most famous resident was Isobel Wylie Hutchison, born 1889, died 1982, the granddaughter of Thomas Hutchison.She was a pioneering Arctic explorer, botanist, polyglot, and author.Isobel collected thousands of botanical specimens for the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew and Edinburgh. Many of the plant species she brought back from her travels were nurtured in the Carlowrie Gardens. 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. The date for astronomical Spring is 20th March, ending on 21st June
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