Tour Scotland short 4K Spring travel video clip of a Scotsman wearing a Kilt and Sporran and walking by the coast on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Dunskey Castle overlooking the Irish Sea in Dumfries and Galloway, Britain, United Kingdom. An earlier castle on the site was burned in 1489 by Sir Alexander McCulloch of Myrtoun in retaliation for a murder. The present L plan tower house was built around 1510 by the Adair family, who also built the Castle of St John in Stranraer. The castle was modified in the 16th century and a long wing was added in the 1620s. It was sold to Hew Montgomery in 1620 and then to John Blair of Dunskey in the 1660s. By 1684, the castle was described as a ruin. The surname Adair was first found in Galloway, Gaelic: Gall-ghaidhealaibh, an area of southwestern Scotland, now part of the Council Area of Dumfries and Galloway, that formerly consisted of the counties of Wigtown in West Galloway and Kirkcudbright in East Galloway. Tradition has it that the foundation of the family of Adair of Dunskey and Kinhilt originated from a fugitive son of Fitzgerald, Earl Desmond of Adair in Ireland. Desmond was descended from Otto Geraldino, a Norman noble who accompanied William, Duke of Normandy into England in 1066. He also accompanied Strongbow into Ireland in 1172, and became Earl of Desmond. He settled in Kirkcudbright and Wigtown. The name Adair has also been spelled Adair, Odeir, Edzear, Edgar, Adare and others.. Alexander Adair, aged 40, was a labourer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada aboard the ship Cupid in 1834; Thomas Adair arrived in Pennsylvania, America, in 1730; William Adair landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, America, in 1745; Edward Adair landed in Charleston, South Carolina, America, in 1807; Henderson Adair arrived in Arkansas, America, in 1902. 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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