Scotsman Walking Wearing Kilt By Mansion House On Summer History Visit To Island Of Shuna Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K Summer travel video clip of a Scotsman wearing a Kilt and Sporran and walking by the ruined castle mansion house on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to the coast of Island of Shuna, one of the Slate Islands, Britain, United Kingdom. In 1815, James Yates, a Glasgow native living in Woodville in Devon, England, bought the island from Colonel McDonald of Lynedale. In 1829 Yates bequeathed the island in trust to the magistrates and council of Glasgow, with profits from the estate divide two fifths to the city, two fifths to Glasgow University and one fifth to Glasgow Royal Infirmary. Shuna Castle or mansion was built in 1911 by adventurer and philanthropist George Alexander MacLean Buckleyas. It fell into disrepair in the 1980s when the cost of maintenance become too great. 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. Summer in Scotland officially runs from June through August All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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