Tour Scotland short 4K early Autumn travel video clip of a Scotsman walking wearing a Kilt and Sporran by Selkie Geo is a coastal cliff edge and narrow sea inlet located on the coast of the northern end of Foula, one of the most remote islands of the Shetland Islands, Britain, United Kingdom. In Shetland dialect, a geo, pronounced gyow, is a steep sided, narrow coastal inlet or gully carved into the cliffs by the relentless action of the sea. The term comes directly from the Old Norse word gjá, reflecting the strong Scandinavian heritage of the Northern Isles. The prefix Selkie comes from the Scots word for seal. In Shetland and Orcadian mythology, Selkies, or the Seal folk, are supernatural, gentle shapeshifters. Selkies live as seals in the ocean but can shed their skin to walk on land as extraordinarily beautiful humans. A prominent story in Shetland folklore involves a human hunter or crofter stealing a female selkie's hidden skin while she dances on the beach under the midsummer moon. Unable to return to the sea, she is forced to marry the human. If she or her children ever find the hidden skin, she immediately flees back to her ocean home. The geo is near an ancient traditional stone cottage. 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. Meteorological Autumn or Fall is different from standard and astronomical Autumn and begins September 1 and ends November 30
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