Scotsman Walking Wearing Kilt By Tyrie House On History Visit To Island Of Yell Orkney Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K early Autumn travel video clip of a Scotsman walking wearing a Kilt and Sporran by a Tyrie House on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to the Island of Yell, Shetland Islands, Britain, United kingdom. The house was built by in 1672 by Robert Tyrie, a prominent local proprietor and fish merchant. Tyrie used the house as a base for conducting lucrative trade with continental merchants, most notably from Hamburg and other North German ports belonging to the Hanseatic League. The booming international trade era came to an end due to compounding setbacks, including a devastating pirate attack on Hanseatic shore trading booths in Shetland in 1696 and the introduction of the British salt tax in 1715. For more than two centuries, it remained a home to successive merchants and lairds who operated the surrounding Brough estate. By 1842. Tyrie is primarily a Scottish habitational surname, though it is also used as a modern masculine given name. The name is deeply rooted in Scottish geography and language. Most commonly, the surname comes from the Gaelic word tìr, meaning land or arable land, combined with a location-forming suffix. It roughly translates to land place or estate. 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 All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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