Scotsman Walking Wearing Kilt By White Wife Of Otterswick On History Visit To Isle Of Yell Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K early Autumn travel video clip of a Scotsman walking wearing a Kilt and Sporran by the White Wife of Otterswick on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to the coast of the Island of Yell, Shetland Islands, Britain, United kingdom. Erected near the cliff edge at the Ness of Queyon, the statue depicts a woman clutching a Bible to her chest, looking out across the water. The figurehead originally belonged to the SV Bohus, a four masted German sail training vessel originally built in 1892. The figurehead itself was carved to represent the daughter of the ship's original owner. In April 1924, the ship was sailing from Gothenburg to Chile carrying 39 people, mostly young cadets. The captain made a critical navigational error, mistaking the Out Skerries lighthouse for the Fair Isle lighthouse, which threw the vessel 60 miles off course. Caught in a fierce gale on 26 April 1924, the Bohus crashed broadside onto a rocky spur known as the Point of the Hatt at the Ness of Queyon. The ship broke apart within 30 minutes. Local Yell residents rushed to the shore. A local man named Willie Thomson successfully threw a line into the storm to rescue the crew. While 35 people were saved, 4 crew members tragically lost their lives. In September 1924, the ship's wooden figurehead washed ashore. Local residents erected it on the hillside at Queyon overlooking the site of the disaster as a monument to those lost at sea. Over the decades, the locals regularly maintained the monument, coating it in white paint and highlighting the Bible in black, giving her the name The White Wife or Da Wooden Wife. By 2021, the interior wood of the original figurehead had severely deteriorated. To protect the historical artifact, it was taken down and replaced in situ with a weatherproof fibreglass replica, which still stands at the Ness of Queyon today. 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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