Tour Scotland short 4K early Autumn travel video clip of a Scotsman wearing a kilt and and Sporran and walking by a Stewart House on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Calf Sound on the northern coast of Eday Island, Orkney, Britain, United Kingdom. It was built in 1633 by John Stewart, 1st Earl of Carrick, brother of the notorious Earl Patrick Stewart. The house is most famous for its association with the 18th century pirate John Gow, the inspiration behind Sir Walter Scott's novel The Pirate and works by Daniel Defoe. In 1725, Gow's ship Revenge ran aground on the nearby Calf of Eday, and he was captured, imprisoned, and held at Carrick House before being sent to London to be hanged. Local legend maintains that a dark stain on the drawing room floor is blood spilled during a failed escape attempt. After the Stewarts, the property passed through several hands, including the Buchanans and the Feas, before coming into the ownership of the Hebden family in 1854, who introduced large-scale Cheviot sheep farming and land improvements to Eday. The two eldest sons of R J Hebden predeceased their father, so when he died in 1877, it was no 3 son, Harry, who had been trained for the sea and travelled the world as a youngster, who inherited the house and its 7500 acres. 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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