Scotsman Walking Wearing Kilt By Lighthouse On History Visit To Peninsula Orkney Island Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K early Autumn travel video clip of a Scotsman walking wearing a Kilt and Sporran by a lighthouse on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to the coast of the Roseness Peninsula, Orkney, Britain, United Kingdom. A peninsula is a geographical landform that is mostly surrounded by water on three sides while remaining connected to a larger mainland area on one side. The Orkney Islands are highly fragmented, featuring heavily indented coastlines that create several notable peninsulas. Though Orkney is perceived as remote today, 5,000 years ago it was a maritime crossroads and a cultural powerhouse in northern Europe. In the late 9th century, Viking raiders and Norse settlers annexed Orkney, turning the islands into a powerful Norse Earldom. The Norse relied heavily on the geography of Orkney's peninsulas for military defense and navigation. The Orkney Islands are home to many lighthouses, each holding a crucial place in British maritime history. For centuries, the treacherous 25 mile gap between Orkney and Fair Isle served as a key trade passage, but its low lying reefs, thick fog, and ferocious North Sea tides caused hundreds of devastating shipwrecks. The Stevenson family, a legendary dynasty of civil engineers, including Robert, Alan, David, and Thomas Stevenson, who designed and constructed Scotland's most iconic coastal towers over a 150 year period. 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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