Scotsman Walking Wearing Kilt By Ardross Castle On History Visit To Highlands Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K early Autumn travel video clip of a Scotsman walking wearing a Kilt and Sporran by Ardross Castle on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip near Alness, Highlands, Britain, United Kingdom. The land was originally owned by George Granville Leveson Gower, the 1st Duke of Sutherland, who built a hunting lodge on the site. The Duke remains a deeply controversial figure in Scottish history due to his aggressive role in the Highland Clearances, during which local families were forced off their ancestral lands to make way for sheep farming. In 1845, the 2nd Duke of Sutherland sold the 60,000 acre estate for £90,000 to Sir Alexander Matheson, a merchant who amassed vast wealth trading tea and opium in China. Matheson hired the acclaimed architect Alexander Ross to completely redesign and expand the hunting lodge into a grand Scots Baronial castle. From 1847 onward, around 400 workers were employed to construct a four storey tower, add 30 rooms, and completely overhaul the local land to attract tenant farmers. Following the death of Matheson, his son sold the property in 1898 to Charles William Dyson Perrins. Perrins was a captain in the Highland Light Infantry but was best known as the wealthy heir to the Lea and Perrins Worcestershire Sauce fortune. He modernized the castle's interior and commissioned landscape architect Edward White to create the estate's spectacular formal Italianate gardens. The sprawling estate was broken up and sold in 1937. The castle and its immediate grounds were bought by Mr and Mrs Austin Mardon, who lived there until 1983, when they sold it to the McTaggart family. The McTaggarts embarked on an extensive restoration program of both the castle and gardens, which continues to this day. Famously known today as the filming location for the hit reality TV series The Traitors. 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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