Scotsman Walking Wearing Kilt By Earl's Bu And Church On History Visit To Orkney Islands Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K early Autumn travel video clip of a Scotsman walking wearing a Kilt and Sporran by The Earl's Bu and round church at Orphir on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to the South West coast of the mainland Orkney Islands, Britain, United Kingdom. The church is Scotland's only surviving medieval circular church. This is one of Scotland's most significant Norse archaeological sites, famously serving as a 12th century power base and high status residence for the Viking Earls of Orkney. The church was built by Earl Haakon Paulsson around 1122 as an act of penance following his pilgrimage to Jerusalem, undertaken to atone for his role in murdering his cousin, Saint Magnus. The unusual circular design was explicitly modeled after the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Most of the church was unfortunately dismantled in 1757 to provide building stone for a nearby parish church, leaving only the semicircular apse visible today. Earl Haakon Paulsson was a powerful Norse ruler and Jarl meaning Earl of Orkney who famously ruled both jointly and independently during the early 12th century. He is most prominent in Norse-Scottish history as the man responsible for the execution of his cousin, Magnus Erlendsson, who was later canonised as St Magnus. 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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