Scotsman Walking Wearing Kilt By Stackabank Sea Stack On History Visit To South Ronaldsay Scotland

Tour Scotland very short 4K ealy Autumn travel video clip of a Scotsman wearing a kilt and and Sporran and walking by Stackabank Sea Stack on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to the West coast of South Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands, Britain, United Kingdom. Unlike permanent sea pillars, Stackabank sits directly on a stony beach. It is entirely surrounded by water for roughly an hour during peak high tide. At all other times, it sits high and dry, making its base easily accessible by foot without needing maritime transport. Like most coastal features across the Orkney Islands, Stackabank is sculpted out of Old Red Sandstone, which traces its roots back roughly 400 million years to the Devonian period. Over millennia, relentless wave action from the Atlantic, combined with wind and coastal erosion, slowly wore down weak points in the coastal cliffs, cutting Stackabank away from the main island mass. Because it stands on a beach platform, the sea only continues its slow, gnawing erosion process when the tide is high. The island's name comes from Old Norse, meaning " Rognvald's island, " though the exact historical figure named Rognvald is unknown. Like the rest of Orkney, South Ronaldsay was significantly influenced by Norse culture and continues to have Old Norse roots in its language and place names. 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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