Scotsman Walking Wearing Kilt On Scarp Island On History Visit To Isle Of Harris Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K Autumn travel video clip of a Scotsman wearing a kilt and sporran and walking on cliffs on the coast Scarp Island on stormy ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip the coast of the Outer Hebrides, Britain, United Kingdom. Scottish Gaelic: An Sgarp it is a rugged, now uninhabited island and headland located just half a mile off the northwest coast of Hushinish on the Isle of Harris. Scarp was permanently settled by eight farming families in 1810. The population expanded dramatically in 1823 following the Highland Clearances on the Harris mainland, as displaced families sought refuge on the island's marginal lands. The island’s population peaked at 213 residents in 1881. Life was precariously balanced; residents survived on a basic crofting and fishing economy, raising sheep and cattle, growing potatoes, cabbages, and oats, and catching lobster to sell to London markets. Because Scarp lacked an all weather harbour, it was frequently cut off from the mainland by ferocious Atlantic tides, waves and currents. Scarp was one of several Scottish islands, including St Kilda and Handa, where all the men of the island would gather every morning in a so-called " parliament ", to agree the work to be done on that day. Such meetings would sometimes last for many hours, and on these occasions no work would be done, except by the women of the island. Scarp was the site of an experiment by German inventor Gerhard Zucker to deliver the island's post by rocket mail. In July 1934 Zucker made two unsuccessful attempts at firing rocket mail between Scarp and Harris. 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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