Scotsman Walking Wearing Kilt By Devils Punch Bowl On History Visit To Isle Of Arran Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K Autumn travel video clip of a Scotsman wearing a Kilt and Sporran and walking by Devils Punch Bowl ancestry on genealogy, family history visit and trip to North Isle of Arran, Britain, United Kingdom. The Devil's Punchbowl is the English name for Coire na Ciche, a dramatic glacial corrie carved into the granite mountains above Glen Sannox. Because the name also inspired a famous Scotch whisky trilogy, its background spans both island geology and modern distilling history. Around 60 million years ago during the Palaeogene period, molten magma cooled deep beneath the Earth's crust to form the coarse granite of Arran's northern mountains, including the peak of Cìoch na h-Òighe. Locals and visitors nicknamed the steep, cauldron-like basin the Devil's Punchbowl due to its dark, brooding atmosphere when mist rolls off the Firth of Clyde and its treacherous, sheer rock walls. Historically, the lands around North Arran were populated by clan families descending from Somerled, the 12th century Lord of the Isles, including the MacBrides, MacKirdys, Curries, MacAllisters, and Bannatynes. Many held land by military service to the Scottish Crown. The valley directly beneath the Devil's Punchbowl suffered heavily during the Highland Clearances. In 1829, the 10th Duke of Hamilton cleared the crofting township in Glen Sannox to make way for large scale sheep farming, forcing hundreds of local families to emigrate to Canada. Like many remote glens and corries on Arran, the rugged terrain around Sannox and Lochranza was historically used by islanders to hide illicit whisky stills from excise officers, a heritage later celebrated by the Isle of Arran Distillers in their limited edition Devil's Punch Bowl whisky. 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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