Scotsman Walking Wearing Kilt By Rock Arch On History Visit To Rhins of Galloway Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K Autumn travel video of a Scotsman wearing a kilt and Sporran and walking by a massive, dramatic natural arch on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to the coast of Rhinns of Galloway, Britain, United Kingdom. Located roughly three miles north of the village of Port Logan at the Mull of Logan it juts straight out of a high cliff face and plunges down into the Irish Sea. The arch was created over thousands of years by coastal erosion. The powerful, abrasive action of the sea and shifting stones ground away at the softer bands of rock underneath, leaving behind a resilient, bridge-like span of harder rock strata aloft. In the past, the remote communities of the Rhins of Galloway held deep superstitions to explain unusual or seemingly impossible topography. Because the cliff arch looked so structural and unnatural, locals believed it could only have been built by supernatural forces, specifically, the Devil. Local lore even claims that if you view the underside of the arch from certain specific angles, you can see the grim silhouette of the Devil's face etched into the stone. Across Scotland and Western Europe, the term Devil’s Bridge was historically applied by default to any natural formation or ancient engineering marvel that seemed to defy human capability. Because these rock formations looked like deliberately engineered bridges spanning wild water, they naturally inherited the devilish moniker. 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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