Tour Scotland short 4K Autumn travel video of a Scotsman wearing a kilt and Sporran and walking on Gallow Law Hill on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to East Ayrshire, Britain, United Kingdom. Gallow Law was a site of ancient ritual and hosted a prehistoric stone circle. Over the centuries, the ancient stones were scavenged and recycled for local farming and building projects. The site also featured traditional prehistoric burial cairns. The hill’s ominous name, Gallow Law or Gallow Hill, originates from its medieval utility. In Scots, a law refers to a prominent hill or mound. During feudal times, this hill served as a barony court assembly point and execution site. Local barons held "pit and gallows" jurisdiction here, meaning they had the absolute legal authority to administer justice, sentence criminals, and carry out public hangings. A permanent gallows is said to have crowned the summit, purposely visible to the surrounding valley as a stark deterrent. The most prominent stone structure standing on the hill today is a Covenanter memorial erected in November 1926. It was hand-built by local out of work miners led by the Malcolm family, who constructed it both to mark the exact epicentre of the lost prehistoric stone circle and to honour a local martyr. 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.
View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.
No comments:
Post a Comment