Autumn Road Trip Drive With Music On History Visit To Kingoodie Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K Autumn travel video of a road trip drive, with Scottish music, on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the village of Kingoodie in Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. A hamlet in the Carse of Gowrie, Perth and Kinross, Kingoodie lies on the River Tay estuary, 4 miles West of Dundee. The village owes its origin to nearby quarries which supplied fine building stone for several centuries. The stone was particularly valued for harbour works and constructing sea walls. A small harbour here was used in the 19th Century to export stone and import coal. The shore is easily accessible and close to the Firth of Tay. 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. When driving on Scottish roads in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip. According to the meteorological calendar, the first day of Autumn or Fall always falls on September 1. If you follow the astrological calendar, however, Autumn or Fall begins on Saturday, September 23. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Autumn Road Trip Drive With Bagpipes Music On History Visit To Grange Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K Autumn travel video of a road trip drive, with Scottish bagpipes music, on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Grange in Carse of Gowrie, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. A much extended hamlet, Grange, or The Grange, lies a half mile North of Errol Airfield and 2 miles North East of the village of Errol. Beginning as a collection of farms, it grew in conjunction with the development of the airfield and was considerably extended in the early years of the 21st century with a large development of private housing. The Anglo-Saxon surname Grange comes from when the family resided in a Grange which were farms that belonged to the old abbeys. These farms were attended by monks who carried out their agricultural activities, and where the grain and cattle were held. The name was derived from the Middle English and Old French word grange which meant granary or barn. Grange has been recorded under many different spelling variations, including Grange, Grainge, Greinge, Graynge and others. Edward Grange, and English convict from London, was transported aboard the "ship Anson on September 23, 1843, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia; Christopher Grange arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship Spartan in 1849; Thomas Grange, born 1858, was a Scottish settler from Lanark who travelled from London, England, aboard the ship Zealandia arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 14th November 1859; Thomas Grange arrived in Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1749; John Grange settled in Virginia, America, in 1635; Arnoldus DeLa Grange landed in Maryland, America, in 1666, John Grange arrived in Maryland in 1667; Matthew Grange landed in Pennsylvania in 1682; Edward Grange arrived in Virginia in 1697. 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. When driving on Scottish roads in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip. According to the meteorological calendar, the first day of Autumn or Fall always falls on September 1. If you follow the astrological calendar, however, Autumn or Fall begins on Saturday, September 23. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Autumn Road Trip Drive With Bagpipes Music On History Visit To Errol Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K Autumn travel video of a road trip drive, with Scottish bagpipes music, on ancestry to visit Errol in Carse of Gowrie, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. The Errol family name was first used by descendants of the Pictish people of ancient Scotland. It is a name for someone who lived in the lands of Errol in Perthshire. The family is not directly related to the Lords of Errol, who are in fact a part of the Scottish Hay clan. Errol Parish can be dated back to the creation of a barony by William the Lion granted to the Hay family in the twelfth century. A descendant, in King James II's reign, was created Earl of Errol. A local landowner and farmer was the biological scientist Patrick Matthew, born 1790, died 1874, who planted a large orchard at Gourdiehill, Grange, Errol. A former student of Edinburgh University, he made scientific observations of his orchards and wrote On Naval Timber and Arboriculture in 1831 which included early descriptions of a process of natural selection. He is credited with being the first person to bring Giant Redwood seeds to the UK. The surname Errol was first found in Perthshire, Gaelic: Siorrachd Pheairt, former county in the present day Council Area of Perth and Kinross, located in central Scotland. Errol has been spelled Arroll, Arrol, Errol, Erroll, Arrell, Arrel, Errel, Errell, Arrall, Arral, Errall, Erral, Arrill, Arril, Errill and many more. Bert Errol, aged 30, arrived in America in 1913; Ray Errol, aged 28, arrived in America in 1913; Bertha Stella Errol, aged 33, arrived in America in 1919; Leon Errol, aged 38, arrived in America in 1919; Mabel B. Errol, aged 33, arrived in America in 1919. 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. When driving on Scottish roads in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip. According to the meteorological calendar, the first day of Autumn or Fall always falls on September 1. If you follow the astrological calendar, however, Autumn or Fall begins on Saturday, September 23. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Grey Squirrel On Windy Autumn Visit To My Cottage Garden Scone By Perth Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K Autumn wildlife camera nature travel video of the sight and sounds of a Grey squirrel eating black sunflower seeds on a windy morning visit and trip to my cottage garden in Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. As its name suggests, this squirrel typically has a grey coat with white undersides, though the coat colour can also be quite brown at times. Grey squirrels are mainly herbivorous, eating acorns, hazel nuts, berries, fungi, buds and shoots, and even bark. The grey squirrel was introduced to Great Britain in the middle of the 19th century. There is now an estimated population of 2 million making them much more common than the native red squirrel. They arrived in England from North America and are now one of Britain's most well known and frequently seen mammals, with an estimated population of 2 million. Being in nature, or even viewing scenes of nature, reduces anger, fear, and stress and increases pleasant feelings. Exposure to nature not only makes you feel better emotionally, it contributes to your physical wellbeing. 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. According to the meteorological calendar, the first day of Autumn or Fall always falls on September 1. If you follow the astrological calendar, however, Autumn or Fall begins on Saturday, September 23 All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Birds Eating On Windy Autumn Visit To My Cottage Garden Scone Perth Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K Autumn wildlife nature camera travel video of the sight and sounds of birds eating on a windy weather morning visit and trip to my cottage garden in Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. Whether you live in town or country, you can help to look after garden birds by providing food for them. Being in nature, or even viewing scenes of nature, reduces anger, fear, and stress and increases pleasant feelings. Exposure to nature not only makes you feel better emotionally, it contributes to your physical wellbeing. 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. According to the meteorological calendar, the first day of Autumn or Fall always falls on September 1. If you follow the astrological calendar, however, Autumn or Fall begins on Saturday, September 23 All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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