Winter Road Trip Drive With Bagpipes Music On History Visit To Torryburn Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K Winter travel video of a road trip drive, with Scottish bagpipes music, on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the village of Torryburn on the North Shore of the Firth of Forth in Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. Lilias Adie, born 1640, died 1704, was a Scottish woman who lived in the coastal village of Torryburn. She was accused of practising witchcraft and fornicating with the devil but died in prison before sentence could be passed. Her grave is the only known one in Scotland of an accused witch, most were burned. Lilias Adie's first name also appears as Lilly, and her last name was also recorded as Addie and Eddie. Illness among local residents created a brief but intense period of witch hunting in the Fife area. A woman named Jean Bizet had accused Adie of witchcraft, proclaiming " beware lest Lilias Adie come upon you and your child. " This resulted in the arrest of Adie, who was likely upwards of 60 at the time. Adie was taken to the local minister, Reverend Allan Logan, to answer to the crime of witchcraft. For over a month she was imprisoned and subjected to day after day of rough interrogation before she finally confessed. No commission for a witchcraft trial was ever issued and no trial was held. Lilias Adie died before her investigation was concluded. The ordeal she endured proved too much after over a month of prolonged torturous interrogations, involving sleep deprivation. Culross is acknowledged as one of the most picturesque villages in Scotland, hence why it is so often used as a film and television location, including for hit US TV series, Outlander. The surname Adie was first found in the county of Berwickshire, Scotland. Spelling variations of this family name include: Ade, Addie, Addy, Addey, Eadie, Eddie, Edie, Edey, Aidie, Aidy, Aiddye, Adie and many more. John Adie arrived in South Carolina, America, in 1680; James Adie landed in New York, America, in 1829. In 1822 Alison Cunningham was born in Torryburn. She later became the nurse to Robert Louis Stevenson. Known as Cummy, Alison was a strict Calvinist. She became RLS’s nurse in 1852, remaining in the household until November 1872. She was deeply devoted and loyal to the Stevensons and loved Robert Louis Stevenson who was very fond of Cummy. He dedicated A Child’s Garden of Verses to her to thank her for the nights she spent caring for him when he was ill as a child: For the long nights you lay awake And watched for my unworthy sake: For your most comfortable hand That led me through the uneven land: For all the story books you read: For all the pains you comforted: For all you pitied, all you bore, In sad and happy days of yore: My second Mother, my first Wife The angel in my infant life From the sick child, now well and old, Take, nurse, the little book you hold And grant it, Heaven, that all who read May find as dear a nurse at need, And every child who lists my rhyme, In the bright, fireside, nursery clime, May hear it in as kind a voice As made my childish days rejoice Alison Cunningham died in 1913. By the meteorological calendar, the first day of Winter is always 1st December in Scotland; ending on 28th of February. 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 All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Young Starling Birds Eating On Visit To My Cottage Garden In Scone By Perth Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K Winter wildlife nature camera travel video clip of the sight and sounds of young Starling birds eating on a visit and trip to my cottage garden in Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. The Starling is a familiar bird that breeds in farmland, suburban areas and open woodlands. Seen from a distance, starlings look black with a short tail and pointed yellow bill, but when seen close-to, they are very glossy with a metallic sheen of purples and greens. Starlings forage in lawns, fields, and other open areas with short vegetation. They are primarily insectivores in their natural habitat, but will feed on a wide variety of items outside of their natural diet, including fruits and seeds. The starling can be found throughout lowland Scotland where there is cultivation and pasture. It is generally absent in highlands and in areas dominated by grass or heather moorland. Highest densities are found along the East coast, Central lowlands and Dumfries and Galloway. 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. By the meteorological calendar, the first day of Winter is always 1st December in Scotland; ending on 28th of February. 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 All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Small Birds On Winter Visit To My Cottage Garden Scone By Perth Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K Winter wildlife nature camera travel video of the sight and sounds of small birds eating on a visit and trip to my cottage garden in Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. Suet is easy to digest and provides birds with a nutritious meal at any time of year, it is a high energy food, especially valuable in cold weather. 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. By the meteorological calendar, the first day of Winter is always 1st December in Scotland; ending on 28th of February. 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 All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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The Study And Cobbled Street With Music On Outlander History Visit To Culross West Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K travel video, with Scottish music, of the Study and cobbled street on ancestry, Outlander genealogy, history visit and to Culross in West Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. Many 16th and 17th century Scottish houses, and cobbled stoned streets can be seen when walking through the town. The narrow cobbled streets were designed functionally to make walking through the town a clean affair. The raised area in the centre of the cobbles was for the wealthy townsfolk to walk on, to ensure they did not get their shoes or feet dirty. A picturesque tall white harled house on the north side of the junction between Back Causeway and The Cross in Culross. The Study dates from 1610. This is said to be where Bishop Leighton of Dunblane, born 1611, died 1684, who lived nearby in Bishop Leighton's House, composed his sermons. Built as a merchant's house, next to Culross Palace one of the finest in Culross. The most complete example of a burgh in the 17th and 18th centuries, Culross is acknowledged as one of the most picturesque villages in Scotland, hence why it is so often used as a film and television location, including for hit US TV series, Outlander . 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. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Winter Wallace Monument With Bagpipes Music On Abbey Craig On History Visit Near Stirling Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K Winter travel video clip, with Scottish bagpipes music, of the Wallace Monument on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip by Abbey Craig near Stirling, Britain, United Kingdom. The tower. which commemorates Sir William Wallace, a 13th century Scottish hero, stands on the Abbey Craig, a volcanic crag above Cambuskenneth Abbey, from which Wallace was said to have watched the gathering of the army of King Edward I of England, just before the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297. The distance by road from Perth, Perthshire to the Wallace Monument is 35. 6 miles. The surname Wallace was first found in Ayrshire, Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir, formerly a county in the southwestern Strathclyde region of Scotland. Wallace has been spelled Wallace, Wallis, Wallys, Walace, Uallas in Gaelic, and others. The Clan Wallace is a Lowlands Scottish Clan. John Wallace, a Scottish convict from Aberdeen, was transported aboard the Andromeda on October 16, 1826, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia; Jane Wallace, Scottish convict was transported aboard the Amphitrite on August 21, 1833, settling in New South Wales, Australia; John Howard Wallace, aged 23, a mechanic, arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship Aurora in 1840; Martha Wallace, aged 23, arrived in Quebec, Canada, aboard the ship Atlas in 1815; Andrew Wallace landed in Virginia, America, in 1702; Eleanor, Elizabeth, George, Jane, William, and Mary Wallace all, who settled in South Carolina, America, in 1768; Andrew, Boyd, Daniel, Edward, Francis, George, Hugh, James, John, Michael, Patrick, Robert, Samuel, Thomas, and William Wallace all settled in Philadelphia, America, between 1820 and 1870. Autumn leaf color or colour is a phenomenon that affects the normally green leaves of many deciduous trees and shrubs by which they take on, during a few weeks in the autumn season, various shades of red, yellow, purple, black, orange, pink, magenta, blue and brown. The phenomenon is commonly called autumn colours or autumn foliage in British English and fall colors, fall foliage or simply foliage in American English. Built on land once occupied by a Franciscan friary founded in around 1460, the graveyard has been restored and contains a number of Scottish headstones dating back hundreds of years. By the meteorological calendar, the first day of Winter is always 1st December in Scotland; ending on 28th of February. 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 All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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