Tour Scotland Video Murray Tomb Scone Palace

Tour Scotland travel video of the Murray Tomb on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip by Scone Palace near Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The ornate tomb of David Murray, the first Lord Scone, stands adjacent to Scone Palace, right on the top of Moot Hill. Sir David Murray saved King James VI from an attack by the Earl Gowrie in 1600 and was made Cup-bearer, then Master of the Horse and finally Captain of the Guard to King James VI. The King made him Lord Scone in 1605, awarding him the lands of Scone which had been forfeited by the Earl of Gowrie. By this time, James was on the throne of the United Kingdom and living in London. In 1621, Murray rose further in the rankings of the noblemen by being made Viscount Stormont. His descendants rose still further, becoming the Earls of Mansfield.

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August 10th Photograph Ships Wheel RRS Discovery Scotland

August 10th photograph of the ships wheel of the RRS Discovery in Dundee, Scotland. Originally the wheel was positioned to the rear of the ship, making the helmsman’s work less strenuous. He would navigate using one of two compasses housed in binnacles.


August 10th photograph of the ships wheel of the RRS Discovery in Dundee, Scotland.

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August 10th Photograph Compass RRS Discovery Scotland

August 10th photograph of the compass of the RRS Discovery in Dundee, Scotland.

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August 10th Photograph The Galley RRS Discovery Scotland

August 10th photograph of The Galley of the RRS Discovery in Dundee, Scotland. Three meals a day were cooked here along with fresh bread.

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August 10th Photograph RRS Discovery Scotland

August 10th photograph of the RRS Discovery in Dundee, Scotland. The RRS Discovery was the last wooden three-masted ship to be built in Britain. Designed for Antarctic research, she was launched in 1901. Her first mission was the British National Antarctic Expedition, carrying Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton on their first, successful journey to the Antarctic, known as the Discovery Expedition. She is now the centre piece of visitor attraction in her home, Dundee.

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