Tour Scotland Video Drive Sheriffmuir Road
Tour Scotland video of a drive on the narrow road through Sheriffmuir, Scotland. The Battle of Sheriffmuir, fought on 13th November 1715, is one of the few battles in history to have ended in a draw. John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar, standard bearer for the Jacobite cause in Scotland, mustered Highland Clan chiefs, and on 6 September declared James Francis Edward Stuart, the " Old Pretender ", as King of Scots. With an army of about 12,000 men Mar proceeded to take Perth, and commanded much of the northern Highlands. Following unsuccessful skirmishes against John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, based at Stirling, Mar was eventually persuaded to lead his full army south, on 10 November. Spies informed Argyll of Mar's actions, and he moved his army of about 4,000 to Sheriffmuir, near Dunblane. The two armies met on the battlefield on 13 November 1715. The battle was inconclusive, with both sides claiming victory. However, in strategic terms Argyll had halted the Jacobite advance.
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Tour Scotland Video Sheep On The Road In Perthshire
Tour Scotland video of sheep on the road in Perthshire, Scotland. When driving on the narrow Scottish roads it is important to watch for sheep crossing in front of your vehicle.
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Tour Scotland Video Young Scots Folk Festival Stonehaven
Tour Scotland video of young Scots musicians at the Folk Festival in Stonehaven Scotland. Stonehaven is a town in Aberdeenshire. It lies on Scotland's north east coast. After the demise of the town of Kincardine, which was gradually abandoned after the destruction of its Royal castle in the Wars of Independence, the Scottish Parliament made Stonehaven the successor county town of Kincardineshire. Stonehaven had grown around an Iron Age fishing village, and expanded inland from the seaside. As late as the 16th century, old maps indicate the town was called Stonehyve, Stonehive, Pont also adding the alternative Duniness. It is known informally to locals as Stoney.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Strawberries And Ice Cream Perthshire
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Tour Scotland Video Tourists Being Taught Scottish Country Dancing
Tour Scotland video of tourists being taught Scottish Country Dancing at the Highland Games in Stirling, Scotland. Spectators are the games today were invited on to the games field to try out Scottish Country Dancing. A Scottish Country dance is a form of social dance involving groups of couples of dancers tracing progressive patterns according to a predetermined choreography. Country dancing is sometimes mistaken for a type of folk dancing, but it is actually the ballroom dance form of Scotland, as its original base of dancers was from the more educated and wealthy classes of the Renaissance.
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