Tour Scotland Video Samuel George Kennedy Gravestone Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland travel video of the Samuel George Kennedy Gravestone in Greyfriars Graveyard on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to Perth, Perthshire. Gravestone of Reverend Samuel George Kennedy, Minister of the West Church, Parish of Perth, who died on 30th December 1835.

There are two origins of the Kennedy surname: one Scottish and the other Irish. The most commonly known Kennedy family is the Irish one made famous by the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy, whose ancestors came from County Wexford. The Kennedy clan surname in Scotland originated in Ayrshire, where they were a power house. Originally they came from the western isles and are of Celtic Norse stock. In the fifteenth century, one Ulric Kennedy fled Ayrshire to the highlands for refuge where he was granted protection under the Chief of Clan Cameron. From this Highland branch, Kennedys settled on the Isle of Skye. A branch also was established in northeast Scotland, at Aberdeen.

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Tour Scotland Video Greyfriars Graveyard Perth Perthshire October 5th

Tour Scotland video shot today of Greyfriars Graveyard in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Blustery and overcast today in the old cemetery.

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In A Scottish Graveyard Miscellany, Hamish Brown explores in words and extraordinary pictures the folk art of Scottish graveyards from the eighteenth century (when gravestones began to be widely used) to the present day. Each old kirkyard is a riotous celebration of folk art: there are skulls and skeletons, ships and lighthouses, angels galore, carved portraits of our forebears and even a gravestone decorated with a picture of Bart Simpson and his skateboard! More than mere memorials, the graves are a collection of pages in stone taken from the history of Scottish everyday life. Scotland's kirkyards are not gloomy places to be shunned, but places to find vivid stories from the lives of people, without distinction of class or creed. There is much humour in this book, and the photographs throughout taken by the author illustrate better than words why we should look after the unique treasuries in our midst. The Scottish Graveyard Miscellany: The Folk Art of Scotland's Graves.

Tour Scotland Video River Tay Perth Perthshire October 5th

Tour Scotland video shot today of the River Tay and Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Shot this wee video at lunchtime today. A wee bit windy and overcast.

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Perthshire is at the very heart of Scotland and one of the most popular regions for visitors, offering a variety of Highland and Lowland landscapes with some of the most scenic and accessible countryside for shorter walks as well as evidence of its rich history at every turn. Perthshire 40 Town and Country Walks features traditional tourist hubs, such as Pitlochry, Dunkeld and Killin, with its historical connections to the county, as well as countryside around Blairgowrie, Crieff and Aberfeldy, finishing up at the Fair City of Perth and nearby Kinross. Perthshire: 40 Town and Country Walks (Pocket Mountains).

Tour Scotland Video Street Musicians Royal Mile Festival Fringe Edinburgh 2011

Tour Scotland video of street musicians on the Royal Mile at the Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland. A compilation video street musicians on the Royal Mile during the Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, in 2011. Including Fiddlore from New Zealand, two young Scottish musicians, Slovenian folk musicians and much more.

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Tour Scotland Autumn Photograph Spittal Of Glenshee Church Perthshire

Tour Scotland Autumn photograph of Spittal Of Glenshee Church in Glenshee, Perthshire, Scotland. Glenshee Church has stood at the head of Glenshee in the shadow of Gulabin for over a century. This Church has become very popular with couples wishing a Highland wedding and is ideally situated in its lovely spot with Spittal Hotel and Dalmunzie close at hand. Normal times of worship are the second and fourth Sundays of the month at 6pm and a service at 11am on December 25th. Everyone is made most welcome.

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