Tour Scotland Video Photographs Kinlochleven and Loch Leven

Tour Scotland video of photographs shot around and above Kinlochleven and Loch Leven on ancestry visit to Lochaber, in the Highlands of Scotland. Kinlochleven is the penultimate stop on the West Highland Walking Way. There are 10 Munro mountains, Scottish mountains over 3,000 feet in height, in the Mamores above Kinlochleven with Binnein Mor being the highest.

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Old Photograph Tor Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Tor Castle near Elgin, Scotland. A seat of the Comyns or Cummings of Altyre. It was built in the 15th and extended periodically until the 17th century.

The Scottish surname Cummings is probably Norman-Breton in origin. It was introduced initially into England, by the followers of William the Conqueror at or after the battle of Hastings in 1066. The derivation is from either a pre 7th century personal name, originally, Cumine, or Comyn, and thought to derive from the Breton, Celtic element, can, meaning, bent, crooked, and a common element in such surnames as Campbell and Cameron, or from the French town of Comines. In Scotland, the family founded by William Comyn, grew to be one of the most powerful in the country. In so doing they held at one time the Earldoms of both Angus and Atholl, Perthshire.



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Old Photograph The Quakers Perth Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of The Quakers in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The story of Quakerism can be divided into four main periods: its rise during the few years of the rule of Oliver Cromwell in England; the epic period during the latter Stuart dynasty, during which it reached a height and simultaneously underwent its cruellest persecutions in Aberdeen; its gradual decline with occasional surges of social activity; and its dwindling activities in the nineteenth century. The pioneer Quakers were nothing if not strong in zeal to win converts, and the Movement had hardly obtained a footing in England before the dark carnal people of Scotland were marked down for missionary enterprise.



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Old Photograph Soldier Perth Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of a Soldier in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.



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Tour Scotland Photographs The Emigrant Statue Helmsdale Sutherland

Tour Scotland photograph of The Emigrant Statue at Helmsdale in Sutherland, Scotland. This statue was unveiled by The Alex Salmond MSP, First Minister of Scotland with the following words, " Today's unveiling of this remarkable new presence in the Highland environment marks an important moment for Scotland. The impulse to create this statue came from a desire to remember, but also to reconcile; to reflect on the past, but to draw on it for the future's strength. The clearances that took place across Scotland in the eighteenth century were most acutely felt here in the Highlands, and rarely with such severity as in the communities like those around Kildonan. There is sadness of course in the recollection that this strath once played home to hundreds of families in dozens of small communities - a way of life that was transformed forever by the economic experiments of that period. But we should take heart, and pride too, from the resilience of those that left this country and made their contribution, often a significant one, to the communities of other countries that showed generosity in receiving them. Modern Scotland must learn from our history. Yes, we will continue to give our ideas and innovation and energy to the world, but we will recognise too that our people are our country's greatest resource and they must always be treated as such."

Tour Scotland photograph of The Eimigrant Statue at Helmsdale in Sutherland, Scotland.

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