Tour Scotland Video Photographs Carnyx Celtic War Trumpet City Centre Perth Perthshire
Tour Scotland wee video of photographs of a Carnyx Celtic War Trumpet player in the City Centre on visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
Tour Scotland video of a Carnyx Celtic War Trumpet being played in the City Centre on ancestry visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The carnyx was a wind instrument of the Iron Age Celts. Entering battle, Iron Age warriors unnerved their opponents by the sheer volume of noise they could make. This replica of the The Deskford Carnyx was being played by the incredible John Kenny.
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Tour Scotland Video Photographs Stained Glass Windows St John's Kirk Perth Perthshire
Tour Scotland wee video of photographs of stained glass windows in St John's Kirk on ancestry visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
Tour Scotland video of the Mascot of the Royal Regiment of Scotland outside St John's Kirk on Remembrance Day visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The official mascot is a Shetland pony named Cruachan. He was originally the regimental mascot of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders prior to the amalgamation. The first pony mascot was presented to the Argylls in 1929 by HRH Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll and named after Ben Cruachan, a mountain in the Argylls' namesake lieutenancy, and the war cry of Clan Campbell, of whom the Duke of Argyll was chief. The current mascot is Cruachan IV and was presented in late 2012.
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Tour Scotland Video Forget Me Nots Wemyss Castle Gardens Fife
Tour Scotland travel video of Forget Me Nots on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Wemyss Castle Gardens in Fife, Scotland
Wemyss Castle is located on the cliffs between the villages of East Wemyss and West Wemyss overlooking the Firth of Forth.. Accounts date the construction of the castle to the year 1421 when Sir John Wemyss decided to build a fortified castle to replace one destroyed by the Duke of Rothesay at Kilconquhar in 1402. The castle is thus the ancient seat of the Earls of Wemyss and their families. The castle is best known as the location where Mary, Queen of Scots, met her future husband Lord Darnley in 1565.
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Tour Scotland Video Allium Flowers Castle Gardens Wemyss Fife
Tour Scotland travel video of Allium flowers on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Wemyss Castle Gardens in Fife, Scotland.
Wemyss Castle is located on the cliffs between the villages of East Wemyss and West Wemyss overlooking the Firth of Forth.. Accounts date the construction of the castle to the year 1421 when Sir John Wemyss decided to build a fortified castle to replace one destroyed by the Duke of Rothesay at Kilconquhar in 1402. The castle is thus the ancient seat of the Earls of Wemyss and their families. The castle is best known as the location where Mary, Queen of Scots, met her future husband Lord Darnley in 1565.
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Tour Scotland Video Walled Garden Wemyss Castle Fife
Tour Scotland travel video of the walled garden on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Wemyss Castle Gardens in Fife, Scotland. The garden may be visited on weekdays, from May to July by prior arrangement only. Wemyss Castle is not open to the public.
Wemyss Castle is located on the cliffs between the villages of East Wemyss and West Wemyss overlooking the Firth of Forth.. Accounts date the construction of the castle to the year 1421 when Sir John Wemyss decided to build a fortified castle to replace one destroyed by the Duke of Rothesay at Kilconquhar in 1402. The castle is thus the ancient seat of the Earls of Wemyss and their families. The castle is best known as the location where Mary, Queen of Scots, met her future husband Lord Darnley in 1565.
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