Tour Scotland Video Old Photographs Cromarty

Tour Scotland video of old photographs of Cromarty, Scotland. Cromarty is a seaport on the southern shore of the mouth of Cromarty Firth, 5 miles seaward from Invergordon on the opposite coast. Until 1890 it was the county town of the former county of Cromartyshire. The town grew around its port, formerly used by ferries, to export locally grown hemp fibre, and by trawlers trawling for herrings. The port was a British naval base during the First World War Hugh Miller was born in Cromarty on 10 October 1802, he was a self taught Scottish geologist and writer, folklorist and an evangelical Christian. Miller committed suicide, shooting himself in the chest with a revolver in his house on Tower Street, Portobello, Edinburgh, on the night of 23/24 December 1856. There is a legend, dating from around 1740, that a Cromarty man named John Reid was granted three wishes from a mermaid, and that he used one of the wishes to marry a woman named Helen Stuart. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.

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Tour Scotland Video Scottish Woman Playing Bagpipes Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of a Scottish woman playing the bagpipes and busking in the city centre on visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Video May Drive Rain And Some Flooding Scone Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of a May drive in rain and some flooding in the village of Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Torrential thundery downpours are set to descend on Scotland over the bank holiday weekend, bringing an end to the spell of summery weather.

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Tour Scotland Video Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance Motorcycle Ride Perth Airport Scone Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance Motorcycle Ride leaving Perth Airport on their way to firstly Coupar Angus after visit to Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The bike riders were raising funds for SCAA Air Ambulance which to time critical emergencies across Scotland and rely 100% on donations from their supporters to ensure they are there when needed.

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Tour Scotland Video Jazz Band Charity Air Ambulance Event Wheel Inn Scone Perthshire

Tour Scotland wee compilation video of a Jazz Band at an event raising money for Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance at the Wheel Inn in Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The Air Ambulance flies to time critical emergencies across Scotland and rely 100% on donations from their supporters to ensure they are there when needed.

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