Tour Scotland Video Bagpipes And Drums Glamis Castle Angus
Tour Scotland video of Pipe Bands playing the bagpipes and drums, and a solo piper, on the grounds of Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland. This Scottish castle has been the Royal residence of the Lyon family since 1372 and is the legendary setting of Macbeth by William Shakespeare. It was the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, and the birthplace of Princess Margaret. The Castle is situated 12 miles North of Dundee, 81 miles North of Edinburgh, 6 miles from Forfar and 93 miles from Glasgow. In 1532 Lady Janet Douglas Lady was accused of witchcraft by friends of King James V and imprisoned. After several months in a dark dungeon, she was burned alive at the stake outside Edinburgh Castle. Even her young son was condemned to death and imprisoned only to be released after the king had died. Lady Janet Douglas's ghost is known as The White Lady she has haunted Glamis Castle for hundreds of years. The apparition has been seen relatively recently in the chapel by a number of witnesses. She is also said to appear above the Clock Tower.
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Tour Scotland Video Steak Pie Kinnears Inn Scone By Perth Perthshire
Tour Scotland video of traditional steak pie, potatoes, peas and carrots at Kinnears Inn in Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. A steak pie is a traditional meat pie served in Britain. It is made from stewing steak and beef gravy, enclosed in a pastry shell. Kinnears Inn is one of my local pubs, with great food and affordable prices.
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Tour Scotland Video Boat Passing Broughty Castle Firth Of Tay
Tour Scotland video of a boat passing Broughty Castle, on the Firth of Tay by Dundee, Scotland. Broughty Castle was erected in 1490 by the 2nd Lord Gray, on a charter from King James IV, in response to increased English naval activity. It was taken without a shot fired by the English in 1547, and reclaimed by the Scots two and a half years later. The castle fell back into English hands in 1651. In 1860 the threat of French invasion prompted Broughty’s conversion from a ruin to a modern artillery defence. The castle was further altered in response to the German threat in the two world wars.
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Tour Scotland Video Drive From Tayport Fife To Dundee
Tour Scotland video of a drive West on the B946 Road from Tayport in Fife to the the A92 road, then across the Tay Road Bridge which spans the Firth of Tay on ancestry visit to the city of Dundee, Scotland. The bridge was opened formally on 18 August, 1966, by the Queen Mother, and is one of the longest road bridges in Europe.
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Tour Scotland Video Heir Force One Royal Helicopter Perth Airport Scone Perthshire
Tour Scotland video of Heir Force One Royal Helicopter AgustaWestland A109S G-XXEC taking off at from Perth Airport on visit to Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The aircraft, based at RAF Odiham, is leased by the Royal Family, the Queen has leased the helicopter because it is thought to be safer to operate on long-term lease rather than several on ad hoc charters. RAF Odiham is a Royal Air Force station situated a little to the south of the historic village of Odiham in Hampshire, England.
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