Tour Scotland Video Early Autumn Drive From Caputh To Dunkeld Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of an early Autumn drive West from Caputh on the A984 old military road and down Brae Street and across the High Street on ancestry visit to the centre of Dunkeld, Highland, Perthshire, Scotland. Most of the original town of Dunkeld was destroyed during the Battle of Dunkeld when, in August 1689, the 26th Foot, Cameronian Regiment, successfully fought the Jacobites shortly after their victory at the Battle of Killiecrankie. The rebuilt town is one of the most complete 18th century country towns in Scotland, On the site of the traditional market cross, the fanciful neo-Gothic Atholl Memorial Fountain was built in 1866, as a monument to George Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl. The Fountain is notable for its heraldry and Masonic symbolism, the 6th Duke having been Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Video Early Autumn Drive From Old Scone To Meikleour Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of an early Autumn drive from Old Scone on the A94 road through Guildtown on ancestry visit to Meikleour, Perthshire, Scotland. 4 minutes and 24 seconds into the video you will see me pull over to the side of the road to let an Ambulance get passed me, You should always look and listen for ambulances, fire engines, police, doctors or other emergency vehicles using flashing blue, red or green lights and sirens or flashing headlights, or Highways Agency Traffic Officer and Incident Support vehicles using flashing amber lights. When one approaches behind your vehicle do not panic. Consider the route of such a vehicle and take appropriate action to let it pass, while complying with all traffic signs. If necessary, pull to the side of the road and stop, but try to avoid stopping before the brow of a hill, a bend or narrow section of road. Do not endanger yourself, other road users or pedestrians and avoid mounting the kerb. Do not brake harshly on approach to a junction or roundabout, as a following vehicle may not have the same view as you.

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Old Photograph Washback Whisky Distillery Balvenie Scotland

Old photograph the Washback in Balvenie Whisky Distillery in Dufftown in Moray, Scotland. The Balvenie distillery is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery owned by William Grant & Sons. William Grant was born on 19 December 1839 in his father's house in Dufftown. At seven he began herding cattle at a farm on the upper reaches of the River Deveron. He was apprenticed to a shoemaker then worked as a clerk, and then became a bookkeeper at Mortlach distillery 1866. There he was appointed as a clerk and then manager and learned the distilling trade. After about twenty years, Grant left his job at the Mortlach distillery and bought a field near Balvenie Castle. He then drew up plans for his distillery, and the foundation stone was laid in the autumn of 1886. Grant remained active in the company until his death in 1923 at the age of 83. A washback, of which there is usually more than one at a whisky distillery, is a giant vat. After water has been mixed with barley in a mash tun, it has yeast added and then sits in a washback for several days to ferment, before going on the the next stage of the process.



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Old Photograph Tun Room Whisky Distillery Glenlivet Scotland

Old photograph of the Tun Room in the Glenlivet Whisky Distillery near Ballindalloch in Moray, Scotland. This is the oldest legal distillery in the parish of Glenlivet, and the production place of the Scottish whisky of the same name. It is described in packaging and advertising as " The single malt that started it all ". It was founded in 1824 and has operated almost continuously since. The distillery remained open throughout the Great Depression and its only closure came during World War II. The Glenlivet distillery has grown in the post war period to become one of the biggest single malt distilleries in order to keep up with global demand; The Glenlivet brand is the biggest selling single malt whisky in the United States and the second biggest selling single malt brand globally.



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Old Photograph Filling Kiln With Peat Whisky Distillery Aberfeldy Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of a distillery worker filling the Kiln with Peat in the Whisky Distillery in Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland. Aberfeldy Distillery was founded by the John Dewar & Sons, Ltd. in 1896, and opened in 1898. The distillery is located on the eastern outskirts of Aberfeldy, on the southern bank of the upper Tay. The demand for barley as a basic foodstuff during World War I led to the distillery being closed from 1917 to 1919. The Second World War also caused barley supplies to be cut, and the distillery was again forced to shut down for some of this period. Supply to final markets was kept up by reducing the period whisky was laid up from 7 years to 3. In 1972 the distillery was enlarged, and the old stills were replaced by four new steam heated stills. In 1999, an Aberfeldy 12 Year Old Single Malt brand was introduced. In 2000, the Earl of Elgin opened " Dewar's World of Whisky " at the Aberfeldy Distillery: this is a centre for marketing the products and educating the public about the process of distillation and history of the Dewar's brand. Aberfeldy is the largest malt whisky component of Dewar's Blended Whisky.



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