Old Travel Blog Photograph Prince Ardle`s Grave Enochdhu Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of Prince Ardle`s grave in Enochdhu a small village located West of Kirkmichael, Perthshire, Scotland. The name Ardle is derived from a Pictish warrior who was killed in battle at Enochdhu. He was reputed to be a giant, and the mound of his supposed grave is located in the garden of Dirnanean Lodge in Enochdhu. It is 19 feet long, and around 3 feet wide. At its end is a 5 foot high monolith. The origin of this stone is unknown but it is thought unlikely to be prehistoric.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Mortsafe Logierait Perthshire Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of a Mortsafe in the cemetery in Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland. Mortsafes were contraptions designed to protect graves from disturbance. Resurrectionists had supplied the schools of anatomy in Scotland since the early 18th century. This was due to the necessity for medical students to learn anatomy by attending dissections of human subjects, which was frustrated by the very limited allowance of dead bodies, for example the corpses of executed criminals, granted by the government, which controlled the supply. The mortsafe was invented in about 1816. These were iron or iron and stone devices of great weight, in many different designs. Logierait is a village in Atholl, Scotland. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Tay and Tummel, half a mile west of the A9 road. It was the birthplace of the sociologist Adam Ferguson and the Canadian politician John McIntosh and Alexander Mackenzie, Canada's second Prime Minister. Nearby is an ancient Ash tree, the Dule Tree of the district from which thieves and murderers were hanged.





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Tour Scotland Travel Video Winter Snow Drive A82 Road Scottish Highlands

Tour Scotland video of part of a rainy Winter snow road trip drive in the A82 road on ancestry visit to the Highlands of Scotland. The A82 runs from Glasgow to Fort William and Inverness, passing along the shores of Loch Lomond and Loch Ness. It is probably the most important trunk route serving the West Highlands of Scotland. The video is In the northern section of the A82 passing Loch Ness, though is difficult to see because of the trees.

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Tour Scotland Travel Video Winter Drive Mennieburn Road To Aberuthven Perthshire

Tour Scotland sunny Winter travel video of a drive down narrow Mennieburn Road on ancestry visit Aberuthven, Perthshire, Scotland. Until the 19th century Aberuthven was named Smiddyhaugh, a blacksmith forge by the bridge over the Ruthven. In days gone by the village was filled with hand loom weavers working away in their cottages.

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Tour Scotland Travel Video Snowdrops By The Road To The Historic Capital

Tour Scotland travel video of snowdrops by the old road to the historic capital of Scottish kingdom of Alba on ancestry visit to Scone Palace by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. This is the road travelled by the Highland Clan Chiefs who would come here to pledge allegiance to their land. Most of the Kings crowned during those early days were Gaelic speakers.

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