Tour Scotland Travel Video Of Old Photographs Of Lockerbie

Tour Scotland travel video of old photographs of Lockerbie, Scotland. A Scottish town in the Dumfries and Galloway region of Southern Scotland. This Scottish town is located approximately 75 miles from from Glasgow, and 20 miles from the border with England. Lockerbie apparently has existed since at least the days of Viking influence in this part of Scotland in the period around AD 900. The presence of the remains of a Roman camp a mile to the west of the town suggests its origins may be even earlier. Lockerbie first entered recorded history in the 1190s in a charter of Robert de Brus, 2nd Lord of Annandale, granting the lands of Lockerbie to Adam de Carlyle. It appears as Lokardebi in 1306. About two miles to the west of Lockerbie on 7 December 1593, Clan Johnstone fought Clan Maxwell at the Battle of Dryfe Sands. The Johnstones nearly exterminated the Maxwells involved in the battle. The town came to international attention in December 1988 when the wreckage of Pan Am Flight 103 crashed there following a terrorist bomb attack aboard the flight.

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Tour Scotland Travel Video Sunny Winter Drive Over Site Of Battle of Sheriffmuir Perthshire

Tour Scotland travel video of a sunny Winter road trip drive East from Dunblane, past the Sheriffmuir Inn, on the single track road across the site of the Battle of Sheriffmuir on ancestry visit to Perthshire, Scotland. This was the site of the inconclusive 1715 Battle of Sheriffmuir, part of the Jacobite rising, on the slopes of the Ochil Hills. When in 1714 George I was proclaimed King of Great Britain and Ireland, John Erskine, Earl of Mar, began to raise a Jacobite army in an attempt to return James Francis Edward Stuart, the Old Pretender, to the throne. In response, a combined government force of Scottish and English regiments commanded by the Duke of Argyle was dispatched to confront the rebels. The two armies finally met each other on 13th November 1715 at Sheriff Muir to the east of Dunblane. Although the Highland forces of the Jacobites greatly outnumbered those of the government by almost 2:1, Mar was not an experienced military commander. In contrast, the government army comprised well trained regular troops led by a seasoned commander. In the inconclusive battle that followed, both sides left the field claiming victory. Following what was the key battle of the 1715 Jacobite rebellion, Mar was forced to retreat back to Perth along with his demoralised force. The road from the site leads to Dunblane, Greenloaning, Stirling and the A9 near Blackford. Part of the British comedy film Monty Python and the Holy Grail was filmed here.

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Tour Scotland Travel Video Sunny Winter Drive Through Auchterarder and Aberuthven To Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland travel video of sunny Winter road trip drive through Auchterarder and Aberuthven then East on the A9 and Glasgow roads to the centre of Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The A9 is a major road running from the Falkirk council area in central Scotland to Scrabster Harbour, Thurso in the far north, via Stirling, Bridge of Allan, Perth and Inverness. At 273 miles it is the longest road in Scotland and the fifth longest A road in the United Kingdom. Historically it was the main road between Edinburgh and John o' Groats, and has been called the spine of Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Travel Video Sunny Winter Drive Through Blackford To Gleneagles Hotel Perthshire

Tour Scotland travel video of a sunny Winter road trip drive through Blackford and then East along the A9 road to the Gleneagles Hotel on visit to Perthshire, Scotland. This is a luxury hotel, world renowned for golf on the King's, Queen's and PGA Centenary courses. Gleneagles has a unique combination of leisure activities including riding, shooting, falconry, country club and is surrounded by breathtaking countryside, yet within one hour's drive of both Edinburgh and Glasgow airports.

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Tour Scotland Travel Video Sunny Winter Drive To Tullibardine Whisky Distillery Blackford Perthshire

Tour Scotland travel video of a sunny Winter road trip drive East on the A9 road to Tullibardine Whisky Distillery on ancestry visit to Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland. This Scottish distillery has been in operation since 1949, producing a single malt whisky. The whisky distillery is located in Blackford, close to the Ochil Hills and the Danny Burn, their main water source. The distillery produces several types of single malt whisky, including Aged Oak Edition Single Malt Whisky and Sherry Finish Malt Whisky, and related liqueurs.

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