Winter Tay Railway Bridge Over Firth Of Tay On History Visit To Dundee Tayside Scotland

Tour Scotland short Winter sunrise 4K travel video clip of a diesel passenger train crossing the Tay Railway Bridge over the Firth of Tay on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to Dundee, Tayside, Britain, United Kingdom. Dreich is a Scots word for dull and cloudy weather. The present bridge is the second one this site. From about 1854, there had been plans for a Tay crossing, to replace an early train ferry. The first bridge, opened in 1878, was a single track lattice design, notable for lightness and low cost. Its sudden collapse in a high wind on 28 December 1879 was one of the great engineering disasters of history. Seventy five passengers and crew died. The second bridge is a double track construction of iron and steel, opened in 1887 and still in service. The Tay Bridge carries the railway across the Firth of Tay in Scotland between Dundee and the suburb of Wormit in Fife. By the meteorological calendar, the first day of Winter is always 1st December in Scotland; ending on 28th of February. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Close Up Golden Eagle With Music On Visit To Glen Etive Highlands Of Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K St Andrew's Day short close up wildlife nature camera travel video clip, with Scottish music, of a Golden Eagle on visit and trip to Glen Etive In the Highlands, Britain, United Kingdom. The golden eagle is the top predator in the Scottish countryside; it is a massive bird of prey that mainly hunts rabbits and mountain hares but will also catch foxes, young deer and large birds like grouse. It can be seen soaring high in the sky in upland areas and remote glens in the north and west of Scotland. Golden eagles have large home territories, nesting on rocky cliff faces and in trees where it builds a giant nest or eyrie. A massive bird of prey, the golden eagle’s wings and tail are only marginally smaller than the rarer white tailed eagle. Adults are mainly dark brown, with a golden head and neck. Young birds have white patches in their wings and a white base to the tail. The golden eagle is the national bird of Germany, Austria, Mexico and Kazakhstan! It is revered in many countries, forming the basis of everything from coats of arms to spiritual customs. It is even used to hunt and kill wolves in some communities. There are golden eagle territories in and around most of Scotland’s upland forests. Keep your eyes on the sky in Argyll, Wester Ross, North West Highlands, Galloway, and Glenmore Forest Parks, on Island of Mull and Isle of Skye, and in Glen Affric. Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland and he is celebrated on 30 November. This is called St Andrew's Day. He is also the patron saint of Romania, Greece, Russia, Ukraine and Poland. Patron saints are chosen to be special protectors or guardians over things. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Autumn Road Trip Drive With Bagpipes Music On History Visit To Glen Etive Highlands Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K Autumn travel video, with Scottish bagpipes music, of a road trip driveon a narrow single track through Glen Etive on St Andrew's Day ancestry visit to the Highlands, Britain, United Kingdom. At the north end of Glen Etive lie the two mountains known as the Herdsmen of Etive, Buachaille Etive Mòr and Buachaille Etive Beag. Other peaks accessible from the Glen include Ben Starav, located near the head of Loch Etive, and Beinn Fhionnlaidh on the northern side of the glen. A single track road or one lane road is a road that permits two way travel but is not wide enough in most places to allow vehicles to pass one another, although sometimes two compact cars can pass. This kind of road is common in rural areas across the United Kingdom and elsewhere. The term is widely used in Scotland, particularly in the Highlands and Islands. Buachaille Etive Mòr appears in the films Braveheart and Skyfall. In the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, Deirdre and her love Naoise founded Glen Etive after fleeing Ulster. The Fachen is also known as the Dwarf of Glen Etive. The name Etive is believed to mean " little ugly one " from the Gaelic goddess. Gregor McGregor was born in Glen Etive in 1908. Dorothy Wordsworth tells how from Kingshouse Hotel she and her brother 'often looked out of the window towards a huge pyramidal mountain called Buachaille Etive Mòr. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. When driving on Scottish roads in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip. According to the meteorological calendar, the first day of Autumn or Fall always falls on September 1. If you follow the astrological calendar, however, Autumn or Fall begins on Saturday, September 23. Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland and he is celebrated on 30 November. This is called St Andrew's Day. He is also the patron saint of Romania, Greece, Russia, Ukraine and Poland. Patron saints are chosen to be special protectors or guardians over things. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Mallard Ducks Crossing A Road On Visit To Perth Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland very short 4K wildlife nature camera travel video clip, with Scottish bagpipes music of Mallard Ducks crossing a road on a dreich visit and trip to Perth, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. Dreich is Scottish word from Dull and Cloudy weather.The Mallard, anas platyrhynchos, is the most familiar and widespread species of dabbling duck bird in Europe, including Britain and Ireland. Mallards are adaptable waders who live happily in tiny ponds in towns and cities as well as in marshes and wetlands in the wider countryside. Males and females are not alike. The male has a distinctive bottle green head, a white collar, purple-brown breast and grey on the wings and underparts. The female has mottled brown plumage. Mallards are sociable ducks. The Mallard's adaptability to different types of environments has allowed them to spread to towns and cities. Some in parks and lakes can become very tame, especially if they are regularly fed by humans. Both the male and female have blue wing bars, edged in black and white. The male's bill is greenish yellow and the female's bill is orange brow Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Autumn Road Trip Drive With Bagpipes Music On History Visit To Ardler Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K Autumn travel video of a road trip drive, with Scottish bagpipes music, on ancestry, history visit to Ardler, in Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. Ardler village is located three miles to the east of Coupar Angus, and approximately equidistant between the latter and Meigle. The village was founded in the 1830s by the radical thinker George Kinloch who planned to develop a marketing centre for Strathmore on the railway line linking Dundee and Coupar Angus. Originally naming it Washington after the American president, Kinloch intended the streets to take the names of well known political and philosophical heroes from William Wallace to Benjamin Franklin. Kinloch did not live to see the completion of the village which failed to prosper. Following the establishment of a church and the foundation of the Parish of Ardler in 1885, the name Ardler superseded that of Washington. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. When driving on Scottish roads in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip. According to the meteorological calendar, the first day of Autumn or Fall always falls on September 1. If you follow the astrological calendar, however, Autumn or Fall begins on Saturday, September 23 All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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