Old Photographs Old Kilpatrick West Dunbartonshire Scotland

Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Old Kilpatrick, Scottish Gaelic: Cille Phàdraig meaning Patrick's church, a village in West Dunbartonshire. The Forth and Clyde Canal separates Old Kilpatrick from the north bank of the River Clyde which is just a few metres beyond it to the south. The village is about 3 miles west of Clydebank, on the road west to Dumbarton where some say the river becomes the Firth of Clyde. The Great Western Road runs through the village whose immediate western neighbour, on the road and the canal, is Bowling, where the Forth and Clyde Canal meets the river. The modern A82 road runs to the north, between the village and the foot of the Kilpatrick Hills. In the 19th century it was described as being essentially a single street. It's possible the birthplace of Saint Patrick was near Old Kilpatrick. The western end of the Antonine Wall is at Old Kilpatrick. Kilpatrick railway station serves the village of Old Kilpatrick in the West Dunbartonshire region of Scotland. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Small Bird On Rainy Monday Visit To My Cottage Garden Scone Perth Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K Winter wildlife camera nature travel video clip of the sight and sounds of a small bird spotted eating on a rainy weather Monday afternoon visit and trip today to my cottage garden in Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. Whether you live in town or country, you can help to look after garden birds by providing food and water for them. Being in nature, or even viewing scenes of nature, reduces anger, fear, and stress and increases pleasant feelings. Exposure to nature not only makes you feel better emotionally, it contributes to your physical wellbeing. 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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Grey Squirrel On Winter Monday Visit To My Cottage Garden Scone Perth Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K Winter Monday wildlife camera nature travel video clip of the sight and sounds of a Grey squirrel spotted eating peanuts today on a visit and trip to my cottage garden in Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. As its name suggests, this squirrel typically has a grey coat with white undersides, though the coat colour can also be quite brown at times. Grey squirrels are mainly herbivorous, eating acorns, hazel nuts, berries, fungi, buds and shoots, and even bark. The grey squirrel was introduced to Great Britain in the middle of the 19th century. There is now an estimated population of 2 million making them much more common than the native red squirrel. They arrived in England from North America and are now one of Britain's most well known and frequently seen mammals, with an estimated population of 2 million. Being in nature, or even viewing scenes of nature, reduces anger, fear, and stress and increases pleasant feelings. Exposure to nature not only makes you feel better emotionally, it contributes to your physical wellbeing. 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 All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Winter Road Trip Drive With Music On History Visit To Auchterarder Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K Winter travel video of a late afternoon road trip drive, with Scottish accordion music, East on the A9 route on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Auchterarder, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. The 1.5 mile long High Street of Auchterarder gave the town its popular name of " The Lang Toun " or Long Town. In 1983 the A9 was diverted to the south, bypassing Auchterarder and Aberuthven, to improve the connection between Stirling and Perth. The name “ Auchterarder ” derives from the Scottish Gaelic roots uachdar, ard, and dobhar; it means " upland of high water. " Alastair Donald Mackintosh " Sandy " Gunn was born on 27 September 1919 in Auchterarder. He was the son of surgeon James Turner Gunn, MB, ChB, FRCS and Adelaide Lucy Frances. He was reportedly a fine athlete at school, being a member of 1st XV rugby & 1st XI cricket team. He attended Fettes College, Edinburgh, and was a school prefect. After leaving school, Gunn became an engineering apprentice at the Govan, Glasgow shipyard of Harland and Wolff. After a year he gained entry to Pembroke College, Cambridge to study mechanical sciences hoping for a career as a diesel engineer. Gunn enlisted in the Royal Air Force on 22 February 1940 and commenced active service on 22 June 1940 as an aircrew candidate (airman 2nd class). On 18 January 1941 he received his pilot's brevet and promotion to sergeant. He was commissioned as a Pilot Officer on 25 January 1941. He became Supermarine Spitfire photo reconnaissance pilot who was taken prisoner during the Second World War. Gunn took part in the Great Escape from Stalag Luft III in March 1944, and was one of the men re-captured and subsequently executed by the Gestapo on 6the of April 1944. 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. When driving on Scottish roads in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Winter Road Trip Drive With Music On History Visit To Greenock Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K travel video, with Scottish music, of a Winter morning road trip drive on Greenock Road on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Port Glasgow and Greenock, Scottish Gaelic: Grianaig, Inverclyde, Britain, United Kingdom. In the 17th century Greenock was a small fishing village consisting of one row of thatched cottages. Port facilities were greatly improved during the 18th and 19th centuries, and shipbuilding, marine engineering, sugar refining, and textile manufacture developed and expanded. Large numbers of warships and passenger liners were built in Greenock’s extensive shipyards, which stretched to neighbouring Port Glasgow. The first harbour,, finished in 1710, has been periodically improved, and there are several tidal harbours and graving docks, for cleaning ships’ bottoms, and other dry docks. During World War II Greenock was a Free French naval base and was heavily damaged by bombing. A granite cross above the town serves as a memorial to the French sailors who lost their lives in the Battle of the Atlantic. Shipbuilding had ceased in Greenock by the mid 1980s, but ship repair continued to be important. James Watt was born on January 19, 1736, in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. He was a Scottish instrument maker and inventor whose steam engine contributed substantially to the Industrial Revolution. Watt was also known for patenting the double-acting engine and an early steam locomotive. He was elected fellow of the Royal Society of London in 1785. He died August 25, 1819, at Heathfield Hall, near Birmingham, Warwick, England. y 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. When driving on Scottish roads in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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