Fulmar Coast And Waters On History Visit To Fair Isle Halfway Between Shetland And Orkney Scotland

Tour Scotland short wildlife nature camera travel video clip, of a Fulmar bird flying by the cliffs, coast and waters on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Fair Isle, an island located halfway between the Shetland Islands and the Orkney Islands, Britain, United Kingdom. Fair Isle is the most remote inhabited island in the United Kingdom. The western coast consists of cliffs of up to 660 feet in height, with Ward Hill at 712 feet being the highest point of the island. On the eastern coast the almost detached headland of Sheep Rock rises to 433 feet in height. On 20 August 1588 the flagship of the Spanish Armada, El Gran Grifón, was shipwrecked in the cove of Stroms Hellier, forcing its 300 sailors to spend six weeks living with the islanders. Fishing has always been an important industry for the island. In 1702, the Dutch, who were interested in Shetland's herring fisheries, fought a naval battle against French warships just off the island. 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. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Puffin On Visit To Handa Island Off The West Coast Of Sutherland Highlands Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K wildlife nature camera travel video clip of a Puffin on a cliff on history visit and trip to Handa Island off the West coast and waters of the Sutherland Scottish Highlands, Britain, United Kingdom. The island's name is of mixed Gaelic and Norse origin and means " island at the sandy river " It had a population of 65 in 1841, but following the 1847 potato famine the inhabitants emigrated to Nova Scotia, Canada. In some ways this is surprising, since it is recorded that the islanders had a fairly varied diet including oats, fish and seabirds, rather than depending heavily on a potato crop. The islanders had a parliament, similar to that of St Kilda, which met daily, and the oldest widow on the island was considered its Queen. Anciently the island was used as a burial place, and there are still the remains of a chapel in the south east, commemorated in the name Tràigh an Teampaill. The use of Handa as burial place is thought to be due to the fact that wolves would dig up graves on the mainland so frequently that the inhabitants of Eddrachillis resorted to burying their dead on the island. Puffins annually migrate to Scotland, settling all over the country's rugged coastline from North Berwick in the Southeast to Handa off the coast of Sutherland and the Shetland Islands. Known affectionately by some Scot as the clowns of the sea, puffins typically arrive in Scotland in late March or early April. Scotland’s smallest and most distinctive breeding auk species with black upper parts and white under parts. Adults have a distinctive rainbow coloured deep bill as well as white cheeks and a conspicuous, clown like black stripe down over each red ringed eye. They nest underground in borrows. 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. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Old Photographs Luss By Loch Lomond Scotland

Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Luss, a village in Argyll & Bute, on the South West bank of Loch Lomond. Historically in the County of Dunbarton, its original name is Clachan dhu, or dark village. Ben Lomond, the most southerly Munro mountain, dominates the view north over the loch, and the Luss Hills rise to the west of the village. Saint Kessog brought Christianity to Luss at some uncertain date in the Dark Ages. The village is within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. In 1625 Sir John Colquhoun of Luss was created a Baronet of Nova Scotia. However in 1632 he was accused of absconding with his wife's sister, Lady Catherine Graham, daughter of the Earl of Montrose. He was accused of using sorcery and witchcraft and perhaps wisely he did not return to answer these charges. He became a fugitive and his estates were forfeited. Sir John's eldest son recovered the estates in 1646. In 1703 Sir Humphrey Colquhoun, fifth Baronet represented Dunbartonshire in the last Scottish Parliament. He strongly opposed the Treaty of Union. He died without male issue and the title passed to his daughter's husband, James Grant of Pluscardine. However when Pluscardine's elder brother died he re-assumed the name of Grant. He was the ancestor of the Earls of Seafield and Barons of Strathspey, on whom the baronetcy devolved. The estate was succeeded to by Sir James Grant Colquhoun who was the fourth son of James Grant and Ann Colquhoun. He built the mansion of Rossdhu which remains the seat of the chiefs of Clan Colquhoun. The present Church of Scotland place of worship in Lussa was built in 1875 by Sir James Colquhoun, in memory of his father who had drowned in the loch in December 1873 All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Razorbills Around The Coast And Waters On Visit To The Outer Hebrides Of Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K wildlife camera travel video clip of the sight and sounds of Razorbill birds on the cliffs around the coast and waters on history visit and trip to the Outer Hebrides, Britain, United Kingdom. Razorbills belong to the same family as puffins and guillemots, the auk family. Like puffins and guillemots, a razorbill’s favourite food is fish. The best time to see razorbills seabirds is March to July, when they join other seabirds to breed on cliffs, most commonly in the north of Scotland. Razorbills are both resident and a migrant in Scotland but can be found in large colonies in the Northern Isles, Outer and Inner Hebrides and on the mainland during the breeding season. While a proportion of Scottish breeders remain in coastal waters, others move south along Atlantic coasts or to the English Channel or move east out into the North Sea 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. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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North Atlantic Ocean Island Of Boreray On Visit To Archipelago Of St Kilda North Atlantic Scotland

Tour Scotland very short 4K travel video clip of the sight and sounds of sea and waves of the North Atlantic Ocean near the Island Of Boreray, Scottish Gaelic: Boraraigh, an uninhabited island, on history visit and trip to archipelago of St Kilda, North Atlantic, Britain, United Kingdom. To the West and North West of the United Kingdom lies the vast Atlantic Ocean. The UK has a long coastline by the Atlantic, especially in Scotland and the western parts of England and Wales. The Atlantic Ocean is what makes our weather the way it is, bringing mild and wet conditions from the southwest. It also supports lots of marine life too, including whales, dolphins, and other fish. Boreray is located 41 miles west-northwest of North Uist. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. 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. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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