Spring Road Trip Drive With Music On History Visit To St Monans East Neuk Of Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K Spring travel video of a road trip drive, with Scottish music, from Elie, East on A917 route, to the harbour and coast on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to St Monans in the East Neuk of Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. St Monans, often spelt St Monance, is a village and parish in the East Neuk of Fife and is named after the legendary Saint Monan. Situated approximately 3 miles west of Anstruther, this small community, whose inhabitants formerly made their living mainly from fishing, is now a tourist destination situated on the Fife Coastal Walking Path. Like other small East Neuk towns, St Monans is rich in vernacular fisher and merchant houses of the 17th to early 19th centuries, with characteristic old Scots features, e.g. forestairs, crow-stepped gables, datestones, pantiled roofs. The original settlement was, according to early sources, known as Inverin, Invery, Inverie, Finvirie, Inweerie, Inverry or even elsewhere Innerny and possibly derived from the Gaelic for at the mouth of a stream. The origin of the present name, St Monans, although similarly there were other spellings St Monance persisting until quite recently, is derived from a 6th century Irish abbot bishop, St Moinenn, from Clonfert who died in 571. One tradition is that he was killed by Vikings there nearby on the Isle of May, and another is that his relics came over with the Scots monks when they originally settled in St Monans circa 870. There was a royal chapel in the 11th century and written records of building on the site from the reign of Alexander III. It is probable that the original chapel was re-built between 1362 and 1370 by King David II. The story goes that this was on returning from English captivity, in thanks for his recovery from a potentially fatal battle arrow wound due to the intervention of St Monan. Another version has it that it was as thanks for surviving a storm at sea crossing the Forth. The church was remodelled by King James III in 1471 when he established a Dominican friary. In 1544 it was burnt down by an English army and rebuilt as the parish church of St Monans in1646. By 1772 it was in a ruinous condition and only partially occupied until its major restoration in 1826-8 by the architect William Burn. A further restoration of the interior was undertaken in 1955. From the 14th century and into the 20th century St Monans was essentially a fishing village. Centred as it was on the harbour, fishing and boatbuilding had a direct influence on the development and character of the historic village. From the 16th century until well into the 18th century St Monans had separate fishing and farming communities, the Lower or Nethertown and the Upper or Overtown respectively, the latter located just north of Braehead. A second area of industry was centred on the mines and saltpans to the east of the village. However these communities remained largely separate and there was little direct impact on the development of the character and appearance of the historic village. St Monans was created a burgh of barony with a free port and harbour on the grant of a charter from James VI to his tenant in chief William Sandilands of St Monans in 1596. The original harbour pier, on site of the current middle one, was built by Baron Newark in the mid-15th century. Herring had been fished on the Forth from medieval times. From the 17th century there was off-shore great-line fishing for white fish; with herring fishing in the autumn and spring. The industry was particularly vulnerable with fish periodically becoming scarce. Young men traditionally also joined the whaling fleets, returned in the autumn for the herring and then crewed on private ships during the winter. St Monans was for much of this formative period in its development, the poorest of the East Neuk Burghs and the one most dependent on a single industry, namely fishing. Women and girls worked at baiting the lines and making nets. Many of the men and boys were away at sea for much of the year. St Monans, as a consequence, became an isolated community, both socially and geographically. In 1877 the old west pier was demolished and a new harbour again surveyed, designed and constructed by lighthouse engineers, brothers, Thomas and David Stevenson. Finally, in 1902 a new pier was built to the west. However, after the Great War the Scottish fishing industry entered a period of serious decline. The date for astronomical spring is Sunday 20th March, ending on Tuesday 21st June, while by the meteorological calendar, spring will start on Tuesday 1st March. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. 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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Road Trip Drive With Music On History Visit To Main Street Of Lower Largo East Neuk Of Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K Spring Easter Holiday Weekend travel video of a road trip drive, with Scottish bagpipes music, down Main Street on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Lower Largo on the coast of East Neuk of Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. Lower Largo or Seatown of Largo is a village in Fife, Scotland situated on Largo Bay on the north side of the Firth of Forth. An ancient fishing village, Lower Largo has gained fame as the 1676 birthplace of Alexander Selkirk, the inspiration for Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. The Fife Coastal walking Path is a Scottish long distance walking footpath that runs from Kincardine to Newburgh. It runs for 117 miles along the coastline of Fife and passes through many seaside towns and villages including Lower Largo. The path would take around one week to walk completely from end to end. I was raised in the East Neuk Of Fife. The date for astronomical spring is Sunday 20th March, ending on Tuesday 21st June, while by the meteorological calendar, spring will start on Tuesday 1st March. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wishp to visit one day. 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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Small Plane Taking Off With Music On History Visit To The Orkney Islands Of Scotland

Tour Scotland short travel video clip, with Scottish music, of a small plane taking off from an island on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to the Orkney Islands, Britain, United Kingdom. Orkne, also known as the Orkney Islands is an archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland, situated off the north coast of the island of Great Britain. Orkney is 10 miles north of the coast of Caithness and has about 70 islands, of which 20 are inhabited. The islands have been inhabited for at least 8,500 years, originally occupied by Mesolithic and Neolithic tribes and then by the Picts. Orkney was colonised and later annexed by the Kingdom of Norway in 875 and settled by the Norsemen. In 1472, the Parliament of Scotland absorbed the Earldom of Orkney into the Kingdom of Scotland, following failure to pay a dowry promised to King James III of Scotland by the family of his bride, Margaret of Denmark. 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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Spring Road Trip Drive With Music On History Visit To Lundin Links East Neuk Of Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K Spring travel video, with Scottish music, of a road trip drive East on the A915 route from Leven on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Lundin Links in the East Neuk of Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. Lundin Links largely developed as a 19th Century suburban extension of Lower Largo accommodating holiday makers, but takes its name from the Lundin family who were granted land here in the 12th century. The surname Lundin seems to have originated in the 11th century as de Londoniis or de Londres. This then quickly became de Lundin and de Lundyn. By the 14th century Lundy is used interchangeably with Lundin and Lundie. The name of Lundie comes from the Gaelic Leann dhe, which means Gods meadow. The first mention I can find of Lundie is in 1130 AD, which is with respect to the battle of Inchbare. Two days before the battle, on the 14th of April, the forces of the Earl of Fife were mustered at Forfar. The first contact between forces of the Earl of Dunbar and the Earl of Fergus occurred at sliabh na Leann dhe, Hill of God's meadow, now Lundie Hill. The forces of King David I of Scotland, born 1124 died 1153, won the battle. One can find a number of places across Scotland bearing the name of Lundin or Lundie. In 1160, King Malcolm IV of Scotland granted the barony of Lundie in Forfar to Malcolm de Lundin. This barony contains the fore mentioned Lundie Hill. He granted the barony of Lundin in the parish of Largo in Fife to Malcolm’s brother Philip. Not much is known about Phillip de Lundin. He has sometimes been referred to as Phillip the Chamberlain. He had a son Walter, who in turn is believed to have had a son Thomas. It is reported that this line of the family ended in and heiress. She married Robert, the son of King William the Lion. Robert took on the name of this family and it is from him that the family of Lundie or Lundin descend. The barony remained in this family until the end of the 18th century. Spring in the United Kingdom depends on whether you are following the astronomical or metrological calendar. The date for astronomical spring is Sunday 20th March 2022, ending on Tuesday 21st June, while by the meteorological calendar, spring will start on Tuesday 1st March. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. When driving 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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Road Trip Drive To Railway Level Crossing On History Visit To Longforgan Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K early Spring Easter Holiday Weekend travel video, with Scottish Music, of a road trip to the signal box and and level crossing with traffic signals and barriers at the railway Level Crossing at Longforgan in Carse of Gowrie on ancestry visit to Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. At the end of this vido you will see a passenger train from Dundee travelling past on what is the East Coast Railway Line. Longforgan Station once lay a mile to the south of Longforgan village but closed in 1956, although the level crossing remains here on the Dundee and Perth Railway. Longforgan was home to best selling author Rosamunde Pilcher, born in 1924, died 6 February 2019, and a street is named in her honour. There are around 6,550 level crossings in the United Kingdom, of which about 1,500 are public highway crossings. In the United Kingdom, major crossings were normally situated within easy sight of a signal box, and usually directly adjacent to the signal box, to ensure that the signalman could verify that the road was clear before allowing a train onto the crossing by switching the semaphore signals to clear. Gated level crossings were mandatory from 1839, but initial rules were for the gates to be ordinarily kept closed across the highway. The familiar traditional form of road crossing on British railways dates from 1842 onwards. Many gated crossings have been replaced by lifting barriers, which are easier to operate and mechanise. Transport Police typically prosecute motorists who jump the barriers, for either trespass or failing to conform with a traffic signal. The date for astronomical spring is Sunday 20th March, ending on Tuesday 21st June, while by the meteorological calendar, spring will start on Tuesday 1st March. 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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