Lochan And Mountains With Music On History Visit To The Highlands Of Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K travel video clip, with Scottish music, of a Lochan and mountains on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to the Western Highlands, Britain, United Kingdom. The word Lochan, is Scottish Gaelic for a small loch. Clan Donald exercised a powerful influence on Highland history. Translated literally as children of Donald the clan was named after Donald, grandson of the 12th century Gaelic hero Somerled. Donald gave his descendants and followers the name of MacDonald or the son of Donald. The Clan’s leaders were Lords of the Isles, ruling over a sea kingdom of the western islands and west coast of Scotland, virtually independent of royal control. They remained Lords of the Isles until the forfeiture of the Lordship in 1493, when the Scottish King took the title away. However, the influence of Clan Donald survived. Clan Donald is not only one of the oldest but also one of the biggest of all Scottish clans. Clan branches are intricately connected. The seven main branches are; Antrim, Ardnamurchan, Clanranald, Glencoe, Glengarry, Keppoch and Sleat who once held extensive estates from Ulster to Isle Of Skye. 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. 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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Columnar Basalt Cliffs On History Visit To Isle Of Mull Inner Hebrides Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K travel video clip of the sight and sounds of the tide and sea below Columnar Basalt Cliffs on the coast on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to the Isle Of Mull, Inner Hebrides, Britain, United Kingdom. Columnar Basalt is a fascinating type of rock, found in many places all over the world, The most famous locations for it in the British Isles are the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland and the Island of Staffa off the west coast of Mull. Both of these locations are of similar geological age, early Palaeogene aka Tertiary. Mull, Scottish Gaelic An t-Eilean Muileach, has a long coastline, and its climate is moderated by the Gulf Stream. Mull is the second largest island of the Inner Hebrides, after Isle of Skye, and lies off the west coast of Scotland in the council area of Argyll and Bute. Mull is the fourth largest island in both Scotland and the United Kingdom. The Isle of Mull has probably been inhabited since shortly after the end of the last Ice Age, around 11,000 years ago. In the 6th century AD, Irish migrants invaded Mull and the surrounding coast and established the Gaelic kingdom of Dál Riata. The kingdom was divided into a number of regions, each controlled by a different kinship group one of these, the Cenél Loairn, controlled Mull and the adjacent mainland to the east. Dál Riata was a springboard for the Christianisation of the mainland; the pivotal point was in AD 563, when Columba, an Irish missionary, arrived on the island of Iona, just off the southwest point of Mull, and founded a monastery there from which to start evangelising the local population. In the 9th century, Viking invasions led to the destruction of Dál Riata and its replacement by the Norse Kingdom of the Isles, which became part of the kingdom of Norway following Norwegian unification around 872. The Kingdom of the Isles was much more extensive than Dál Riata, encompassing also the Outer Hebrides and Skye. The island kingdom became known as the Suðreyjar, meaning southern isles in Old Norse. 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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Wild Goats With Fiddle Music On History Visit To Isle Of Mull Inner Hebrides Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K wildlife nature travel video clip, with Scottish fiddle music, of wild goats on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to the Isle Of Mull, Inner Hebrides, Britain, United Kingdom. The feral goat is the domestic goat , Capra aegagrus hircus, when it has become established in the wild. Feral goats occur in many parts of the world. The feral goats of Scotland were brought in by Neolithic era humans for farming purposes but were likely abandoned around the late 1700s due to the Highland Clearances, the evictions of a significant number of tenants in the Scottish Highlands and Islands. These Scottish people were unable to bring their livestock with them and, instead, had to leave them to roam the Highlands. The goats from this collective of livestock were able to get a foothold in this environment however and within little time, the population of Highland goats exploded to about 3,000 to 4,000. Though they are very common to see, they are also heavily considered both a non native, invasive species by the Scottish government as well as a major threat to the Scottish Highlands with there being evidence of the goats contributing to grazing pressures on at least 18 different conservational sites. Hunting remains as one of the primary ways that the population is handled and though a few population management plans have been discussed, few have gotten off of the ground. 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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MacKinnon's Cave With Music On History Visit To Isle Of Mull Inner Hebrides Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K travel video clip, with Scottish music, of MacKinnon's Cave on the coast on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to the Isle Of Mull, Inner Hebrides, Britain, United Kingdom. There is a story that twelve men of Clan Fingan set out to explore Mackinnon's Cave, headed by a piper. Another party walked on the surface, keeping pace with the music. When the party in the cave reached the extreme limit, the fact was to be signalled by a bar of music, and the party above was to mark the spot. After travelling some distance the explorers encountered a fairy woman, who made an attack and slew the party one by one, save the piper, whose music so charmed her that she offered to spare him so long as he did not cease to play on the pipes. The piper retraced his steps to the entrance of the cave, closely followed by the fairy. She agreed that when he saw the light, he could go in peace. He staggered along in the dark, almost overcome by exhaustion, but bravely pouring out his breath, in hopes of reaching his haven. The notes became harsh and discordant, the drones began to groan and the chantes to screech. In spite of the struggle, the contest was too great. The music ceased, and then the fairy attacked and slew him. The harsh notes of the pipe warned the party over the cave that some calamity had befallen the explorers, and unsheathing their swords they rushed to the rescue. Just as they gained the entrance the piper finished his last bar. They found the mangled body of the piper beyond which were the bodies of his companions. Mull, Scottish Gaelic An t-Eilean Muileach, has a long coastline, and its climate is moderated by the Gulf Stream. Mull is the second largest island of the Inner Hebrides, after Isle of Skye, and lies off the west coast of Scotland in the council area of Argyll and Bute. Mull is the fourth largest island in both Scotland and the United Kingdom. The Isle of Mull has probably been inhabited since shortly after the end of the last Ice Age, around 11,000 years ago. In the 6th century AD, Irish migrants invaded Mull and the surrounding coast and established the Gaelic kingdom of Dál Riata. The kingdom was divided into a number of regions, each controlled by a different kinship group one of these, the Cenél Loairn, controlled Mull and the adjacent mainland to the east. Dál Riata was a springboard for the Christianisation of the mainland; the pivotal point was in AD 563, when Columba, an Irish missionary, arrived on the island of Iona, just off the southwest point of Mull, and founded a monastery there from which to start evangelising the local population. In the 9th century, Viking invasions led to the destruction of Dál Riata and its replacement by the Norse Kingdom of the Isles, which became part of the kingdom of Norway following Norwegian unification around 872. The Kingdom of the Isles was much more extensive than Dál Riata, encompassing also the Outer Hebrides and Skye. The island kingdom became known as the Suðreyjar, meaning southern isles in Old Norse. 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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Coast On History Visit To Isle Of Mull Inner Hebrides Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K travel video clip of the sight and sounds of the tide coming in on the coast on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to the Isle Of Mull, Inner Hebrides, Britain, United Kingdom. Mull, Scottish Gaelic An t-Eilean Muileach, has a long coastline, and its climate is moderated by the Gulf Stream. Mull is the second largest island of the Inner Hebrides, after Isle of Skye, and lies off the west coast of Scotland in the council area of Argyll and Bute. Mull is the fourth largest island in both Scotland and the United Kingdom. The Isle of Mull has probably been inhabited since shortly after the end of the last Ice Age, around 11,000 years ago. In the 6th century AD, Irish migrants invaded Mull and the surrounding coast and established the Gaelic kingdom of Dál Riata. The kingdom was divided into a number of regions, each controlled by a different kinship group one of these, the Cenél Loairn, controlled Mull and the adjacent mainland to the east. Dál Riata was a springboard for the Christianisation of the mainland; the pivotal point was in AD 563, when Columba, an Irish missionary, arrived on the island of Iona, just off the southwest point of Mull, and founded a monastery there from which to start evangelising the local population. In the 9th century, Viking invasions led to the destruction of Dál Riata and its replacement by the Norse Kingdom of the Isles, which became part of the kingdom of Norway following Norwegian unification around 872. The Kingdom of the Isles was much more extensive than Dál Riata, encompassing also the Outer Hebrides and Skye. The island kingdom became known as the Suðreyjar, meaning southern isles in Old Norse. 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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