Oyster Catcher Bird On Spring Saturday Visit To My Cottage Garden Scone Perth Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K Spring Saturday wildlife nature camera travel video clip of of the sight and sounds an Oystercatcher bird on an evening visit and trip to the grounds of my cottage garden in Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. The oystercatcher is a large, stocky, black and white wading bird. It has a long, orange red bill and reddish pink legs. In flight, it shows a wide white wing stripe, a black tail, and a white rump that extends as a V between the wings. A common wader, the oystercatcher is very noisy with a loud peep-ing call. Originally a coastal species, oystercatchers have moved further inland. There are twelve species of oystercatcher in the world, all of which look very similar, being either black and white or plain black, with a red bill and pinky legs. One further species of oystercatcher became extinct in the 20th century and some of those still surviving are now endangered or threatened. 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. 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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Spring Road Trip Drive With Music To Blackford Junction On History Visit To Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K Spring travel video of a road trip drive, with Scottish music, West on the A9 road on ancestry visit to the Junction to Blackford, on history visit to Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. Average speed cameras are used on some sections of the A9 to enforce the speed limit. These cameras work in groups of two or more and record the time a vehicle travels between two points; if the vehicle exceeds the speed limit, it will get a speeding ticket. Leaving the A9 at a junction with oncoming traffic can be dangerour and should be done with great care. The A9 is a major road running from the Falkirk council area in central Scotland to Scrabster Harbour, Thurso in the far north, via Stirling, Bridge of Allan, Perth and Inverness in the Highlands. At 273 miles it is the longest road in Scotland and the fifth longest A road in the United Kingdom. Historically it was the main road between Edinburgh and John o' Groats, and has been called the spine of Scotland. 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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Tower House Of Tarbert Castle With Music On History Visit To Argyll And Bute Scotland

Tour Scotland short travel video clip, with Scottish music, of the Tower House of the ruin of Tarbert Castle on ancestry, history visit and trip to Kintyre in Argyll and Bute, Highlands, Britain, United Kingdom. There was almost certainly a fortification on the hill in the 8th century, for the Annals of Ulster tell of a fort burned by King Selbach in AD 712 and again by his son Dungal the Violent in AD 731. The first stone structure was built in the 13th century. King Edward I of England seized the castle when he claimed the Scottish crown. In 1292 he granted the castle to John Balliol. When Robert Bruce seized the crown and took the castle for his own. Bruce needed to reinforce the castle to deter the MacDonald Lords of the Isles from exerting control over the western fringes of his territory. In the last decade of the 15th century, King James IV embarked on a campaign to break the power of the Lords of the Isles. In 1494 he repaired the castle and built the Tower House, now the best-preserved part of the castle complex. Despite its strong connections to the Scottish crown, the castle was allowed to fall into decay in the 17th century. By the early years of the 18th century it was recorded as a ruin. That did not deter the McAlister family of Tarbert, who took up a lease from the Campbells in 1705. By 1760 the castle had been allowed to decay again, and much of the stone was robbed for local building projects.. 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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Crinan Village With Music On History Visit To Argyll And Bute Scotland

Tour Scotland short travel video clip, with Scottish music, of the village of Crinan, Scottish Gaelic: Cnapadal, on ancestry, history visit and trip to Knapdale in Argyll and Bute, Highlands, Britain, United Kingdom. Before the Crinan Canal was built, Crinan was named Port Righ which meant the king's port. The canal was named from the small settlement of Crinan Ferry on the edge of Loch Crinan where a small ferry landed. The name Crinan probably derives from the Creones tribe who lived in the area in 140 AD. The canal takes its name from the village of Crinan which is located at its westerly end. Nine miles long, it connects the village of Ardrishaig on Loch Gilp with the Sound of Jura, providing a navigable route between the Clyde and the Inner Hebrides, without the need for a long diversion around the Kintyre peninsula, and in particular the exposed Mull of Kintyre. The canal starts at Ardrishaig sea loch on Loch Gilp, and ends nine miles (fourteen kilometres) away at Crinan sea loch on the Sound of Jura. The canal was designed to provide a short cut between the west coast and islands at one end and the Clyde estuary at the other, and so avoid the long voyage around the south end of the Kintyre Peninsula. Parts of the TV series The Tales of Para Handy were filmed here. 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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Dun Na Cuaiche Watchtower With Music On History Visit To Inveraray Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K short travel video clip, with Scottish music, of Dun Na Cuaiche Watchtower above Loch Fyne and Inveraray, on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to Argyll and Bute, Britain, United Kingdom. The tower was built as a folly in 1756, by the owners of the land and castle. Its purpose was purely decorative, and its position was very specifically picked. Instead of being located on the highest point of the hill, it cleverly sits on the edge of the steep face of the hill and therefore when being viewed from the town or castle it is silhouetted against the sky. Despite having been struck by lightning on multiple occasions, it continues to stand strong after all these years. 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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