Autumn Walk In Graveyard On History Visit To Cathedral St Andrews Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K early Autumn travel video, with Scottish music, of a wee walk in the graveyard on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the Cathedral in St Andrews, Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. The St Andrews Cathedral Graveyard with historic stone coffins is one of Scotland's most historically significant burial grounds, serving as a resting place for centuries of bishops, regional icons, Covenanters, and foundational legends of golf history. During the medieval period, the most prestigious burials took place inside the cathedral walls rather than out in the yard. Leading bishops, archbishops, and elites, such as Roger de Beaumont and William de Lamberton, were laid to rest near the high altar or within the vestry. Robert the Bruce, the legendary Scottish king was personally present on the grounds when the completed cathedral was finally dedicated and consecrated in 1318. The site changed forever during the Scottish Reformation in 1559. Prompted by a fiery sermon from Protestant reformer John Knox at a nearby church, an angry mob sacked the cathedral, stripping its rich interior. The building was abandoned, outlawed from Catholic mass, and left to the elements. As the cathedral crumbled into a majestic ruin, the surrounding precinct increasingly became the primary municipal and parish graveyard for the town of St Andrews. 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. Meteorological Autumn or Fall is different from standard and astronomical Autumn and begins September 1 and ends November 30 All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Autumn St Rule's Tower On History Visit To Cathedral St Andrews Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K early Autumn travel video, with Scottish music, St Rule's Tower on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the Cathedral in St Andrews, Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. Built in the early 12th century, it predates the vast cathedral ruins beside it by roughly a century and serves as an important monument of early Romanesque architecture. According to religious legend, a 4th century Greek monk named St Rule, also known as Saint Regulus, was warned by an angel that Roman Emperor Constantine intended to move the sacred relics of St Andrew the Apostle from Patras to Constantinople. The angel instructed Rule to take a portion of the bones, including three fingers, an arm bone, a tooth, and a kneecap, and sail away, burying them at the end of the earth. Rule was shipwrecked further up the coast of Scotland at a place then known as Kirrymont, which was subsequently renamed St Andrews. The tower and its original adjoining church were constructed around 1123 to 1130 by a community of Celtic monks known as the Culdees. Standing immensely tall for its era, the tower was specifically designed as a monumental beacon. Its soaring height allowed it to be seen from miles away across both land and sea, guiding thousands of mediaeval pilgrims coming to venerate the shrine of St Andrew. 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. Meteorological Autumn or Fall is different from standard and astronomical Autumn and begins September 1 and ends November 30 All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Autumn West Entrance To The Cathedral On History Visit To St Andrews Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K early Autumn travel video, with Scottish music, of the West entrance doorway and archway to the Cathedral on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to St Andrews, Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. The Great West Door served as the primary entrance for visitors and pilgrims. Today, it provides a " framed view " through the ruins towards the east end of the nave. One of the two original western turrets still stands, rising to a height of approximately 100 feet. The entrance was designed to be magnificent, as it was the first point of contact for thousands of pilgrims arriving to see the relics of Saint Andrew. The Cathedral of St Andrew is a historical church in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, which was the seat of the Bishops, later Archbishops, of St Andrews from its foundation in 1158 until it fell into disuse after the Reformation. It is currently a ruined monument in the custody of Historic Scotland. The ruins indicate the great size of the building at 350 feet. The cathedral was founded to supply more accommodation than the older church of St. Regulus. Work began on the new cathedral in 1158 and continued for over a century. Work began on the new cathedral in 1158 and continued for over a century. The west end was blown down in a storm and rebuilt between 1272 and 1279. The cathedral was finally completed in 1318 and featured a central tower and six turrets; of these remain two at the east and one of the two at the western extremity, rising to a height of 100 feet. On the 5th of July it was consecrated in the presence of King Robert I, who, according to legend, rode up the aisle on his horse. 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. Meteorological Autumn or Fall is different from standard and astronomical Autumn and begins September 1 and ends November 30 All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Scotsman Walking Wearing Kilt On Norwick Beach On History Visit To Unst Island Shetland Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K early Autumn travel video clip of a Scotsman wearing a kilt and sporran and walking on Norwick Beach on the North Western coast of Unst Island on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Shetland Islands, Britain, United Kingdom. Norwick has very early evidence of Norse settlement. It is widely considered by historians to be one of the very first landing points for Viking longships when they arrived from Scandinavia in the 8th century. The surrounding area of North Unst contains the highest density of rural Viking longhouse remnants anywhere in the world, making the beach the gateway to Shetland’s Scandinavian transformation. The beach is iconic for its visual contrast and old croft is above the the beach against a backdrop of steep cliffs. 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. Meteorological Autumn or Fall is different from standard and astronomical Autumn and begins September 1 and ends November 30 All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Scotsman Walking Wearing Kilt By Balnakeil Church On History Visit To Highlands Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K early Autumn travel video clip of a Scotsman walking wearing a Kilt and Sporran by Balnakeil Church on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to the North coast of the Highlands, Britain, United Kingdom. Also known as Durness Old Parish Church; Durness, Old St Peter's Church; Clach Na Sagart Ruadh. The first church at Balnakeil was founded in the early 8th century by St Maelrubha, and it developed into one of the most important Celtic monasteries in the north west of Scotland. The present roofless church dates to about 1617. It was rebuilt in 1690, then abandoned to decay in the mid 19th century when a new church was built. In the ruined kirk is the tomb of Donald MacLeod, better known by his Gaelic name Domhnull MacMhurchaidh or MacMurachie. MacMhurchaidh worked for the chiefs of Clan MacKay and lived near Eriboll. Máel Ruba, Máelrubai, Old Irish spelling, Maol Rubha MoRubha or MaRuibhe Scottish Gaelic spelling, or Malruibhe 642 to 722, sometimes Latinised as Rufus, is an Irish saint of the Christian Church. Originally from Bangor, County Down, Ireland, he was a monk and founded the monastic community of Applecross in Ross, one of the best attested early Christian monasteries in what is now Scotland. 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. Meteorological Autumn or Fall is different from standard and astronomical Autumn and begins September 1 and ends November 30 All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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