Interior Of Parish Church With Music On History Visit To Ladykirk Borders Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K travel video clip, with Scottish music, of the interior of the Parish Church on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to Ladykirk, Borders, Britain, United Kingdom. Ladykirk is a village on the B6470 in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and the former Berwickshire, just north of the River Tweed and the Anglo Scottish border. The town was formerly known as Upsettlington, but King James IV of Scotland renamed the town Ladykirk; the church is also known as St Mary's Church or Kirk of Steill. In legend, the foundation of the church became associated with visits of King James IV to Lady Heron of Ford, and the defeat of the Scottish army at Flodden. Subsequently, the church was an important meeting place on the border between Scotland and England. The 15th century church and village are known as the place where a treaty supplemental to the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis was signed by the English and Scottish commissioners. The Treaty of Upsettlington, May 1559, as it is known, was concluded within the Lady Kirk and exchanged at the church of Norham in England. The commissioners of Mary Queen of Scots and Francis II of France were the Earl of Morton, Alexander, Lord Hume, Henry Sinclair, Dean of Glasgow and James MacGill of Nether Rankeillour. The English commission included the Earl of Northumberland and the Bishop of Durham. 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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Winter Road Trip Drive With Music On History Visit To Meigle Strathmore Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K Winter travel video, with Scottish bagpipes music, of a road trip drive North on the B954 route on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Meigle, Scottish Gaelic: Mìgeil, in Strathmore, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. Hugh Lyon Playfair was born on 20 February 1787 in Meigle the third son of Margaret Lyon and the Reverend James Playfair. He was educated at Dundee Grammar School. His later education was at the University of St Andrews in Fife. In 1804 he was commissioned in into the Bengal Horse Artillery. After his commission he was sent to the University of Edinburgh for three months for instruction in range finding and ballistics. He served in India from 1805 to 1817 and from 1820 to 1834. He was initially based in Calcutta but in November 1806 had to undertake an 800 mile march with his brigade to Cawnpore. In March 1807 General Sir John Horsford placed him in charge of the troops at Bareilly and was required to suppress the robber chief Tumon Singh in Oudh. In November 1807 he was appointed in charge of the horse artillery in Agra and in 1809 undertook another long march to Saharunpoor. In 1811 he was moved to Meerut and required to oversee the siege of the fortress at Nalapani. He was twice wounded during the siege but successfully captured the fortress. Owing to ill-health he was sent back to Britain to recover. His ship moored at St. Helena en route and he where he met and interviewed Napoleon. His second period of duty in India was much less eventful. In 1834 he retired from the army to St Andrews where he served as Provost from 1842 until his death in 1861. Whilst Provost he is credited with building St Andrews Public Library, agreeing that the railway network St Andrews Railway be extended to serve the town, and achieving various grants for improvements to St Andrews University. He also revived St Andrews Golf Club which had fallen into disrepair in the 1850s due to underuse. In his time, St Andrews was transformed into a thriving modern burgh. He married Jane Dalgelish, born 1798 died 1872, daughter of William Dalgleish of Scotscraig, Fife, on 10 July 1809. Together they had five daughters and six Sons. He was uncle to Dr William Smoult Playfair, Sir Lambert Playfair and Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair who was named in his honour. His grandson, Elliot Minto Playfair, born 1826 died 1899, was a Lieutenant General in the Royal Artillery. In 1856 he became a Knight Bachelor, and in the same year was awarded received an honorary doctorate of Doctor of Laws (LL.D) by the University of St Andrews. Playfair took an interest in photography during its pioneer years and worked with Sir David Brewster to develop the calotype process. Though not a member, Playfair was one of the founders of the Edinburgh Calotype Club one of the world's first photographic societies. He died at home in St Andrews on the 19 January 1861, and is buried on the north wall of St Andrews Cathedral churchyard, beneath a distinctive and large white monument, with a military motif. 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.By the meteorological calendar, the first day of Winter is always 1st December in Scotland; ending on 28th of February. 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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King James VI Painting In Holyrood Palace With Music On History Visit To Edinburgh Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K very short travel video cip, with Scottish music, of the King James VI painting in Holyrood Palace on ancestry, genealogy family history visit and trip to Edinburgh, Britain, United Kingdom. James VI and I, James Charles Stuart; born 19 June 1566, died 27 March 1625, was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625. Although he long tried to get both countries to adopt a closer political union, the kingdoms of Scotland and England remained individual sovereign states, with their own parliaments, judiciaries, and laws, both ruled by James in personal union.James was the son of Mary, Queen of Scots, and a great great grandson of Henry VII, King of England and Lord of Ireland, and thus a potential successor to all three thrones. He succeeded to the Scottish throne at the age of thirteen months, after his mother was compelled to abdicate in his favour. Four different regents governed during his minority, which ended officially in 1578, though he did not gain full control of his government until 1583. In 1589, he married Anne of Denmark, with whom he had three children who survived to adulthood: Henry Frederick, Elizabeth, and Charles. In 1603, he succeeded his cousin Queen Elizabeth I, the last Tudor monarch of England and Ireland, who died childless. He continued to reign in all three kingdoms for 22 years, a period known as the Jacobean era, until his death in 1625. After the Union of the Crowns, he had based himself in England, the largest of the three realms, from 1603, returning to Scotland only once, in 1617, and styled himself King of Great Britain and Ireland. 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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Herring Gulls At Sunset By The River Tay On History Visit To Dundee Tayside Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K Winter sunset wildlife nature camera travel video clip, of Herring Gull birds in flight by the River Tay on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to Dundee, Tayside, Britain, United Kingdom. Herring gulls are one of the commonest gulls on the coast and in towns and cities and these birds can be seen in all parts of Scotland. The River Tay, Scottish Gaelic: Tatha, is the longest river in Scotland and the seventh longest in the United Kingdom. The Tay originates in western Scotland on the slopes of Ben Lui, Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Laoigh, then flows easterly across the Highlands, through Loch Dochart, Loch Iubhair and Loch Tay, then continues east through Strathtay, in the centre of Scotland, then southeasterly through Perth, Perthshire, where it becomes tidal, to its mouth at the Firth of Tay, south of Dundee. It is the largest river in the UK by measured discharge. By the meteorological calendar, the first day of Winter is always 1st December in Scotland; ending on 28th of February. 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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Winter Passenger Train Level Crossing On History Visit To Broughty Ferry By Dundee Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K Winter travel video clip of a diesel passenger train at the Level Crossing on visit and trip to Broughty Ferry by Dundee, Tayside, Britain, United Kingdom. The Dundee and Arbroath Railway opened on 6th October 1838. The original mechanism of the level crossing gates was installed in 1887, probably when the signal box was erected, although most of the present mechanism is post 1923.The present gates were renewed in 1972 and are the sole remaining work examples of their type in Scotland, although the gates to the south were destroyed in a locomotive accident on 22 October 1991. 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. By the meteorological calendar, the first day of Winter is always 1st December in Scotland; ending on 28th of February. 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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