Pass Of Killiecrankie On Autumn History Visit To Highlands Of Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K travel video of Autumn leaves and trees, with Scottish bagpipes music, at the gorge on the River Garry at the Pass Of Killiecrankie, Gaelic: Coille Chneagaidh, on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to the Highlands of Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. The Battle of Killiecrankie, Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Choille Chnagaidh, also referred to as the Battle of Rinrory by contemporaries, took place on 27 July 1689 during the First Jacobite Rising between a Jacobite force of Scots and Irish and those of the new Williamite government. The Jacobites won a stunning victory but suffered heavy casualties, their commander, John Graham, Viscount Dundee, being killed in the final minutes. Killiecrankie is one of the famous names of Scotland, renowned both for its history and its scenery. The Pass of Killiecrankie lies three miles north of Pitlochry, and for a mile threads the deep, steep, thickly wooded gorge of the River Garry, between a spur of Ben Vrackie and Tenandry Hill, with the village at the north end.Autumn leaf color or colour is a phenomenon that affects the normally green leaves of many deciduous trees and shrubs by which they take on, during a few weeks in the Autumn season, various shades of red, yellow, purple, black, orange, pink, magenta, blue and brown. The phenomenon is commonly called autumn colours or autumn foliage in British English and fall colors, fall foliage or simply foliage in American. 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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Scotsman Walking Wearing Kilt By Coast At Oldshoremore On Autumn History Visit To Highlands Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K Autumn travel video clip of a Scotsman wearing a kilt and sporran and walking by the coast and beach at Oldshoremore on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to the coast of the Sutherland, Highlands, Britain, United Kingdom. Oldshoremore and the surrounding Kinlochbervie area have been settled since prehistoric times, with evidence of shell middens and hut circles. The area was traditionally part of Clan MacKay territory, with Hebridean Morrisons settling around 400 years ago, and also showing significant Norse influence. The population grew significantly in the early 19th century with people displaced by the Highland Clearances settling in the area, particularly along Loch Inchard. Autumn leaf color or colour is a phenomenon that affects the normally green leaves of many deciduous trees and shrubs by which they take on, during a few weeks in the Autumn season, various shades of red, yellow, purple, black, orange, pink, magenta, blue and brown. The phenomenon is commonly called autumn colours or autumn foliage in British English and fall colors, fall foliage or simply foliage in American. 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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Scotsman Walking Wearing Kilt By Cliffs At Uyea On Autumn History Visit To Shetland Islands Scotland

Tour Scotland very short 4K Autumn travel video clip of a Scotsman wearing a Kilt and Sporran and walking by cliffs on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to the coast of uninhabited tidal island of Uyea, located to the northwest of Mainland Shetland, Britain, United Kingdom. Uyea lies off the Northmavine peninsula, from where it can be reached by foot at low tide. The island was home to Sir Basil Neven Spence, a Member of Parliament for Orkney and Shetland from 1935 to 1950. A famous incident involved two girls who, after rowing to a neighboring island to milk cows, were blown by a storm all the way to Norway in 1745. The name " Uyea " likely comes from the Old Norse word for " island " or possibly " island of the sacred place ". Autumn leaf color or colour is a phenomenon that affects the normally green leaves of many deciduous trees and shrubs by which they take on, during a few weeks in the Autumn season, various shades of red, yellow, purple, black, orange, pink, magenta, blue and brown. The phenomenon is commonly called autumn colours or autumn foliage in British English and fall colors, fall foliage or simply foliage in American. 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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Old Photographs Of Kilmacolm Renfrewshire Scotland

Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Kilmacolm a village and civil parish in the Inverclyde council area, and the historic county of Renfrewshire. The parish church in this Scottish village was mentioned in a papal bull of 1225, indicating its subservience to Paisley Abbey and sits on the site of an ancient religious community, dating to the 5th or 6th centuries. The character of the village changed significantly in the Victorian era with the arrival of the railway in Kilmacolm in 1869. Many of Kilmacolm's modern buildings were constructed between this date and the outbreak of World War I. The white painted church with a tower was built in 1830 by James Dempster of Greenock, on the site of 13th and 16th century churches. James Dempster was born in 1797, the son of James Dempster, master joiner, and his wife, Elizabeth McFarlane. He practised as an architect and land surveyor in Greenock. Dempster was involved with a number of the town's works, he was involved the layout of a park developed from land given by Sir Michael Shaw Stewart in 1852, and must have been reasonably prosperous as he bequeathed money to the ragged school in his will. James Dempster died on 19 July 1867. He was single. Jim Kerr of Simple Minds and Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders were residents of Kilmacolm as was Gerry Rafferty in the 1970s. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Temple Wood Stone Circle On History Visit To Kilmartin Glen Near Kintyre Argyll Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video clip, with Scottish music, of prehistoric Temple Wood stone circle on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Kilmartin Glen near Kintyre in Argyll. Also known as Half Moon Wood the ancient site contains a ring of standing stones about 40 feet in diameter. In the centre is a burial cist surrounded by a circle of stones about 10 feet in diameter. Other later burials are associated with the circle which may have been built around 3000 BC. The name of the site originates in the 19th century, coinciding with the planting of trees around the circles, and has no relevance to the purpose of the site. Kilmartin Glen has the most important concentration of Neolithic and Bronze Age remains in mainland Scotland. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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