Tour Scotland Video Christmas Scott Statue Edinburgh

Tour Scotland Winter travel video of a Christmas Fair by the Sir Walter Scott statue on Princes Street on visit to Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Video Christmas Tree Dunblane Cathedral

Tour Scotland video shot today of a Christmas Tree in the Cathedral in Dunblane, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Video Christmas Tree Forth Railway Bridge

Tour Scotland Winter travel video of a Christmas Tree by the Forth Railway Bridge over the Firth of Forth on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to North Queensferry in Fife, Scotland. This Scottish bridge is a suspension bridge in east central Scotland. The bridge, opened in 1964, spans the Firth of Forth, connecting the capital city of Edinburgh, at South Queensferry, to Fife, at North Queensferry.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Christmas Wheel Scott Monument Edinburgh

Tour Scotland Winter video of a Christmas Wheel by the Scott Monument on Princes Street near Edinburgh Castle on visit to Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Elgin Scotland

Old photograph of the High Street in Elgin, Moray, Scotland. The town originated to the south of the River Lossie on the higher ground above the floodplain. Elgin is first documented in the Cartulary of Moray in 1190 AD. It was created a Royal Burgh in the 12th century by King David I of Scotland. On 19 July 1224, the foundation stone of the new Elgin Cathedral was ceremoniously laid. The cathedral was completed sometime after 1242 but was completely destroyed by fire in 1270. In the 19th century the old medieval town of Elgin was swept away. The first major addition to the town centre was the Assembly Rooms, built in 1821 by the Trinity Lodge of Freemasons, at the corner of High Street and North Street. The Morayshire Railway was officially opened in ceremonies at Elgin and Lossiemouth on 10 August 1852. William Dunbar was born in 1749 in Thunderton House, Elgin. He was the youngest son of Sir Archibald Dunbar and Anne Bayne Dunbar. In 1763 he attended King's College, Aberdeen, and graduated from there in 1767. He emigrated to America arriving in Philadelphia in April 1771. In 1773 he and a Scottish merchant opened a cotton plantation in Florida and in 1792 opened another plantation in Mississippi. Dunbar became surveyor general in the Natchez area in 1798 and making his first meteorological observations in the Mississippi Valley in 1799. President Thomas Jefferson appointed him and fellow Scot Dr George Hunter to explore the Ouachita River region and travel all the way to the source of the Red River. They set out on 16 October 1804, traveling up the Ouachita River and on to the area of Hot Springs, Arkansas. Dunbar became the first man to give a scientific report of the hot springs, and his journal of the exploration was later published in Documents Relating to the Purchase and Exploration of Louisiana. He died in 1887. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photographs Pitlochry Scotland

Old photograph of Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland.



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Old Photographs Doune Scotland

Old photograph of Doune, Stirlingshire, Scotland. In the 17th and 18th centuries, Doune was world famous for making high quality all metal Highland pistols. Allegedly, a Doune pistol fired the first shot of the American War of Independence.


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Old Photographs Kenmore Scotland

Old photograph of Kenmore, Perthshire, Scotland. The village's origins and current layout are deeply tied to the Campbells of Breadalbane, who once owned the vast surrounding estates.





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Old Photograph Alloa Scotland

Old photograph shops, buildings and people in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. George Brown was born in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, on November 29, 1818. His father, Peter Brown, ran a wholesale business in Edinburgh and managed a glassworks in Alloa. His mother was Marianne, née Mackenzie. George was their eldest son; he had two older sisters, two younger sisters and four younger brothers, although three of the brothers died in infancy. He was baptised in St. Cuthbert's Chapel of Ease. He lived in Alloa until he moved to Edinburgh before he turned eight. He attended Royal High School, then transferred to the Southern Academy of Edinburgh. His father eventually decided to emigrate to New York City to seek business opportunities and George accompanied his father to North America, and they left Europe in May 1837. George eventually went to Canada and became a Canadian journalist, politician and one of the Fathers of Confederation. He attended the Charlottetown and Quebec conferences. A noted Reform politician, he is best known as the founder and editor of the Toronto Globe, Canada's most influential newspaper at the time, and his leadership in the founding of the Liberal Party in 1867. He was an articulate champion of the grievances and anger of Upper Canada. He played a major role in securing national unity. His career in active politics faltered after 1865, but he remained a powerful spokesman for the Liberal Party. He promoted westward expansion and opposed the policies of Conservative prime minister John A. Macdonald. On May 9, 1880, Brown died in his Toronto home
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Old Photographs Cullen Scotland

Old photograph of cottages, houses and people in Cullen, Moray, Scotland. The organs of the wife of Robert the Bruce are said to have been buried in the old kirk here after her death in the area. Robert the Bruce made an annual payment to the village in gratitude for the treatment of his wife's body and its return south for burial. The village is noted for Cullen Skink, a traditional soup made from smoked haddock, milk, potato and onion.



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Old Photographs Nairn Scotland

Old photograph of the High Street, Nairn, Moray, Scotland. An ancient fishing port and market town around 16 miles east of Inverness. It was the county town of the wider county of Nairn also known as Nairnshire.

Old photograph of the golf course in Nairn, Moray, Scotland.

Old photograph of the golf course in Nairn, Moray, Scotland.

Old photograph of the golf course in Nairn, Moray, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Murray Place Stirling Scotland

Old photograph of shops, cars, people and buildings on Murray Place in Stirling, Scotland. Major streets in Stirling include; Broad Street, Castle Wynd, Ballengeich Pass, Lower Castle Hill Road, Darnley Street, Baker Street, formerly Baxters St, St John Street and St Mary's Wynd. These streets all lead up to Stirling Castle and are the favourite haunt of tourists who stop off at the Old Town Jail, Mar's Wark, Argyll's Lodging and the castle. Ballengeich Pass leads to the graveyard at Ballengeich and the Castle Wynd winds past the old graveyard. The Top of the Town from Broad Street upwards is renowned for its cobblestoned roads, and cars can be heard rattling over the cobblestones on the way down. Craft shops and tourist focused shops are evident on the way up and once at the top, panoramic views are available across Stirling and beyond.





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Old Photograph Comiston Road Edinburgh Scotland

Old photograph of houses and horses and carts on Comiston Road in Edinburgh, Scotland. Comiston is south of Morningside and west of the Braid Hills, linking the suburbs of Oxgangs and Fairmilehead. The main road through the area, Comiston Road, is a continuation of Morningside Road, and further south becomes Biggar Road. It is classified as the A702 which indeed runs eventually to Biggar. Confusingly, a part of Comiston Road has signage as Pentland Terrace, the name of a terrace of Victorian houses set back from, and above Comiston Road, with a roadway of its own immediately in front of the houses. Comiston House was owned by the Forrest baronets. Its most notable occupant was Sir James Forrest, 1st Baronet, Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1837 to 1843.



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Tour Scotland Winter Photograph Christmas Face Biscuits Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland Winter photograph shot this morning of Christmas Face Biscuits in a Bakers Shop in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Winter Photograph Christmas Mini Puddings Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland Winter photograph shot this morning of Christmas Mini Puddings in a Bakers Shop in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Foog's Gate Edinburgh Castle

Tour Scotland photograph of Foog's Gate in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland. The Upper Ward of the castle occupies the highest part of the Castle Rock, and is entered via the late 17th century Foog's Gate. The origin of this name is unknown, although it was formerly known as the Foggy Gate, which may relate to the dense sea-fog, known as haar, which commonly affects Edinburgh.



Tour Scotland Winter video of Foog's Gate in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Winter Photograph Video View To Arthur's Seat From Edinburgh Castle

Tour Scotland Winter photograph of the view to Arthur's Seat from Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland. Arthur's Seat is the main peak of the group of hills which form most of Holyrood Park, described by Robert Louis Stevenson as " a hill for magnitude, a mountain in virtue of its bold design ". It is situated in the centre of the city of Edinburgh, about a mile to the east of the Castle.



Tour Scotland Winter video of the view to Arthur's Seat from Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph View From Half Moon Battery Edinburgh Castle

Tour Scotland photograph of the view from the Half Moon Battery in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland. The Half Moon Battery, which remains a prominent feature on the east side of the castle, was built as part of the reconstruction works supervised by the Regent Morton, and was erected between 1573 and 1588.

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Tour Scotland Video Great Hall Edinburgh Castle

Tour Scotland travel video of the Great Hall in the castle on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Edinburgh, Scotland. Following Oliver Cromwell's seizure of the castle in 1650, the Great Hall was converted into a barracks for his troops; and in 1737 it was subdivided into three storeys to house 312 soldiers. Following the construction of the New Barracks in the 1790s, it became a military hospital until 1897. It was then restored by Hippolyte Blanc in line with contemporary ideas of medieval architecture. The Great Hall is still occasionally used for ceremonial occasions, and has been used as a venue on Hogmanay for BBC Scotland's Hogmanay Live programme.



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Tour Scotland Winter Photographs Forth Road Bridge Near Edinburgh

Tour Scotland Winter photograph of the Forth Road Bridge over the Firth of Forth by South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland.

Tour Scotland Winter photograph of the Forth Road Bridge over the Firth of Forth by South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland. This Scottish bridge is a suspension bridge in east central Scotland. The bridge, opened in 1964, spans the Firth of Forth, connecting the capital city Edinburgh, at South Queensferry, to Fife, at North Queensferry.

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Tour Scotland Winter Photograph Video Forth Railway Bridge Near Edinburgh

Tour Scotland Winter morning photograph of the Forth Railway Bridge over the Firth of Forth by South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland. The word Firth means Estuary in Scotland. This Scottish bridge is a cantilever railway bridge over the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, to the east of the Forth Road Bridge, and 9 miles west of central Edinburgh. It was opened on 4 March 1890.



Tour Scotland Winter morning video of the Forth Railway Bridge over the Firth of Forth by South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Tour Photograph St Andrew Stained Glass Window Edinburgh Castle

Tour Scotland photograph of the St Andrew stained glass window in St Margaret's Chapel in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland. About the middle of the 10th century, Andrew became the patron saint of Scotland. Several legends state that the relics of Andrew were brought by divine guidance from Constantinople to the place where the modern town of St Andrews stands today.

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Tour Photograph Video William Wallace Stained Glass Window Edinburgh Castle

Tour Scotland photograph of the William Wallace stained glass window in St Margaret's Chapel in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland. William Wallace entered into the history books during a fairly calm and affluent period of time period in Scottish history.



Tour Scotland video of the William Wallace stained glass window in St Margaret's Chapel in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Tour Video St Margaret Stained Glass Window Edinburgh Castle

Tour Scotland travel of the St Margaret stained glass window in St Margaret's Chapel in the Castle on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to Edinburgh. Saint Margaret of Scotland, born 1045, died 16th November 1093, also known as Margaret of Wessex and Queen Margaret of Scotland, was an English princess of the House of Wessex. Born in exile in Hungary, she was the sister of Edgar Ætheling, the short ruling and uncrowned Anglo-Saxon King of England. Margaret and her family returned to England in 1057, but fled to the Kingdom of Scotland following the Norman conquest of England of 1066. Around 1070 Margaret married Malcolm III of Scotland, becoming his queen consort. She was a pious woman, and among many charitable works she established a ferry across the Firth of Forth for pilgrims travelling to >Dunfermline Abbey, which gave the towns of South Queensferry and North Queensferry their names.


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Tour Video St Columba Stained Glass Window Edinburgh Castle

Tour Scotland travel video of the St Columba stained glass window in St Margaret's Chapel in the castle on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to Edinburgh. In 563 St Columba travelled to Scotland with twelve companions, where according to legend he first landed on the Kintyre Peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he was granted land on the island of Iona, off the west coast of Scotland, which became the centre of his evangelising mission to the Picts.

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Tour Photograph St Ninian Stained Glass Window Edinburgh Castle

Tour Scotland photograph of the St Ninian stained glass window in St Margaret's Chapel in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland. Saint Ninian from the 4th and 5th century, is a Christian saint first mentioned in the 8th century as being an early missionary among the Pictish peoples of what is now Scotland. For this reason he is known as the Apostle to the Southern Picts, and there are numerous dedications to him in those parts of Scotland with a Pictish heritage, throughout the Scottish Lowlands,

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Tour Scotland Winter Photographs Video Setting Sun Forth Road Bridge Near Edinburgh

Tour Scotland Winter photograph of the sun setting behind the Forth Road Bridge over the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh, Scotland.

Tour Scotland Winter photograph of the sun setting behind the Forth Road Bridge over the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh, Scotland.



Tour Scotland Winter video of the sun setting behind the Forth Road Bridge over the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Winter Video Prayer Candles St Giles' Cathedral Edinburgh

Tour Scotland video of Prayer Candles in St Giles Cathedral on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland. I happened to be on tour today in Edinburgh, Scotland, including a visit to St Giles' Cathedral. Decided to light some candles offering prayers for the families of the 27 people, including 20 children who were slain at a primary school in Newtown, Connecticut, USA. I have family myself, and cannot imagine having to cope with losing a child in such awful circumstances.

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Tour Scotland Winter Video Christmas Tree St Giles Cathedral Edinburgh

Tour Scotland Winter travel video of the Christmas Tree in St Giles Cathedral on the Royal Mile on ancestry, genealogy history visit and trip to Edinburgh.
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Tour Scotland Video Sunrise Loch Leven Kinross Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of sunrise at Loch Leven, Perthshire, Scotland. This Scottish loch is the location of Loch Leven Castle Island, where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned. Loch Leven forms the main part of the Loch Leven National Nature Reserve, which covers 1925 hectares, including 1300 hectares of loch and islands. The Reserve is managed in partnership by a number of groups. The majority of the land and water within Loch Leven Reserve is managed by Scottish Natural Heritage, with the wetlands on the southern shore managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and the fishing and shooting managed by Kinross Estate. Additionally, Castle Island is managed by Historic Scotland, who also run the ferry to the island.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Video Of The Quiraing Isle Of Skye Inner Hebrides

Tour Scotland photograph of The Quiraing, Isle of Skye, Scotland. The Quiraing is a mountain range on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It known for the scenery of its rugged terrain, punctuated by outcroppings of basalt. It is at the north end of the Trotternish Ridge where many elements of the distinctive landscape have earned particular names. The Needle is a jagged 120 foot high landmark pinnacle, a remnant of landslipping. Northwest of it is The Table, a flat and swarded summit with vistas of the Torridon Hills and the mountains of Wester Ross. Southwest is the Prison, a pyramidal rocky peak which can look like a medieval keep when viewed from the right angle.



Tour Scotland video of The Quiraing, Isle of Skye, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph of The Quiraing, Isle of Skye, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph of The Quiraing, Isle of Skye, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Video Interior Parish Church Pittenweem East Neuk of Fife

Tour Scotland travel video of the interior of the Parish Church on ancestry history visit and trip to Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife. This Scottish Parish Church date back to the 1300s and originally formed part of the priory church of Pittenweem Priory. The church was extended in 1532 and the interior was refurbished in 1883 in Victorian style with new entrance galleries and stairs. At the base of the bell tower is a dungeon type door, the Scottish witch trials in Pittenweem between 1704 and 1705 saw the accused kept in this room and also the St Fillans cave nearby.


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Tour Scotland Video War Memorial Window Parish Church Pittenweem

Tour Scotland travel video of the War Memorial stained glass window in the Parish Church on ancestry history visit and trip to Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife.. To the Glory of God and in memory of the men of Pittenweem who fell in the two World Wars.


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Tour Scotland Video Helen Bowman Memorial Window Parish Church Pittenweem

Tour Scotland travel video of the Helen Bowman Memorial stained glass window in the Parish Church on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife. Bequeathed by Helen Bowman in memory of those from Pittenweem area that died in the two World Wars. Helen died on the 15th of July, 1944.

Bowman is an occupational surname of pre 7th century origins. It derives from the Saxon word, boga, meaning a bow, and, " man " in this context describing a man skilled in both the making and operating of a Bow. Early surname with recordings include Adam Bogheman in the Curia Regis rolls of Westmorland in 1223, Thomas Bouman of Northumberland in the Assize Court rolls of 1279, and Nicholas the Boueman in the Assize Court Rolls of Cheshire in 1286 and 1287. In 1539 Thomas Bowmaker of Newcastle, England, was recorded in a list of the citizens of the city capable of bearing arms.

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Tour Scotland Video John Bayne Peat Memorial Window Parish Church Pittenweem

Tour Scotland travel video of the John Bayne Peat Memorial stained glass window in the Parish Church on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife. To the Glory of God and in memory of his servant John Bayne Peat, born 1867, died 1958. The surname Peat is of Anglo-Saxon origin and came from person who was referred to as Peat. The surname Peat was originally derived from the Old English name Peter. Alternatively, the name could have been a nickname for a " delicate person, a pampered pet. " Another source presumes the name could have been " short for Peatman, a cutter of Peat.

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Tour Scotland Video David Black Memorial Window Parish Church Pittenweem

Tour Scotland travel video of the David Black Memorial stained glass window in the Parish Church on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife. To the Glory of God and in loving memory of David Black, born 1880, died 1958, and of his wife Mary Margaret Black, also born 1880, died 1958.


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Tour Scotland Video William McBain Memorial Window Parish Church Pittenweem

Tour Scotland travel video of the William McBain Memorial stained glass window in the Parish Church on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife. To The Glory of God and loving memory of William McBain, Fisherman and Elder of this church, born 30th of March, 1920, died 5th of May, 1973. This window given by his wife and family in 1974.

This interesting surname is from the Middle English word, bene, meaning friendly, amiable; the name was given as a nickname for a pleasant person. In Scotland the origin is the Anglicized form of the Gaelic personal name, Beathan, a diminutive of, beatha, meaning, life. The name development since 1166 includes: Robertus filius Biene, 1168, in Cumberland), Ricardus filus Bene, 1278, in Lancashire, and Juliana Bean, 1301, in Yorkshire, England. The modern surname can be found as Beane, Been, McBean, McBain and McBayne. Among the sample recordings in London are the christening of Thomas, son of Francis and Emma Margaret Bean, on May 10th 1840 at St. Andrew's, Holborn, and the marriage of George Bean and Sarah Payne on October 22nd 1787 at Bermondsey. The first recording in Scotland is of one Ferchard Bean in 1428, in Edinburgh.


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Tour Scotland Winter Video Storm Waves Pittenweem East Neuk Of Fife

Tour Scotland Winter travel video of storm waves at the harbour on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and small group trip to Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Until 1975 Pittenweem was a royal burgh, having been awarded the status by King James V in 1541. Founded as a fishing village around a probably early Christian religious settlement, it grew along the shoreline from the west where the sheltered beaches were safe places for fishermen to draw their boats up out of the water. Later a breakwater was built, extending out from one of the rocky skerries that jut out south-west into the Firth of Forth like fingers. This allowed boats to rest at anchor rather than being beached, enabling larger vessels to use the port. A new breakwater further to the east was developed over the years into a deep, safe harbour with a covered fish market. As the herring disappeared from local waters and the fishing fleet shrank, this harbour and its attendant facilities became the main harbour for the fishermen of the East Neuk of Fife.


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Tour Scotland Winter Video Storm Waves St Monans East Neuk of Fife

Tour Scotland Winter travel video of storm waves at St Monans, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. St Monans, often spelt St Monance, is a village in the East Neuk of Fife and is named after the legendary Saint Monan. Situated approximately 3 miles west of Anstruther, this small community, whose inhabitants formerly made their living mainly from fishing, is now a tourist destination situated on the Fife Coastal Walking Path.

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Tour Scotland Winter Video Storm Waves Anstruther East Neuk Of Fife

Tour Scotland Winter video of storm waves at Anstruther, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Free car washes were available today on the road down to the harbour in Anstruther. Originally founded as a fishing village, Anstruther is home to the Scottish Fisheries Museum. Its main industry is now tourism, although other small scale manufacturing and service industries continue

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Tour Scotland Winter Video Storm Waves Harbour Cellardyke East Neuk Of Fife

Tour Scotland Winter travel video of storm waves at the harbour on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and small group trip to Cellardyke by Anstruther, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Cellardyke was formerly known as Nether Kilrenny, Scots for Lower Kilrenny, or Sillerdyke, and the harbour as Skinfast Haven, a name which can still be found on maps today. The harbour was built in the 16th century and was rebuilt in 1829. Cellardyke and Kilrenny were together a royal burgh from 1592, having been a burgh of regality since 1578. Cellardyke is officially part of Kilrenny parish, and also part of the Anstruther fishing district, its fortunes fluctuating with the fishing trade. The population grew fast in the 19th century and by the 1860s Cellardyke was a thriving town, with more than fifty boat owners and skippers year round, and one hundred other captains joining in for the annual herring fishing drive or Lammas drave which took place around the Lammas festival on August 1. There was also a February surge in fishing, when shoals of herring arrived in the Firth of Forth. The fish curers of Cellardyke salted and smoked cod and herring from Anstruther as well as their own fish, sending some to London, England, and some as far as the West Indies. Fishing was a hazardous occupation, and over the years a number of boats from Cellardyke were lost. On the 6th of April 1826 a boat was lost. Seven of the crew perished and one survived. On the 28th of May 1844 a boat with eight crew members was lost. Two years later, on the 23rd of April 1846 a boat with seven crew was lost. On the 3rd of November 1848 a boat with eight crew was lost. The next loss occurred on the 10th of May 1865, when a boat with eight crew disappeared. In 1910 a boat from Pittenweem sank off Cellardyke with the loss of three lives. There was one survivor. In addition, on the 1st of July 1837 a boat from Cellardyke carrying people on an excursion to the Isle of May as part of a celebration for the start of the herring fishing foundered. Seventeen women and children lost their lives. Like many harbours in Scotland, the fishing fleet that once occupied the harbour has been largely replaced by pleasure craft. Around 200 fishing boats were once based here but much of the fleet was destroyed by a storm in 1898, with most of those left intact relocating a short way down the coast to Anstruther. Cellardyke harbour is now home to a few small creel and pleasure boats.

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Tour Scotland Winter Video Storm Waves Coastal Path Cellardyke East Neuk Of Fife

Tour Scotland Winter video of storm waves on the coastal path by Cellardyke by Anstruther, East Neuk of Fife. Cellardyke is where I was raised in Scotland, perhaps that is why I love storms and the sea. The Fife Coastal Walking Path is a Scottish long distance footpath that runs from Kincardine to Newburgh. Places of historic interest along the route include Aberdour Castle, Macduff's Castle near East Wemyss, Wemyss Castle, and Pitmilly, a former estate associated with the Moneypenny family.

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Tour Scotland Winter Videos Storm Waves Castle Coast St Andrews Fife

Tour Scotland Winter travel video of storm waves by the Castle and Coast on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. St Andrew's Castle is a ruin located on a rocky promontory overlooking a small beach called Castle Sands and the adjoining North Sea. During the Wars of Scottish Independence, the castle was destroyed and rebuilt several times as it changed hands between the Scots and the English. Soon after the sack of Berwick in 1296 by King Edward I of England, the castle was taken and made ready for the English king in 1303. In 1314, however, after the Scottish victory at the Battle of Bannockburn, the castle was retaken and repaired by Bishop William Lamberton, Guardian of Scotland, a loyal supporter of King Robert the Bruce. The English had recaptured it again by the 1330s and reinforced its defences in 1336, but to no avail. Sir Andrew Moray, Regent of Scotland in the absence of David II, recaptured it after a siege lasting three weeks. Shortly after this, in 1336, it was destroyed by the Scots to prevent the English from once again using it as a stronghold. It remained in this ruined state until Bishop Walter Trail rebuilt it at the turn of the century. His castle forms the basis of what can be seen today. He completed work on the castle in about 1400 and died within its walls in 1401. Several notable figures spent time in the castle over the next several years. King James I of Scotland, born 1406, died 1437, received part of his education from Bishop Henry Wardlaw, the founder of St Andrews University in 1410. A later resident, Bishop James Kennedy, was a trusted advisor of James II of Scotland. In 1445 the castle was the birthplace of King James III of Scotland. During those years, the castle also served as a notorious prison. The castle's bottle dungeon is a dank and airless pit cut out of solid rock below the north west tower. It housed local miscreants who fell under the Bishop's jurisdiction as well as several more prominent individuals such as David Stuart, Duke of Rothesay in 1402, Duke Murdoch in 1425, and Archbishop Patrick Graham, who was judged to be insane and imprisoned in his own castle in 1478.


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Tour Scotland Video Christmas Tree Lights Dundee

Tour Scotland Winter travel video of the Christmas Tree, Lights and Fountains in the City Square on visit and trip to Dundee, Tayside. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Tour Scotland Video Christmas Lights Caird Hall Dundee

Tour Scotland travel video of a fountain and Christmas Lights on Caird Hall in the City Squareon on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Dundee, Scotland
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Tour Scotland Videos Christmas Lights Royal Research Ship Discovery Dundee

Tour Scotland travel of Christmas Lights on The Royal Research Ship Discovery at Discovery Point on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Dundee, Scotland. The RRS Discovery was the last wooden three-masted ship to be built in Britain. Designed for Antarctic research, she was launched in 1901. Her first mission was the British National Antarctic Expedition, carrying Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton on their first, successful journey to the Antarctic, known as the Discovery Expedition.


Tour Scotland video shot tonight of bagpipe music and Christmas Lights on The Royal Research Ship Discovery at Discovery Point, Dundee, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland December Winter Photograph Video Bakers Shop Window Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland December Winter photograph of a Bakers Shop window in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.



Tour Scotland December Winter video shot of a Bakers Shop window in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Festive Postman Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of a Festive Postman in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph George Sholto Douglas Window St John's Church Edinburgh

Tour Scotland photograph of the George Sholto Douglas, 17th Earl of Morton, memorial stained glass window on visit to St John's Church in Edinburgh, Scotland. Douglas was the son of the Honorable John Douglas, second son of James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton. His mother was Lady Frances, daughter of Edward Lascelles, 1st Earl of Harewood. He succeeded his cousin in the earldom in 1827 and was elected a Scottish Representative Peer in 1828. He served as a Lord-in-Waiting, government whip in the House of Lords, from 1841 to 1846 in the second Tory administration of Sir Robert Peel and in 1852 in the first Conservative administration of the Earl of Derby. Lord Morton married Frances Theodora, daughter of Sir George Henry Rose, in 1817. Their second son the Honorable George Henry Douglas became an Admiral in the Royal Navy. Lord Morton died in March 1858, aged 68, and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son Sholto. Lady Morton died in 1879.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Henry Alexander Robertson Window St John's Church Edinburgh

Tour Scotland photograph of the Henry Alexander Robertson, Chancellor of Newton, memorial stained glass window on visit to St John's Church in Edinburgh, Scotland. Henry was born on the 4th of September, 1841, and died on the 1st of April, 1915.

Tour Scotland photograph of the Henry Alexander Robertson, Chancellor of Newton, memorial stained glass window on visit to St John's Church in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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