Videos tagged with "47"

Schiehallion [01:55]
A walk up the popular Munro, Schiehallion, on a perfect spring day. Schiehallion lies between Loch Tay and Loch Tummel, 10 miles north of Aberfeldy in Perthshire. The mountain (3547 ft/1083m) is isolated from other peaks and has an almost perfect conical shape from the west. Schiehallion is sometimes described as the centre of Scotland. The justification is that the line of latitude midway between the most northerly and southerly points on the Scottish mainland, and the line of longitude midway between the most easterly and westerly points, intersect very near the summit of Schiehallion. The Schiehallion experiment Schiehallion's isolated position and regular shape led it to be selected by Charles Mason for a ground-breaking experiment to estimate the mass of the Earth in 1774. The deflection of a pendulum by the mass of the mountain provided an estimate of the mean density of the Earth, from which its mass and a value for Newton's Gravitational constant G could be deduced. Mason turned down a commission to carry out the work and it was instead coordinated by Astronomer Royal, Nevil Maskelyne. He was assisted in the task by mathematician Charles Hutton, who devised a graphical system to represent large volumes of surveyed heights, later known as contour lines.
Tags: Scotland, mountains, walking, Munro, Schiehallion, Perthshire

T57-V05-A view of Lower Hatton Junction N Gauge [00:34]
Here is a video of an N-Gauge Layout at Model Rail Scotland 2008, this video shows several N Gauge diesel locomotives including Class 37s with Mk1 Coachs as well as Class 57s and Class 47s. This video was taken on 24/02/2008.
Tags: Lower Hatton Junction, N Gauge, Model Rail Scotland 2008

Flower of Scotland.wmv [03:35]
Flower of Scotland (Flùir na h-Alba en gaélique) est l'hymne national officieux de l'Écosse, au même titre que le plus ancien Scotland the Brave. Cette chanson a été composée par Roy Williamson du groupe folklorique "The Corries" en 1974 Ce chant patriotique célèbre à la fois la beauté des paysages de l'Écosse et la victoire des patriotes écossais contre l'invasion anglaise à la fin du xiie siècle et au début du xiiie siècle, au cours de la première guerre d'indépendance de l'Écosse. Menés par Robert the Bruce, les Écossais renvoyèrent chez elle « l'armée du fier Édouard » (proud Edward's army), Édouard II d'Angleterre lors de la bataille de Bannockburn qu'ils remportèrent en 1314, et qui déboucha sur près de quatre siècles d'indépendance. L'expression « Fleur d'Écosse » fait, d'après certains, référence au chardon, l'un des symboles nationaux de l'Écosse, qui orne par exemple les maillots des joueurs de rugby écossais. D'autres estiment que cette expression fait référence à la fine fleur de l'Écosse, c'est-à-dire les meilleurs, les plus braves parmi les Écossais ; ceux qui ont combattu et sont morts, et ont résisté contre le roi Édouard, étant alors désignés par cette expression. Le chardon aux ânes est l'un des symboles nationaux de l'Écosse depuis le règne d'Alexandre III (1249-1286) ; il fut utilisé dès 1470 sur des pièces d'argent frappées sous Jacques III57. La légende veut qu'une armée ennemie ait autrefois tenté d'attaquer les Écossais de nuit. L'un des soldats ...
Tags: flower of scotland, ecosse, scotland, alba, the corries, rugby

MUNROS: CREAG MHOR. [05:41]
Well anr enforced audio change so its now CURVED AIR to the MUNRO montage of CREAG MHOR. Anyway, the 1047m Munro Creag Mhor towers above Glen Lochay......a walk up through the mist and snow to the summit but with clearer views of the mountain upon the return. Glen Lochay runs from Glen Lyon over to Killin. It can be via a private road for which access is currently allowed. The road has a number of interesting potholes so be wary. This is a popular glen for hill walkers with two big hills, tucked away at the far end of Glen Lochay, which are well guarded by the surrounding hills. Creag Mhor is perhaps the more straightforward of the two, but Beinn Heasgarnich is set in a wild tract of countryside and hides behind Stob an Fhir Bhogha to the south. To the east it is guarded by some rough peat moorland interspersed with numerous rocky outcrops. The road in Glen Lochay offers the only obvious approach.
Tags: roddymck, Scotland, Munros, hillwalking, Creag, Mhor, onetruemedia

Islands of Scotland - The Orkney Islands (1/3) [07:52]
2) The Orkney Isles Orkney (also known as the Orkney Islands or, incorrectly, the Orkneys) is an archipelago in northern Scotland, situated 10 miles (16 km) north of the coast of Caithness. Orkney comprises over 70 islands; around 20 are inhabited. The largest island, known as "Mainland," has an area of 202 sq mi (523 kmâ²), making it the sixth-largest Scottish island and the tenth-largest island in the British Isles. The largest settlement and administrative centre is Kirkwall. Orkney has been inhabited for at least 5500 years. Originally inhabited by neolithic tribes and then by the Picts, Orkney was invaded and finally annexed by Norway in 875 and settled by the Norse. It was subsequently re-annexed to the Scottish Crown in 1472, following the failed payment of a dowry for James iii's bride, Margaret of Denmark. Orkney contains some of the oldest and best-preserved Neolithic sites in Europe, and the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney" is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Tags: Islands, of, Scotland, The, Orkney, Isles, Mainland, Kirkwall