Videos tagged with "grass"
Winter View Abdie and Dunbog Parish Church North Fife Scotland [00:42]
Tour Scotland video of a Winter view on visit to Abdie and Dunbog Parish Church in North Fife. This Scottish church is located within a small walled grassy area, with trees, to the east of Grange of Lindores. It is reached by a minor road from the A913. This church was built in 1827 to replace the old Kirk, St Magridin's.
Isle of Skye [05:21]
Late Fall on the Isle of Skye, when bracken and heather turn reddish brown, make for a beautiful contrast with the green grass of the pastures, the snow on the mountains and the blue of the sea. A more welcoming Isle would be hard to find. The Gaelic music is by Donnie Munro, the past lead singer of my favorite band - Runrig. His melodic voice is synonymous with Skye and is the ultimate voice in Scotland.
Forgotten Victorian Garden & Gunpowder Works(1889) - Camility Mill, West Calder [06:26]
*update actually built in 1889* Hidden beneath the over grown grass lays an old Victorian Ornimental Water Garden and Gunpowder Works built in 1889, at the back of West Calder. The garden was so cool, reminds me of the "Secret Garden", I love that film so much! I fell down the hill trying to get here as you can tell by my jeans lol These are both next to each other so I've just made into one video. First the Garden then the gunpower works. Copied Article 1: The works was set up in 1889 to produce gunpowder which was extensively used in the mining industry. Some of the gunpowder was brought by horse and cart to West Calder Co-op, where it was sold over the counter in 1lb or 2lb bags and often stored by miners under the bed. "It's a part of West Lothian's history that's been forgotten," says Sybil Cavanagh, the Local History Librarian. "When I started researching the works, I just had a hazy idea of a small, rural mill. "In fact, it was a big employer of labour and an extensive site." After searching through the files of old newspapers held in the Local History Library and in the National Archives of Scotland, she's pieced together the whole story. The booklet recalls the strange working conditions and the many safety rules which had to be observed, from not being allowed turn-ups on your trousers to vacating the premises in a thunderstorm. The booklet also records the names of some 150 workers, and recalls in detail the two major explosions, in which two workers were ...
Mowing The Pitch Doo'cot Cricket Club Perth Perthshire Scotland August 30th [01:06]
Tour Scotland video of mowing The Pitch at the Doo'cot Cricket Club on Perth, Perthshire,
Tags: Mowing, Pitch, Doo'cot, Cricket, Club, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, Scottish, Grass, Cutting, Visit, Travel, Tourism
King's Knot Gardens Below Stirling Castle Scotland [01:31]
Tour Scotland video of the The King's Knot gardens below Stirling Castle, Stirling, Scotland. The Castle of Stirling first emerges into the light of history in the time of Alexander I who, according to a document of the following reign, dedicated a chapel there. Alexander died at the Castle in 1124 and was succeeded by his brother David, who frequently stayed at Stirling. Below the castle are the grassy outlines of a much bigger formal garden. This is the King's Knot, the knot itself being a raised eight sided feature dating from the 1600s.
Tags: King's, Knot, Gardens, Below, Stirling, Castle, Scotland, Scottish, Visit, Garden, Travel, Tourism
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