Videos tagged with "story"
Dunnottar Castle Stonehaven North East Coast Scotland May 19th [01:05]
Tour Scotland video of Dunnottar Castle. A windy day at the ruined medieval fortress located upon a rocky headland on the north-east coast of Scotland, about two miles south of Stonehaven. The surviving buildings are largely of the 15th to 16th centuries, but the site is believed to have been an early fortress of the Dark Ages. Dunnottar played a strategic role in the history of Scotland from the Middle Ages through to the Enlightenment, because of the location: it overlooked the shipping lanes to northern Scotland; and is situated on a narrow coastal terrace that controlled land access to the coastal south via Portlethen Moss to Aberdeen during the medieval period. Both the Jacobites and Hanoverians used Dunnottar Fortress. In 1689 during Viscount Dundee's campaign, fourteen suspected Jacobites from Aberdeen were held in the fortress for approximately a year, including George Liddel, professor of mathematics. In 1715 the Dunnotar cannons were utilized by the Jacobites; following this uprising all the possessions of the Earl Mariscal were forfeit, and the fortress was dismantled three years later.
Tags: Dunnottar, Castle, Stonehaven, North, East, Coast, Scotland, Scottish, Sea, Travel, Tourism, Fortress, Medieval
10 presidents of Scottish descent [00:16]
This wonderful gentleman in Scotland is naming the 10 presidents of Scottish descent including 1 ( Sinclair) that was one of the first 7 before George Washington.My Scotland vacation was filled with wonderful people and a beautiful country
Tags: Scottish, history, sinclair, St.Clair, Edinburgh, freindley, scotland
Strange places in Scotland #11 [01:48]
The stone of Morphie.
Tags: Scotland, strange, Viking, Stone, of, Morphie, St, Cyrus, history, battle.
Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland [01:33]
Scone Palace has an exciting and colourful history. Fifteen hundred years ago it was the capital of the Picts. In the intervening centuries, it has been the seat of parliaments and the crowning place of the Kings of Scots, including Macbeth and Robert The Bruce. It houses an outstanding collection of antiques, paintings and rare artifacts and the grounds are renowned throughout the world. Poised above the River Tay, Scone Palace overlooks the routes north to the Highlands and east through Strathmore to the coast. The Grampian mountains form a distant backdrop, and across the river stands the city of Perth. Whatever your age or interests Scone Palace is waiting for you to uncover its riches.
Tags: scotland, scone, palace, perthshire
Road trip through Scotland to the Isle of Skye.wmv [08:45]
Past the beautiful Locks of central Scotland, across the bridge and onto the Isle of Skye. Fantastic scenery amid a grim history.
Tags: Scotland, Isle of Skye, Road Trip (film), Locks, What to see, tourism
Algeria
Bangladesh
Ecuador
Morocco
Nepal
Nicaragua
Puerto Rico
Russia
South Africa
Ukraine
Virtual Countries