Fantastic presentation... Makes me feel like it is time once again to visit the land of my family. I wish the printing was posted a few seconds longer but what that caused me to do was to watch the presentation three times and enjoying every second of time watching and relaxing to some of the most heavenly music I have had the pleasure to listen to. I thank you and praise you for your beautiful work! Mike from the USA
Watching this brought back a cherished memory from my childhood. My father came from Inverness, his grandfather Stornaway and great grandfather Uist. When I was about 10 years old my dad would take me on the train to Inverness, teaching me all the names of different trees we'd see on the way there. We'd visit his sisters and I'd stay for my summer holiday's my 3 brothers all much older than I would have their own things to do, and I being the only girl and much younger, I guess my parents thought I'd enjoy being with my aunts- who all looked about 100 years old to me! their idea of entertaining me would be to take me to The Callum Kennedy Show!! On one occasion dad took me up to Inverness Castle (The Highland Police Headquarters!) and took me to the back of the Castle and pointed in the direction of The Isle of Skye home of the MacLeod's. Which we are part of. Dad told me all about Dunvegan Castle and how on a very clear day you could just make it out from our vantage point at the back of the castle. He told a wondrous tale about the fairy flag and how in times of trouble for the clan that if they waved the flag aid would come to assist them. My dad promised me that I could have the last wish of the fairy flag! He also told wonderful stories. There was one about Tomnahurich Hill which is the cemetery for Inverness, which lies below The Leachkin (pronounced "Larkin") where he grew up in a small croft beside Craig Dunain. When I was small one could still see the foundation stones of his croft all that was left. How my grandparents brought up 5 children in such a tiny place I'll never know. Dad had 4 big sisters, so he was always close to me as he understood how I felt being the youngest and how lonely it can make you, when brothers won't play with dolls or in his case how the girls wouldn't play with his trains. Sorry I digressed. The story about Tomnahurich hill ( Tomnahurich means hill of the fairies) is that one night a pair of drunken pipers went into the cemetery and climbed the hill and were so drunk they fell asleep and the next morning when they left the cemetery they discovered they'd been gone 100 years !this is because the fairies had played a trick on the men. If you google Tomnahurich stories you can see different version of this story. Sadly my dad died when he was only 59 years old and is buried in Tomnahurich and if he could sit up and look ahead he'd see where he was born and brought up. Dad was so full of wondrous stories another example was he told me when my grandfather died and was cremated it took them 9 years to put the fire out!! because of all the whisky he'd drank in life! and when I was 9 or 10 I believed every word my dad told me. If it seems that my dad told many stories with alcohol involved- well he was a Highlander and they do like their whisky, just look at the amount of distilleries in Scotland, about the same amount as we have castles!
very nice stories! You ought to organize all your stories and write them down. Not only for your future(and present)family generations; but to make a real nice oral history into a bestselling book! yeah, go for it!
You made me smile. My family comes from the Inverness area as well, Frasers. You should write the stories down so they are not lost like so much of our culture.
I am english but I love the highlands I am always in Inverness and around Dingwall and the Black isle. My favourite castle is Dunvegan on the other side of skye and I have seen what is left of the fairy flag. You tell wonderful storieis and I would love to see them in print one day. So thank both Lin Joy and yourself, I have enjoyed both the video and your reminisce. Scotland loving englishman
Wow what a breathtaking location! Really amazing, these recordings were really successful! Greetings from Germany and stay healthy!i like your style you have a New subscriber 👍👍👍👍😉
mind eyes feel the hearts of what be the lands of sees before soul so shall I feel the love of eye and ear cast before me thank thee for what befolds to mine heart
You have such beautiful memories, thank you for sharing some of them, you made my heart smile! ❤️ I love the music that was playing, does anyone know what it is?
Too many 19th century houses posing as castles. The main section of Castle Menzies is an example of the careful and long restoration of a large castle; a pity it is not shown here. An inspirational building. Meggernie Castle is a fine example of a 13th C castle with later additions; a pity it missed out. Eilean Donan Castle is an example of an almost complete rebuild (except for its foundations!); very popular with tourists.. Carnban Castle; it awaits very careful restoration but size (smallish) is on its side.
Beaufort castle near Beauly at 2:29 you state Byset family (Sept of Fraser Clan) built it, but it was destroyed in 1650's by Cromwell and partially rebuilt by Clan Fraser who had controlled the Castle since the 1200's and rebuilt again in 1880 after English Duke of Cumberland destroyed it after the Jacobite rebellion. Proper Gaelic name Caisteal Dhunaidh or Castle Dounie.
I love the pictures of the different clan castles! But did you get them from google? Or actually go and visit? Because Scottish clans are fairly picky about non-clan members visiting their 'Seats'. Especially if they are from a rival clan.
Ancestors Mom Grandma Iva 1919-2001 Isaac V Wamsley Jr 1875-1930 Isaac V Wamsley Sr 1836-1908 Isaac Wamsley III 1798-1868 Isaac Harvey Wamsley Jr 1778-1825 Isaac Harvey Wamsley Sr 1735-1825 Revolutionary War Veteran Leah Stout Wamsley wife 1742-1820 Daughter of Dr Jonathan Stout 1704-1775 Richard Stout 1678-1749 John Stout 1645-1724 Middletown NJ Son of Richard 1615-1705 and Penelope..1622-1732 New Amsterdam and Gravesend (Coney Island) Elizabeth Crawford Stout wife 1650-1730 Ayshire Scotland Daughter of John Crawford 1618-1698 12th Lord Patrick Crawford 1580-1649 11th Lord William Crawford 1560-1644 10th Lord Patrick Crawford 1530-1560 7th Lord Thomas Crawford 1505-1541 6th Lord James Crawford 1470-? 5th Lord Robert Crawford 1435-1513 4th Lord Archibald Crawford 1389-? 3rd Lord Thomas Crawford 1350-1401 2nd Lord Reginald Crawford 1317-1358 1st Laird Reginald Crawford 1283-1358 Fought at Bannockburn 1314 along with Robert the Bruce and received Lordship for his services. Hugh Crawford ? -1319 Sir Reginald Crawford of Loudon 1255-1297 Sister Margaret married Malcolm Wallace, mother of Sir William Wallace
Amazing
Fantastic presentation... Makes me feel like it is time once again to visit the land of my family.
I wish the printing was posted a few seconds longer but what that caused me to do was to watch the presentation three times and enjoying every second of time watching and relaxing to some of the most heavenly music I have had the pleasure to listen to.
I thank you and praise you for your beautiful work!
Mike from the USA
Watching this brought back a cherished memory from my childhood. My father came from Inverness, his grandfather Stornaway and great grandfather Uist. When I was about 10 years old my dad would take me on the train to Inverness, teaching me all the names of different trees we'd see on the way there. We'd visit his sisters and I'd stay for my summer holiday's my 3 brothers all much older than I would have their own things to do, and I being the only girl and much younger, I guess my parents thought I'd enjoy being with my aunts- who all looked about 100 years old to me! their idea of entertaining me would be to take me to The Callum Kennedy Show!! On one occasion dad took me up to Inverness Castle (The Highland Police Headquarters!) and took me to the back of the Castle and pointed in the direction of The Isle of Skye home of the MacLeod's. Which we are part of. Dad told me all about Dunvegan Castle and how on a very clear day you could just make it out from our vantage point at the back of the castle. He told a wondrous tale about the fairy flag and how in times of trouble for the clan that if they waved the flag aid would come to assist them. My dad promised me that I could have the last wish of the fairy flag! He also told wonderful stories. There was one about Tomnahurich Hill which is the cemetery for Inverness, which lies below The Leachkin (pronounced "Larkin") where he grew up in a small croft beside Craig Dunain. When I was small one could still see the foundation stones of his croft all that was left. How my grandparents brought up 5 children in such a tiny place I'll never know. Dad had 4 big sisters, so he was always close to me as he understood how I felt being the youngest and how lonely it can make you, when brothers won't play with dolls or in his case how the girls wouldn't play with his trains. Sorry I digressed. The story about Tomnahurich hill ( Tomnahurich means hill of the fairies) is that one night a pair of drunken pipers went into the cemetery and climbed the hill and were so drunk they fell asleep and the next morning when they left the cemetery they discovered they'd been gone 100 years !this is because the fairies had played a trick on the men. If you google Tomnahurich stories you can see different version of this story. Sadly my dad died when he was only 59 years old and is buried in Tomnahurich and if he could sit up and look ahead he'd see where he was born and brought up. Dad was so full of wondrous stories another example was he told me when my grandfather died and was cremated it took them 9 years to put the fire out!! because of all the whisky he'd drank in life! and when I was 9 or 10 I believed every word my dad told me. If it seems that my dad told many stories with alcohol involved- well he was a Highlander and they do like their whisky, just look at the amount of distilleries in Scotland, about the same amount as we have castles!
very nice stories! You ought to organize all your stories and write them down. Not only for your future(and present)family generations; but to make a real nice oral history into a bestselling book! yeah, go for it!
You made me smile. My family comes from the Inverness area as well, Frasers. You should write the stories down so they are not lost like so much of our culture.
I am english but I love the highlands I am always in Inverness and around Dingwall and the Black isle.
My favourite castle is Dunvegan on the other side of skye and I have seen what is left of the fairy flag.
You tell wonderful storieis and I would love to see them in print one day.
So thank both Lin Joy and yourself, I have enjoyed both the video and your reminisce.
Scotland loving englishman
19th century castles ..a salute to obscene wealth amid obscene suffering
Beautiful. Loved the music too.
Grazie per questi meravigliosi viaggi,in luoghi della Scozia dove quando si viene con i tour non si visitano. Saluti dall'Italia
Verdad
Positively spectacular photos! Thank you for your including the dates and clan names. 🙏🏻
I’m always amazed how these buildings have stood the rest of time.
Beautiful video and presentation, I love it thank you for sharing
Happy to see my clans castle was first on the list😤
Kilvarock Castle. Home of my Ancestors. Hopefully I can Visit one day soon!
@MrAbletospeak I haven't, but it does no harm
WOOOOOOOOOOW 😱🏰👏
Lovely video of Scottish castles. I think I saw some of these in some castles videos I did myself. Cheers!
Beautiful
Beautiful and interesting video.
very nice
Wish I could go see more.
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Love castle very much
Nice job 👍
Want to learn more of my Scottish Ancestr
y I'm so honored to have
Wow what a breathtaking location! Really amazing, these recordings were really successful! Greetings from Germany and stay healthy!i like your style you have a New subscriber 👍👍👍👍😉
Mingary Castle has been totally restored and open as a private hotel.
Scotland is amazing!
mind eyes feel the hearts of what be the lands of sees before soul so shall I feel the love of eye and ear cast before me thank thee for what befolds to mine heart
those were built in a different era. People lived differently and had different concerns.
You have such beautiful memories, thank you for sharing some of them, you made my heart smile! ❤️
I love the music that was playing, does anyone know what it is?
Related to Lord Henderson. Wonder if he had a castle?
Castle Varrich home of my ancient Mackay ancestors
That's my family, Name Originally spelled Mackay and before McKraw we fought with the Bruces at Banakburn and Sterling
Too many 19th century houses posing as castles.
The main section of Castle Menzies is an example of the careful and long restoration of a large castle; a pity it is not shown here. An inspirational building.
Meggernie Castle is a fine example of a 13th C castle with later additions; a pity it missed out.
Eilean Donan Castle is an example of an almost complete rebuild (except for its foundations!); very popular with tourists..
Carnban Castle; it awaits very careful restoration but size (smallish) is on its side.
My loves xo
The one castle is of my ancestors.
which castle?
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Well, someone is testing video editor... Cool "tossing cards effect".
i love just alady.
Beaufort castle near Beauly at 2:29 you state Byset family (Sept of Fraser Clan) built it, but it was destroyed in 1650's by Cromwell and partially rebuilt by Clan Fraser who had controlled the Castle since the 1200's and rebuilt again in 1880 after English Duke of Cumberland destroyed it after the Jacobite rebellion. Proper Gaelic name Caisteal Dhunaidh or Castle Dounie.
I love the pictures of the different clan castles! But did you get them from google? Or actually go and visit? Because Scottish clans are fairly picky about non-clan members visiting their 'Seats'. Especially if they are from a rival clan.
Loved the music. Did NOT like the slow transitions between pictures. When the label was removed, we only got a few seconds to look at each castle.
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Ulybka
Duart?
Ancestors
Mom
Grandma Iva 1919-2001
Isaac V Wamsley Jr 1875-1930
Isaac V Wamsley Sr 1836-1908
Isaac Wamsley III 1798-1868
Isaac Harvey Wamsley Jr 1778-1825
Isaac Harvey Wamsley Sr 1735-1825
Revolutionary War Veteran
Leah Stout Wamsley wife 1742-1820
Daughter of
Dr Jonathan Stout 1704-1775
Richard Stout 1678-1749
John Stout 1645-1724 Middletown NJ
Son of Richard 1615-1705 and Penelope..1622-1732 New Amsterdam and Gravesend (Coney Island)
Elizabeth Crawford Stout wife 1650-1730
Ayshire Scotland
Daughter of
John Crawford 1618-1698
12th Lord Patrick Crawford 1580-1649
11th Lord William Crawford 1560-1644
10th Lord Patrick Crawford 1530-1560
7th Lord Thomas Crawford 1505-1541
6th Lord James Crawford 1470-?
5th Lord Robert Crawford 1435-1513
4th Lord Archibald Crawford 1389-?
3rd Lord Thomas Crawford 1350-1401
2nd Lord Reginald Crawford 1317-1358
1st Laird Reginald Crawford 1283-1358 Fought at Bannockburn 1314 along with Robert the Bruce and received Lordship for his services.
Hugh Crawford ? -1319
Sir Reginald Crawford of Loudon 1255-1297
Sister Margaret married Malcolm Wallace, mother of Sir William Wallace
Please do this video again, next time give enough time to read , a great video, but spoiled because of the short reading time.👍👍👍👍👍👍
One of my great friends is a descendent of William Wallace.
I know there are ruins of MacDougall castles.
This bizarre editing makes an interesting subject unwatchable. Sorry.