I've covered General Wade's road often on my channel and walked these sections many times from Crieff to Amulree - and beyond - often. It's a pity Perth and Kinross Council cannot get the simplest things right, and place Ossian's stone north of the Newton Brig on their tourist display panels near the bridge, despite the OS maps stating otherwise.
EXCELLENT story! I have read Capt. Burt's letters, but I had completely forgotten about this. And the irony-age angle hadn't sprung to my mind back then... Thank you!
We look to Scotland for all our ideas on civilisation..Voltaire...still learning from you Bruce after a good few years watchin your vids...belated 60th birthday wishes to you and keep up your fantastic work..🍻
There is a small mound next to Ossian's stone which is said to be the grave of a soldier who died during the building of the road. Neil Gow, the famous fiddle player from Inver, was taking a snooze near the stone when he was awoken by two drunk soldiers on leave. He called out to them and the soldiers thought it was the ghostly voice of their comrade in arms and ran off. So records a wee book called the Beauties of Upper Strathearn, a Crieff tourist guide first published in the 1860's. It's a great wee book, full of interesting stories from around Crieff. I'll show you it next time you are in the Local and Family History department in Perth. Another great video. Really enjoyed it. I was brought up not far from their and know the area well.
Yes, Bruce if you’re going to climb over fences, walls and such like, you have a choice. 1/ turn off the cameras. 2/ drop a couple of stone and start a fitness regime. Your performance on the fence was inelegant and amusing.
@@donaldpaterson5827 It was supposed to be inelegant and amusing. THAT is why we 1/ wrote it into the script, turned on the camera, filmed the first part, then moved the camera to the other side of the fence, then finished the movement and edited the two pieces together. 2/ I'm going to show a bit of self discipline and refrain from returning an appropriate and well deserved insult.
Top class once again Bruce. Makes you wonder about other large stones around Scotland. Is there even ancient secrets we still have to uncover just out there waiting for us to find. Filling in some of the blanks in our history. N
1:52 Look out, Bruce, there's a couple of cars coming along behind you. 1:54 Bruce steps into the roadway. Nooo! 2:22 The barbed wire straddle! Possibly one of the funniest scenes I've enjoyed from Bruce. It's always funny when it's somebody else and not yourself.
I will be in Scotland after the 15th of April. I hope to discover my McGregor roots in Balqhidder. I will add this stop to my ever growing itinerary. Thank you so much for your educational videos. I’ve been following for a while now and love all that I learn.
On Wednesday, 29th August 1787 the Sma’ Glen’s Ossian’s Stone was visited by Robert Burns who entered the route he followed in his journal "morning -leave Crieff - Glen Aumond; Aumond river; Ossian’s grave - Loch Fruoch - Glenquaich - “landlord and landlady remarkable characters;” Nigel Leask, Regius Chair in English Language and Literature at the University of Glasgow, observed that in “a profound sense [Burns] was journeying back in time through Scotland’s history both ancient and modern, taking in ‘druid’s temples’ and Ossianic monuments … Ossian’s Grave, a typically romanticised site, was not a disappointment.”
Oooooh lovely. A video to start my day. Such a good reason to stay lazy a few more minutes. 🖤 Happy belated wishes Mr Bruce!! Thank you for the latest drop. 🐉
LOL. I’m more concerned about the fact that he has to go back over to retrieve the camera then go back over to continue recoding the rest of the episode. Don’t break a hip.
Interesting story. I have recently found out that i have some Scottish ancestors. I did a DNA kit to help me with my genealogy. I was happily validated in my ideas of some Scots/Irish ancestry. Makes me want to visit even more. ❤❤
What a cool bit of knowledge this is, Bruce! A truly honored soldier to be buried with accolades once by his troops and again by his enemies! What's sad is that this officer wasn't buried with honors by the ones who uncovered him. The same people are now starting to return relics and things of this nature to their homelands after realizing that they are not, in fact, cool 'keepsakes' simply because they found them! No, it was the 'barbarians' who did this ancient officer the honor! I am very proud to have ancestral links to these barbarians! I'm also thankful that I have a teacher who shares his newfound knowledge so well! Really great video, Bruce! Thanks! 😊
Irony Age: any time period when a "sophisticated, cultured and enlightened" civilization happily desecrates the defenses of sacred sites of ancient cultures and wonders about whom the defenses were intended to keep out. Or something like that. Sometimes I wonder: "What would I do if I found a lost ancient grave/tomb?" I hope I would give it the respect it deserves. Thank you for making me think, Bruce. History can teach us a lot, but we should also respect it.
This is from the Megalthic website The Saddlin’ Mare another stone worth visiting The Saddlin’ Mare is a standing stone 1 mile SE of Clach Ossian in the Sma’ Glen. It is a squat stone c. 7 feet high standing around 100 yards NW of Giant’s Grave (Sma’ Glen) Cairn within 10 yards of the A822 Pitlochry. Its location relative to Giant’s Grave (Sma’ Glen) Cairn may give it some prehistoric significance however there is a more recent tradition concerning The Saddlin’ Mare. the actual tradition was for young men to go to town to court females they had to be able to place each stone 1 after the other the heaviest weighing 90 kilos I did this at 15
Bruce, You know I love this vid from beginning to the Broch end. I can't believe I never knew about the Fabled Final's Cave or volcanos in Scotland, til you talked about it. I love Earth science than the human history in Scotland. Thank you again. Huggies Fummeys. I love you like Poi!
I have to admit to really enjoying you leaping over the barbed wire fence like a young deer ;) Being of similar physique I related immediatly. Great video as always Bruce
Another great yarn Bruce, and so many questions ye ask. Who was that person buried for millennia beneath that stone? Was he a Roman? Was he a conscripted Scot raised to rank and buried in his hame? I wake in the wee hours these nights, a depredation of age. I have that long-past phantom to keep me company tonight; maybe he will whisper stories...
If the remains really were those of a Roman soldier, he probably would have considered *all* Britons to be barbarians - even that British officer. They even had a word for the native inhabitants of these islands. It was found on the Vindolanda tablets, excavated (you may be shocked to learn) at the Roman fort of Vindolanda on Hadrian's wall. (I know, I know. Archaeologists have no sense of imagination when it comes to naming stuff like that. I think I'd have gone with Occultatum Archivum - Latin for "hidden archive", or perhaps "The Birchwood Letters".) Anyway, the word the Romans used was "Brittunculi" (meaning something like "filthy Brits"). Of course, the assumption that the remains were those of a Roman officer is more telling of the attitudes of the day. A rock was moved to cover the burial. They "knew" the locals couldn't possibly have moved such a big rock, so it must have been the Romans. Just as many then assumed it must have been Romans who built Stonehenge, because they just "knew" that the pre-Roman inhabitants of these islands could never have moved such huge stones.
Lovely. Was born in Gilmerton, Cultoquhey. Heard many a story about this as a child. The burial ground in the grounds of Cultoquhey fascinated me. Showed them to a Pof Freier (Roman specialist) in the mid 70s. Examined the small hills 300yds south east of Gilmerton. On Google Earth. it looks Iron Age. Never been looked at.
There was a huge Roman encampment at Fendoch at the eastern entrance to the Sma' Glen. On the hill known as The Scurran a huge memorial cairn was built in commemoration of Ossian and it is believed his remains lie buried here.
I just heard that Alex Salmond has passed away. At only 69 as well. Even though I'm an American over here in Detroit, And not ideologically inclined to his his political views. I recognize that he was a great man and in my opinion the greatest leader and politician for and from Scotland in my lifetime. May he sleep with his fathers and rest in peace.🏴
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Bruce: what you describe is not an urn, it is a cist (pronounced as with a 'k'). In these isles cists have been found from the late Neolithic and, more commonly, the early bronze age. The Crantit cist burials at the Ness of Brodgar are good examples to look at. Elsewhere in Europe cist burials dating back nearly 6,000 years can be found.
Did you notice the dark brown fast moving animal run from the wooden fence behind you on the left of the screen and disappear behind the stone at about 5.34 ?
Hi, Bruce. Another great and informative video. Are you aware of what "Sma'" means in Sma' Glen? (I hate the apologetic apostrophe, by the way, but it seems to be used in this instance). You would think it just means "small" in modern English, but that is wrong. It actually means "narrow". The English word small has changed its meaning, it originally meant "narrow". And of course the Sma' Glen isn't small -- it's long and narrow. Oh, and be careful climbing over barbed wire fences; they can tear the arse out of your breeks.
A'reyt Bruce. So we are no nearer known how much a Roman did urn? Still between a rock and a hard place. Good view for a commute though, showing kids "Ye Cannae Change the Laws of Physics".
Bruce, I suggest you take up the Scottish tradition of wearing a stout leather sporan to protect your family jewels whilst vaulting those barbed wire fences!
Those who would join such a tour as this...reply to let Bruce know. I have a challenge for you Bruce. How about considering a horseback riding tour, for us less able bodied people who desperately want to visit all of those amazing places, but just don't have the legs for it anymore? My personal dream is to take a ride along Mary Queen of Scot's route of either the flight to the fight, or the flight to "freedom". But there are so many places you show of your tour of favorites that are easily rideable terrain. There are many others out there, who could do it on their own two feet, who share my love of traveling on four hooves instead. I guarantee it would sale out, and it would offer some financial benefit to the locals who would be "renting" out their horses for the tour. Give it a think.
Were the remains really Roman? It sounds like a cist burial, not - as I understand - a Roman practice. Maybe Iron age or bronze. Has there been any scholarship on the matter since the 1720s? I'm curious.
You wanna be careful you don't lose your crown jewels, getting over fences like that at your age hahaha, as always thanks for another quality vlog Bruce.
There's a family o' that breed o' fower wheel haggis that rins o'er there aw the time....an if yer patient like, you micht well see the giant eichteen wheel wans!
I did my Dna and ancient Dna, it shows 2000+ years ago Scotland, Cornwall and Italian. I'm looking on my dad's female line and the name Hastings is there. Have you come across this surname in your trips in Scotland?
This is a blast from the past, i remember when there was the firest as well. I was 6 when my dadd to me to saddle the mare. He told me that was the test for boys to become men. I was too small and weak then. When I was 10 he took me and a few mates there but none of us could do it then. I always meant to go back but it wasnt until I was 19 or 20 when i was driving down, remembered and stopped. Did the first one easily 😂 Love the recent Perthshire content! Wonder if Pontius Pilate's tree is on the upcoming list.
I wonder if the ancestors of those highlanders viewed the Romans in the same critical way as their descendants viewed the English. It may have only been the passage of centuries that engendered their feelings of respect.
Can't mind where I read it but apparently it was burning the fields and killing peasants so st serf empowered my his almighty god slayed it then set up the church in dunning as there hero, apparently he was a pope first before he came to Scotland as a missionary to
wondering if you do personal tours. My ancestor was sent to NJ after being captured in the Battle of Bothwell Bridge. Thinking of a spiritual journey kind of connection.
First trip to Scotland just prior to last Christmas and drove this road to get to Kenmore and onto Killin. A wonderful road and we got caught by a delivery truck stuck on the switchbacks, was funny watching the poor guy getting throught it in 20mins. Good thing the bard wire wasn't Australian, poor old Bruce wouldn't be Bruce anynore😂😂😂😂
@@ScotlandHistoryTours Love the little bits of Gàidhlig here and there btw. Cùm ort 'ille! It burns my lugs to hear some of the attempts at Gaelic names by some Scottish tour guides! Beò an dòchas.
What a story. I'm rather surprised that burnt organic material would have survived so long as to be recognisable. Is that something that happens in Scotland?
What the stone actually was or represented is now lost to memory. Would the soldiers really recognise a Roman urn, or was it just an assumption, perhaps due to their lack of regard for the local population? (The old, 'If they're not really human, its okay to stomp on them,' thing.)
Great story telling Bruce and keeping the fascinating Scottish history alive. Thank you.
I’ve driven the Sma’ Glen dozens of times and didn’t know this story at all. Always learning!
Every day's a school day
@@ScotlandHistoryToursYou took the words right out of my mouth 🙂🌞
I've covered General Wade's road often on my channel and walked these sections many times from Crieff to Amulree - and beyond - often. It's a pity Perth and Kinross Council cannot
get the simplest things right, and place Ossian's stone north of the Newton Brig on their tourist display panels near the bridge, despite the OS maps stating otherwise.
Always nice to hear the remains of the dead respected.
You’ve gotta love a wee bit Scottish history 💕🏴💕
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EXCELLENT story! I have read Capt. Burt's letters, but I had completely forgotten about this. And the irony-age angle hadn't sprung to my mind back then... Thank you!
Delighted
The uppity assumptions of those who claim to be our betters. What a stone!! Thank you for the story and chuckles Bruce🎉
You and your betters, hey.
American?
@@moosey62 only by geography
Assumptions indeed!
Climbing that fence was a real "laugh out loud" moment, that aside another great video, thanks Bruce 👏👍
Passing drivers will assume you are going for a tom-tit
We look to Scotland for all our ideas on civilisation..Voltaire...still learning from you Bruce after a good few years watchin your vids...belated 60th birthday wishes to you and keep up your fantastic work..🍻
There is a small mound next to Ossian's stone which is said to be the grave of a soldier who died during the building of the road. Neil Gow, the famous fiddle player from Inver, was taking a snooze near the stone when he was awoken by two drunk soldiers on leave. He called out to them and the soldiers thought it was the ghostly voice of their comrade in arms and ran off. So records a wee book called the Beauties of Upper Strathearn, a Crieff tourist guide first published in the 1860's. It's a great wee book, full of interesting stories from around Crieff. I'll show you it next time you are in the Local and Family History department in Perth.
Another great video. Really enjoyed it. I was brought up not far from their and know the area well.
He cleared the barbed wire fence in a mighty leap😂
Or perhaps not.
Really interesting story Bruce.
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Yes, Bruce if you’re going to climb over fences, walls and such like, you have a choice. 1/ turn off the cameras. 2/ drop a couple of stone and start a fitness regime. Your performance on the fence was inelegant and amusing.
@@donaldpaterson5827 It was supposed to be inelegant and amusing. THAT is why we 1/ wrote it into the script, turned on the camera, filmed the first part, then moved the camera to the other side of the fence, then finished the movement and edited the two pieces together. 2/ I'm going to show a bit of self discipline and refrain from returning an appropriate and well deserved insult.
Your the best buddy, we are proud of you pal. Keeping our history strong! 💪
Brilliant video as always, delivered after thoughtful deliberation. As always, keep keeping up the good work 🌞
Top class once again Bruce. Makes you wonder about other large stones around Scotland. Is there even ancient secrets we still have to uncover just out there waiting for us to find. Filling in some of the blanks in our history. N
Loved this. Thank you!! Happy belated 60 rotations 'round! 🎂🎉
Thank you! You too!
1:52 Look out, Bruce, there's a couple of cars coming along behind you.
1:54 Bruce steps into the roadway. Nooo!
2:22 The barbed wire straddle! Possibly one of the funniest scenes I've enjoyed from Bruce. It's always funny when it's somebody else and not yourself.
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I will be in Scotland after the 15th of April. I hope to discover my McGregor roots in Balqhidder. I will add this stop to my ever growing itinerary. Thank you so much for your educational videos. I’ve been following for a while now and love all that I learn.
Lots of MacGregors in both the graveyards in the village of Comrie nearby.
I’m a direct descendant of Rob Roy
@@moragfoster5871 You'll find what's said to be his grave in Balqhidder. It's also a beautiful part of the country in springtime.
Happy Belated Birthday King Bruce! 🎂🎁🥳
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What? You look great for 60, Brucey! Would not have guessed that to be your age!
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2:25 Gracefully done, Bruce.
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On Wednesday, 29th August 1787 the Sma’ Glen’s Ossian’s Stone was visited by Robert Burns who entered the route he followed in his journal "morning -leave Crieff - Glen Aumond; Aumond river; Ossian’s grave - Loch Fruoch - Glenquaich - “landlord and landlady remarkable characters;”
Nigel Leask, Regius Chair in English Language and Literature at the University of Glasgow, observed that in “a profound sense [Burns] was journeying back in time through Scotland’s history both ancient and modern, taking in ‘druid’s temples’ and Ossianic monuments … Ossian’s Grave, a typically romanticised site, was not a disappointment.”
Oooooh lovely. A video to start my day. Such a good reason to stay lazy a few more minutes. 🖤
Happy belated wishes Mr Bruce!! Thank you for the latest drop. 🐉
You rest up noo
😊"The irony age"👌
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Indeed!😃
Always nice to keep learning new history.
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What a fascinating bit of history... Oh, that'll be Scotland History Tours.
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Belated Happy Birthday, youngster! 🎉🥳✨️🏴🎂🎁🇺🇲🎊
But a bairn he is. Ah, but he may turn out fine. ♥♥🥃
My favorite Afro-Celtic tour guide!😄
Bruce, I was worried for a moment as you straddled that barbed wire fence! Thank you again for an interesting video!
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2min 30: that barbed wire was frighteningly close to the delicates...
Ach I'm no really using them any more anyway😂
@@ScotlandHistoryToursTMI 😅
LOL. I’m more concerned about the fact that he has to go back over to retrieve the camera then go back over to continue recoding the rest of the episode.
Don’t break a hip.
@@deanward3445 😜😜Don't let the public know it wasn't real now
Yeah. No kidding. Especially if you having dangling ones! 😅
Interesting story. I have recently found out that i have some Scottish ancestors. I did a DNA kit to help me with my genealogy. I was happily validated in my ideas of some Scots/Irish ancestry. Makes me want to visit even more. ❤❤
Love the interesting video but the dreadlocks annoy me.
Today is a day for me to CELEBRATE!!! I finally found your channel again. Had a catastrophic shutdown" and lost all my subscriptions. 🤗
Welcome back!
What a cool bit of knowledge this is, Bruce! A truly honored soldier to be buried with accolades once by his troops and again by his enemies! What's sad is that this officer wasn't buried with honors by the ones who uncovered him. The same people are now starting to return relics and things of this nature to their homelands after realizing that they are not, in fact, cool 'keepsakes' simply because they found them! No, it was the 'barbarians' who did this ancient officer the honor! I am very proud to have ancestral links to these barbarians! I'm also thankful that I have a teacher who shares his newfound knowledge so well! Really great video, Bruce! Thanks! 😊
a very entertaining video one of the best Bruce has done
Ah thanks
Thanks for sharing Bruce!
Irony Age: any time period when a "sophisticated, cultured and enlightened" civilization happily desecrates the defenses of sacred sites of ancient cultures and wonders about whom the defenses were intended to keep out.
Or something like that.
Sometimes I wonder: "What would I do if I found a lost ancient grave/tomb?" I hope I would give it the respect it deserves.
Thank you for making me think, Bruce. History can teach us a lot, but we should also respect it.
Aye, Aye. Fancy new motor Bruce. Congrats, love your channel.
Hello Bruce thank you for the interesting video and showing us your climbing abilities 🙏🏼
Glad you enjoyed it
This is from the Megalthic website The Saddlin’ Mare another stone worth visiting
The Saddlin’ Mare is a standing stone 1 mile SE of Clach Ossian in the Sma’ Glen. It is a squat stone c. 7 feet high standing around 100 yards NW of Giant’s Grave (Sma’ Glen) Cairn within 10 yards of the A822 Pitlochry. Its location relative to Giant’s Grave (Sma’ Glen) Cairn may give it some prehistoric significance however there is a more recent tradition concerning The Saddlin’ Mare.
the actual tradition was for young men to go to town to court females they had to be able to place each stone 1 after the other the heaviest weighing 90 kilos I did this at 15
Thank you Bruce and Matt this stream was amazing and I love how you tell the history making me crave to watch and learn more
Brilliant
Oofty nearly a prickly pear(pair) there brucey fella great show and tell as always thank you ❤
Bruce, You know I love this vid from beginning to the Broch end. I can't believe I never knew about the Fabled Final's Cave or volcanos in Scotland, til you talked about it. I love Earth science than the human history in Scotland. Thank you again. Huggies Fummeys. I love you like Poi!
Excellent video Bruce, thank you. I'll have a look up there.
I have to admit to really enjoying you leaping over the barbed wire fence like a young deer ;) Being of similar physique I related immediatly. Great video as always Bruce
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Another great yarn Bruce, and so many questions ye ask. Who was that person buried for millennia beneath that stone? Was he a Roman? Was he a conscripted Scot raised to rank and buried in his hame? I wake in the wee hours these nights, a depredation of age. I have that long-past phantom to keep me company tonight; maybe he will whisper stories...
Very interesting as always!
You are an excellent story teller.
Thank you kindly!
If the remains really were those of a Roman soldier, he probably would have considered *all* Britons to be barbarians - even that British officer. They even had a word for the native inhabitants of these islands. It was found on the Vindolanda tablets, excavated (you may be shocked to learn) at the Roman fort of Vindolanda on Hadrian's wall. (I know, I know. Archaeologists have no sense of imagination when it comes to naming stuff like that. I think I'd have gone with Occultatum Archivum - Latin for "hidden archive", or perhaps "The Birchwood Letters".) Anyway, the word the Romans used was "Brittunculi" (meaning something like "filthy Brits").
Of course, the assumption that the remains were those of a Roman officer is more telling of the attitudes of the day. A rock was moved to cover the burial. They "knew" the locals couldn't possibly have moved such a big rock, so it must have been the Romans. Just as many then assumed it must have been Romans who built Stonehenge, because they just "knew" that the pre-Roman inhabitants of these islands could never have moved such huge stones.
Lovely. Was born in Gilmerton, Cultoquhey. Heard many a story about this as a child. The burial ground in the grounds of Cultoquhey fascinated me. Showed them to a Pof Freier (Roman specialist) in the mid 70s. Examined the small hills 300yds south east of Gilmerton. On Google Earth. it looks Iron Age. Never been looked at.
Thanks for a great video ❤
You are welcome!
Good morning from America.
Thank you.
Good morning to you
Thankyou for doing these videos Bruce . I would love to visit Scotland one day it is definitely on my bucket list.
You should!
There was a huge Roman encampment at Fendoch at the eastern entrance to the Sma' Glen. On the hill known as The Scurran a huge memorial cairn was built in commemoration of Ossian
and it is believed his remains lie buried here.
Good to see you made it over that fence with your haw maws intact, excellent stuff
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I'd love to see more videos about the irony age ;-)
I'd be brassed off...
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@ScotlandHistoryTours Taing Bruce, I hadn't seen that one!
Bari film as ever Bruce 👍. I love these wee tales.
When ye coming back tae Haddington?
Probably do a show there as part of the tour in2025
Superb 👍
Very interesting
Thanks for that
My pleasure
I just heard that Alex Salmond has passed away. At only 69 as well. Even though I'm an American over here in Detroit, And not ideologically inclined to his his political views. I recognize that he was a great man and in my opinion the greatest leader and politician for and from Scotland in my lifetime. May he sleep with his fathers and rest in peace.🏴
He was certainly a huge political figure
Thank you for that .
Rip Alex Salmond
R.I.P. Alex Salmond. 😢😢😢😢..a great man
Presumably in the 'irony' age! 😂
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Happy Birthday!🥞
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Bruce: what you describe is not an urn, it is a cist (pronounced as with a 'k'). In these isles cists have been found from the late Neolithic and, more commonly, the early bronze age. The Crantit cist burials at the Ness of Brodgar are good examples to look at.
Elsewhere in Europe cist burials dating back nearly 6,000 years can be found.
@@gijgij4541 Yes, I know. I thought I'd made it clear that I questioned the assumptions of the officer reporting. I'll get it right next time
Did you notice the dark brown fast moving animal run from the wooden fence behind you on the left of the screen and disappear behind the stone at about 5.34 ?
I thought it was clear.
Thank You!
You're welcome!
Thank you.
You're welcome
Hi, Bruce. Another great and informative video.
Are you aware of what "Sma'" means in Sma' Glen? (I hate the apologetic apostrophe, by the way, but it seems to be used in this instance). You would think it just means "small" in modern English, but that is wrong. It actually means "narrow". The English word small has changed its meaning, it originally meant "narrow". And of course the Sma' Glen isn't small -- it's long and narrow.
Oh, and be careful climbing over barbed wire fences; they can tear the arse out of your breeks.
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In Dutch, related to English, "smal" means narrow. Interesting how languages shift and develop.
@@chris-terrell-liveactive Yes, and in German narrow is "schmal".
Brilliant
A'reyt Bruce. So we are no nearer known how much a Roman did urn? Still between a rock and a hard place. Good view for a commute though, showing kids "Ye Cannae Change the Laws of Physics".
Thank You !! shure glad that barbed didn't get ya !! 🤗💯👀🕺🥨⚡✨🎯🪅🎭💎🎩
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Bruce, I suggest you take up the Scottish tradition of wearing a stout leather sporan to protect your family jewels whilst vaulting those barbed wire fences!
Those who would join such a tour as this...reply to let Bruce know.
I have a challenge for you Bruce. How about considering a horseback riding tour, for us less able bodied people who desperately want to visit all of those amazing places, but just don't have the legs for it anymore? My personal dream is to take a ride along Mary Queen of Scot's route of either the flight to the fight, or the flight to "freedom". But there are so many places you show of your tour of favorites that are easily rideable terrain. There are many others out there, who could do it on their own two feet, who share my love of traveling on four hooves instead. I guarantee it would sale out, and it would offer some financial benefit to the locals who would be "renting" out their horses for the tour. Give it a think.
My wife is the horseback riding person. You'd have to speak to her
Many a good sma glen memories going to Blair atholl from st Fillans. 😉
@5.34 , The loch Ness monster runs along the fence line behind your right shoulder Bruce..or is it The Grey man of Ben Mcdhui..
Or maybe a motor on the road😜
Fox I think
Were the remains really Roman? It sounds like a cist burial, not - as I understand - a Roman practice. Maybe Iron age or bronze. Has there been any scholarship on the matter since the 1720s? I'm curious.
I'm also curious how the clansmen wrested the remains from the clutches of the redcoats.
Entertaining.
Do one on Scottish Bastles. With our weather disasters, I’ve been commenting ‘replace all homes with Scottish Bastles’ various peeps love the comment.
You wanna be careful you don't lose your crown jewels, getting over fences like that at your age hahaha, as always thanks for another quality vlog Bruce.
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It's cool the Romans old enemy i.e. the Highlander saved the ashes from the English's disrespectfullness .
Bruce, did you notice the animal darting to your right over your shoulder at 5.34 when you edited the footage? 😮
Aye, the wee shite moved to quick for us to net it
There's a family o' that breed o' fower wheel haggis that rins o'er there aw the time....an if yer patient like, you micht well see the giant eichteen wheel wans!
Me too Bruce last August 🎉
I did my Dna and ancient Dna, it shows 2000+ years ago Scotland, Cornwall and Italian.
I'm looking on my dad's female line and the name Hastings is there. Have you come across this surname in your trips in Scotland?
This is a blast from the past, i remember when there was the firest as well. I was 6 when my dadd to me to saddle the mare. He told me that was the test for boys to become men. I was too small and weak then. When I was 10 he took me and a few mates there but none of us could do it then. I always meant to go back but it wasnt until I was 19 or 20 when i was driving down, remembered and stopped. Did the first one easily 😂
Love the recent Perthshire content! Wonder if Pontius Pilate's tree is on the upcoming list.
The Fortingal Ewe? Sorry, no plans at the moment
No worries, there's plenty of sights around. Keep up the fantastic work!
When he attempted to climb over the barbed wire fenced, I was very worried about Bruce's projects- even if he has turned 60!
Any plans to restock your hoodies in 2XLT or 3XLT? I’ve been hoping to place an order for a while, and I’m a tall fella.
Thanks! :)
They might of put the rather stone on top keep the bugger in. Rather them to keep the buggers out.
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Well, buggery was not a thing in the Highlands... until the Romans arrived.
Who is ot who said history is a lie agreed a upon ? Good vid🎉
The grave found under the stone would have been up to a thousand years old when the Romans were there
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You're welcome
Worth it for the fence adventure alone 😂
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@@ScotlandHistoryToursgreat video though, keep up the good work 👍🏼
I wonder if the ancestors of those highlanders viewed the Romans in the same critical way as their descendants viewed the English. It may have only been the passage of centuries that engendered their feelings of respect.
Good point
Still would like you to make a vid about st serf and dunnings church, particularly the part about killing Perth's dragon!
Oh, I don't know about the dragon
Can't mind where I read it but apparently it was burning the fields and killing peasants so st serf empowered my his almighty god slayed it then set up the church in dunning as there hero, apparently he was a pope first before he came to Scotland as a missionary to
It was the hesitation and muffled curse word when you were halfway over and realised how badly things could go that cracked me up, sorry 😅😂😂
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Allway do when you going to be onTV☘️
at 5:34. if you look to the left side of youre head. you'll see what looks like a big cat dashing past in the background
...or a fast car
@@ScotlandHistoryTours my dreams x(
what moved in the background at 5.33?
"irony age" 🤣
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What on earth was that running in the background at 5:33 ?
How many of us reeled the video back? I couldn’t see anything…….
wondering if you do personal tours. My ancestor was sent to NJ after being captured in the Battle of Bothwell Bridge. Thinking of a spiritual journey kind of connection.
More present history; Alex Salmond was one of the very few politicians I could respect, and I do mean of the very few. Sad loss for Scotland.
First trip to Scotland just prior to last Christmas and drove this road to get to Kenmore and onto Killin. A wonderful road and we got caught by a delivery truck stuck on the switchbacks, was funny watching the poor guy getting throught it in 20mins.
Good thing the bard wire wasn't Australian, poor old Bruce wouldn't be Bruce anynore😂😂😂😂
Ye Olde Clach Òisinn. Shame the auld giant couldn't have upset Wade's plans.
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@@ScotlandHistoryTours Love the little bits of Gàidhlig here and there btw. Cùm ort 'ille! It burns my lugs to hear some of the attempts at Gaelic names by some Scottish tour guides! Beò an dòchas.
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I wanted to see General Wade's Wall......😂
What a story. I'm rather surprised that burnt organic material would have survived so long as to be recognisable. Is that something that happens in Scotland?
What the stone actually was or represented is now lost to memory.
Would the soldiers really recognise a Roman urn, or was it just an assumption, perhaps due to their lack of regard for the local population?
(The old, 'If they're not really human, its okay to stomp on them,' thing.)