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Used to live here, parents were part of the Royal Findhorn Yacht Club as well. Learned to play pool at the club too, and had many great weekends as a child there. I left at the end of 1998, and at the time The Findhorn Foundation (eco village) was considered a blotch on the village and seen as a segregated community from the actual village, having little to nothing to do with Findhorn itself. Not sure how much that has changed in the past 25 years though. The village itself is a lovely holiday for older generations, but there's not much there for children apart from maybe sitting on the beach with an ice cream. You got a good camera angle at 5:18 to 5:23 when mentioning the original village being buried, as the trees over the bay are where the original village stood. Those trees, the Culbin Forest, which now extends along the coast for something like 15 miles to the west, were planted to stop the sands from shifting after the first 2 settlements were swallowed by the sands. If you want a taste of how the sands move around, pause at 5:17 and on the horizon you can see the Point where the Captain's Table restaurant is. Around the Point, if you walk around on the sand, you sink into it up to your knees, but strangely, it's not soggy wet sand... it's like walking on a giant marshmallow. On the main beach on the North Sea, just behind the point, the old wavebreakers have been replaced repeatedly as they keep getting swallowed. To the west as well are the sand dunes... and playing in there as a child I found an entire horse skeleton that had been uncovered by the shifting sands. Along that North Sea coast also, are the WWII Blocks. We'd run along the top of them as kids and play inside the old Pill-Boxes. Sadly, the boxes were bricked up. The Pill-Boxes that are/were down on the beach, I think some can still be found, but the others have, unsurprisingly, been swallowed by the sand. One my my childhood memories is sitting on the piers, and watch the Nimrods fly overhead, circle over the bay and the Culbin, and then go in to land at the airbase. Hell of a noise from them too but it was cool to watch them circle overhead at 200 feet.
That was great Julie. I don't know much about the east coast of Scotland at all. I stayed with my husband's Grandparents in Forgue, near Huntley a few times, but had an infant with me, so could not go on any interesting roams in the area ae all. .....old Tich.
@@ExploringScotlandsHistory The village yes, but the Foundation is a blot on the local area and has nothing to do with the local community other than constantly use the word "Community" in its propaganda inferring is part of the area. Anything but.
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Thank You. I just visited Findhorn, staying over there 12 days. Pure beauty and so nice silence of local area. I just love ❤️ it!!!
Thanks for watching! It's a gorgeous place, with so much history!
I always enjoy your videos. I'm fascinated with the history that you provide. Very well done! Thank you!
Thank you! I try my best, its a joy though, with some of the fabulous places I get to visit.
Used to live here, parents were part of the Royal Findhorn Yacht Club as well.
Learned to play pool at the club too, and had many great weekends as a child there.
I left at the end of 1998, and at the time The Findhorn Foundation (eco village) was considered a blotch on the village and seen as a segregated community from the actual village, having little to nothing to do with Findhorn itself.
Not sure how much that has changed in the past 25 years though.
The village itself is a lovely holiday for older generations, but there's not much there for children apart from maybe sitting on the beach with an ice cream.
You got a good camera angle at 5:18 to 5:23 when mentioning the original village being buried, as the trees over the bay are where the original village stood.
Those trees, the Culbin Forest, which now extends along the coast for something like 15 miles to the west, were planted to stop the sands from shifting after the first 2 settlements were swallowed by the sands.
If you want a taste of how the sands move around, pause at 5:17 and on the horizon you can see the Point where the Captain's Table restaurant is.
Around the Point, if you walk around on the sand, you sink into it up to your knees, but strangely, it's not soggy wet sand... it's like walking on a giant marshmallow.
On the main beach on the North Sea, just behind the point, the old wavebreakers have been replaced repeatedly as they keep getting swallowed.
To the west as well are the sand dunes... and playing in there as a child I found an entire horse skeleton that had been uncovered by the shifting sands.
Along that North Sea coast also, are the WWII Blocks.
We'd run along the top of them as kids and play inside the old Pill-Boxes.
Sadly, the boxes were bricked up.
The Pill-Boxes that are/were down on the beach, I think some can still be found, but the others have, unsurprisingly, been swallowed by the sand.
One my my childhood memories is sitting on the piers, and watch the Nimrods fly overhead, circle over the bay and the Culbin, and then go in to land at the airbase. Hell of a noise from them too but it was cool to watch them circle overhead at 200 feet.
Thanks for the memories and the extra information. And thanks for watching! We enjoyed our stay there.
That was great Julie. I don't know much about the east coast of Scotland at all. I stayed with my husband's Grandparents in Forgue, near Huntley a few times, but had an infant with me, so could not go on any interesting roams in the area ae all. .....old Tich.
It's a gorgeous wee village, and Sir Wrecks just loved it lol xx
New to your channel. I love all things Scotland! Longing to go back for another trip!
Welcome, and enjoy! I hope you get inspiration for your next trip too!
Brilliant video as always. Love your cool hat, it's sooo cute! 🙂
I'll admit, I have this hat in three different ear combinations and colours 🤣🤣 It's as comfy as anything!!
@@ExploringScotlandsHistory I think the ears are cute.
No luck! It really should be called Findhorn the Third! I visited when I was young but don't remember much about it. Thanks for this.
Yes, I was impressed how well kept the wee place is!
I'd heard of the Findhorn Foundation but didn't know any history of the village, thank you.
Lovely wee village!
@@ExploringScotlandsHistory The village yes, but the Foundation is a blot on the local area and has nothing to do with the local community other than constantly use the word "Community" in its propaganda inferring is part of the area. Anything but.