I had one aunt who was the teacher/headmistress/janitor in the local school and another aunt who was the district nurse, she phoned my mother once and said, “the snow is up to the window sill”, my mother said that’s very deep, she replied, “I’m upstairs”. Most of the mining that went on there, was lead mining, there is a town nearby called, Leadhills, just for info. Your post brought back memories of my youth, thank you.
...and one day when I visit that area it won't be raining, blowing a gale, or be hovering around zero (or all three) - seeing the place in the sunshine, as you did, would make a glorious change
Despite being a lot less mountainous, England's highest pub (Tan Hill Inn in the Yorkshire Dales) is, at 1,732 feet above sea-level, 200 feet higher than the Wanlockhead Inn at 1,531 feet. That's a bit odd, all things considered.
Very interesting as usual! Wanlockhead has a bit of a running with Flash as they both claim to be the highest village in the UK. Visited Flash a couple of times but Wanlockhead looks a lot more interesting! I'll look forward to seeing the railway video!
Glad you enjoyed Henry. Flash is 1518ft according to its sign and as you say seems to claim the highest in Britain on its sign, but Wanlockhead is stating on their sign highest in scotland at 1531ft which does in my mathematical (not very good 😂) eye mean its higher. 👍
Went here a few times on group day trips, afterwards we’d go to Moffat for ice cream and take over the boating lake to reenact the battle of Trafalgar 😃 Nice outfit Lady 😎
I love Scotland, I consider it my spiritual home. I always thought Tomintoul was the highest village, perhaps that's the highest town. Anyway I bow to your superior research.
Tomintoul in upper Banff Shire is the highest village in the Scots Highlands . Don't know where you got that info from . And anyway it's not in the Highlands , nearer the border really .
Warlock head surpriseingly in the southern uplands not the Highlands near Beatock famous from the WH Audin night mail poem. Lead hills famous for gold mining it is a rather overlooked part of Scotland I am glad you have highlighted it. A wee bit further south is where James Clerk Maxwell came from a mathematician without whom we could not communicate thus.
Yes there is far more than I popped into my little snippet! 👍 We went to Lead Hills too....fabulous ruins of the buildings and the little railways too...bus replacement service! It was closed unfortunately. X
Maxwell was a physicist, considered to be as important as Newton and Einstein with his work on electricity, magnetism and light. He is buried at Parton Kirk, the village where I live. Just across the field is the Paddy Line as featured in one of your remotest disused stations. Coincidentally, my wife's parents used to have a cottage at Meadowfoot in Wanlockhead. Didn't Wanlockhead once boast the highest Post Office or post box in Scotland?
Great story about the sheep! The Scots are always trying to pull someone's leg aren't they? Meanwhile the citizens of Denver Colorado are smiling. They don't call Denver "the mile high city" for giggles. Though there is also another village in Colorado, Leadville, that's even higher up. At least you and Paul didn't need any help breathing at 1500 ft above sea level. Where's the photo of the railroad station?
Wanlockhead isn't in the Highlands as some commenters have mentioned it's just up past Dumfries shire off the m74 motorway and between sanquar in the lead hills famouse for all mining . .not far from moffat and the highest village in Scotland is tomintoul and I'd recon highest pub would be kings House hotel in at top of glen for not far from the glen for some resort /centre. A82. Hardly an A road try driving a fully loaded hgv articulated on that if you dare .should be a B class road the verges are all broken away so .I can't see how the wanlockhead pub can be the highest as it's in the Dumfries borders the Highlands have some of the highest points above sea level ?
I watched 2/3 of this video thinking it was a political video about Obama’s criminal history due to a weird audio playing over your video?!?! Lol paused it three times then your voice came on, my mind was boggled for second rewatch entire video super cool
Buccleuch = (in English) bucklooch (the ch pronounced as in 'loch'. NOT ch as in 'cheese'). The dead beastie down the well was, quite obviously, a kelpie either on holiday or imported by Picts from the Highlands. However, anyone resident south of Perth, and especially physicians and surgeons from Edinburgh, couldn't be expected to know that.
Thank you Rebecca , for sharing this with all of us ! Cheers from California .
Have been there several times, quite novel place to see. I knew it had a lot of history. Good work. Do more please.
Wanlockhead.... what a name! Hope you and Paul had a nice time in Scotland, great snippet!
Its quite a name isn't it!? 🤩
Yes it was lovely as ever, even with the wetter weather. Love Scotland! 😍
@@thewhitewickmixtape I can defiantly agree about loving Scotland, like going there myself.
I had one aunt who was the teacher/headmistress/janitor in the local school and another aunt who was the district nurse, she phoned my mother once and said, “the snow is up to the window sill”, my mother said that’s very deep, she replied, “I’m upstairs”. Most of the mining that went on there, was lead mining, there is a town nearby called, Leadhills, just for info. Your post brought back memories of my youth, thank you.
As luck would have it I've been exploring bits of Scotland via TH-cam. Fascinating country. You look fantastic, Rebecca.
It is amazing, love it there. Thank you ans glad you liked the video. 👍
...and one day when I visit that area it won't be raining, blowing a gale, or be hovering around zero (or all three) - seeing the place in the sunshine, as you did, would make a glorious change
Wow that was so interesting. Think villagers entitled to their folklore. Really enjoyed that Rebecca. Thanks for your share. Please stay safe
Great video, informative and I just love your presenting style, thank you.
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. 👍
Love your presenting style. I have been to Scotland a few times and I had a trip along the Caledonian Canal.
Nice one Rebecca
"and the conclusion"
"craziness"
Love the videos especially these bits :)
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Loved this. Thanks. 😀
Glad you enjoyed it. 👍
Despite being a lot less mountainous, England's highest pub (Tan Hill Inn in the Yorkshire Dales) is, at 1,732 feet above sea-level, 200 feet higher than the Wanlockhead Inn at 1,531 feet. That's a bit odd, all things considered.
First one of your work I’ve watched! Sorry 🤭
I’ve now subscribed and promise to catch up. 👍
Aww thank you for the subscribe and glad you enjoyed. 👍
Wanlockhead are the neighbouring Leadhills are lovely places to visit.
Very interesting as usual! Wanlockhead has a bit of a running with Flash as they both claim to be the highest village in the UK. Visited Flash a couple of times but Wanlockhead looks a lot more interesting! I'll look forward to seeing the railway video!
Glad you enjoyed Henry. Flash is 1518ft according to its sign and as you say seems to claim the highest in Britain on its sign, but Wanlockhead is stating on their sign highest in scotland at 1531ft which does in my mathematical (not very good 😂) eye mean its higher. 👍
Went here a few times on group day trips, afterwards we’d go to Moffat for ice cream and take over the boating lake to reenact the battle of Trafalgar 😃 Nice outfit Lady 😎
That sounds good fun. 👍
Great as ever Rebecca 😃🥂👍🏻
Great video rebecca love your facial expressions and the long hair really suits you ☺
Thank you, its been long for a while now, just tend to wear it up. X
Another great video, i also follow your other channel, both super informative... Cheers.
All of your videos are good
Not that far from me in the grand scheme of things, it is lovely there. Hope you enjoyed your time up here.
Always love it in Scotland! 👍😍
Very good interesting video thank you
Rebecca, Idaho here at 5200 foot elevation (had to rub it in). Love your videos!
😂 glad you enjoy the videos way up there! 🤩
I love Scotland, I consider it my spiritual home.
I always thought Tomintoul was the highest village, perhaps that's the highest town. Anyway I bow to your superior research.
Yes I love that, your spiritual home! 👍😍 Would love a little home away from home up there!
I believe Tonintoul is 1164ft high, so a few 100 lower? 👍
i always thought TOMINTOUL
was the highest .. with good whisky up there !.... awesome snow gates etc 1164 ft
Someone else said that too. I think that maybe the highest in The Scottish Highlands but not Scotland overall. 👍🤩
David Gatt so did i
hey rebecca , cool informative video again , your long hair is back yay lol , looks like a really nice place , very interesting , thank you :)
Glad you like the hair! 👍 and the video too of course. 👍🤣
Tomintoul in upper Banff Shire is the highest village in the Scots Highlands . Don't know where you got that info from . And anyway it's not in the Highlands , nearer the border really .
Tomintoul is indeed the highest village in the Highlands. This is video about the highest village in Scotland. Which happens to be in the lowlands.
With stories like that those Scots must get very high.
You are the cutest and always a pleasure.
Thanks for your latest video I hope you Paul and family are all ok.
Hope you liked...and yes all is well with us lot here. 👍
@@thewhitewickmixtape thoroughly enjoyable.
Warlock head surpriseingly in the southern uplands not the Highlands near Beatock famous from the WH Audin night mail poem. Lead hills famous for gold mining it is a rather overlooked part of Scotland I am glad you have highlighted it. A wee bit further south is where James Clerk Maxwell came from a mathematician without whom we could not communicate thus.
Yes there is far more than I popped into my little snippet! 👍 We went to Lead Hills too....fabulous ruins of the buildings and the little railways too...bus replacement service! It was closed unfortunately. X
Maxwell was a physicist, considered to be as important as Newton and Einstein with his work on electricity, magnetism and light. He is buried at Parton Kirk, the village where I live. Just across the field is the Paddy Line as featured in one of your remotest disused stations. Coincidentally, my wife's parents used to have a cottage at Meadowfoot in Wanlockhead. Didn't Wanlockhead once boast the highest Post Office or post box in Scotland?
Cycled up there a few weeks back--the hard way and then up to the radio/radar mast--oouch.
It’s where they filmed hope springs.
Great video, it all looks educational.
Bob Alberta.
Great story about the sheep! The Scots are always trying to pull someone's leg aren't they? Meanwhile the citizens of Denver Colorado are smiling. They don't call Denver "the mile high city" for giggles. Though there is also another village in Colorado, Leadville, that's even higher up. At least you and Paul didn't need any help breathing at 1500 ft above sea level. Where's the photo of the railroad station?
You got the difficult bit of Buccleuch right, but the first u is closer to a schwa.
Pronunciations of names and places is the hardest part of all this. 👍😂🤩
Nessy the cannibal ram hasn’t the same ring to it 😂🐏
😂 no it definitely doesn't does it! 😂
The sheep are a bit crazy down there :)
Nice video
Thank you Caroline. 👍
How many times did you take to get the name Wanlockhead right without it sounding rude 😊
Not sure whether that should say 'folklore' or it's a pun that's gone over my head. Interesting though.
You are correct...I had a brain burp! 👍🤣
Wanlockhead isn't in the Highlands as some commenters have mentioned it's just up past Dumfries shire off the m74 motorway and between sanquar in the lead hills famouse for all mining . .not far from moffat and the highest village in Scotland is tomintoul and I'd recon highest pub would be kings House hotel in at top of glen for not far from the glen for some resort /centre. A82. Hardly an A road try driving a fully loaded hgv articulated on that if you dare .should be a B class road the verges are all broken away so .I can't see how the wanlockhead pub can be the highest as it's in the Dumfries borders the Highlands have some of the highest points above sea level ?
Hi Tony, I make Tomintoul around 350-360m above sea level. Wanlockhead looks to be around 400-410m.
Nope tomintoul is def the highest village unless there's been a landslip
@@tonytotten408 so are you suggesting Wanlockhead does not exist?
I watched 2/3 of this video thinking it was a political video about Obama’s criminal history due to a weird audio playing over your video?!?! Lol paused it three times then your voice came on, my mind was boggled for second rewatch entire video super cool
How odd! The marvels of modern technology hey! 😂
I am sure you both are aware of the excelent RailScot on line resource. Just in case here it is www.railscot.co.uk/Duchal_Moor_Railway/index.php
Buccleuch pronounced 'book loo'.
Aye another English version of our country pleasantly uncritically this time , #DisolveTheUnion
That wasn't a Scuba Sheep, It was a Wild Haggis ;-)
Buccleuch = (in English) bucklooch (the ch pronounced as in 'loch'. NOT ch as in 'cheese'). The dead beastie down the well was, quite obviously, a kelpie either on holiday or imported by Picts from the Highlands. However, anyone resident south of Perth, and especially physicians and surgeons from Edinburgh, couldn't be expected to know that.