My great great great great grandfather was John MacPherson of Knoydart Scotland who fought in the battle of Culloden and came to Nova Scotia Canada in 1792. There was two other families MacDonalds who also fought in the battle of Culloden that came to Nova Scotia. The three families lived in Knoydart Nova Scotia. So much rich Scottish history in Nova Scotia.

My Spanish/Puerto Rican father raised me with the language and culture. Never knew much about my mom. Only that she could be Irish or German. The other night I discovered I’m half Scottish through Ancestry.. this is so beautiful and fascinating. Hopefully one day, I can visit. Scotland has a such a rich and intact history, Im in awe . ❤ Thank you for sharing this !

Thank you for this tour. It's a reality check for most of us who never knew what our ancestors no doubt lived through. My family lived in Scotland, we think the northern part, slowly moving to Canada then to the US a 150 yrs ago. It was heart warming to hear my grand father who still had a bit of his Scottish accent; just a few words that he automatically spoke that sounds somewhat like you. SCOTLAND is beautiful to be sure, but wasn't an easy way of life in times past. This was wonderful & I love your videos of this beautiful country. Thank you!!!

We have similar open-air museums in Germany. They are a fantastic way to get a feel for how everyday life used to be. Standing in a real room where generations have lived and worked, seeing the light through the windows, the old utensils, breathing the air in such a house, gives impressions that are not possible through a book, photos or films.

Beautiful. Amazing still in 2024 places like this still exists. Preserving history is important. I have a fondness for Scotland though I've never been there.

What a valuable educational tool. You are right about how completely the site transports the visitor back in time. Thank you, John.

Great tour through some earlier centuries, John! But frankly spoken, I got a little disappointed! We got to see quite a number of animals carved out of wood, but were the heck`s the Haggis 🤔🙄🙁🥺? I`d have been happy to see any kind, 1-, 2-, 3-, 4- or more legged, I don`t care 😁🤪😘!

Superb John. Love the old traditional buildings. It's sad that people didn't and still haven't learned to live alongside the animals we share the planet with.

You John have no business working when you are one of the most Incredible historians and speakers as well as the Best Detectorist and video makers out there!!!! I Sir are impressed beyond words!!! Just can never quit watching as long as you are still posting videos!!! ❤❤❤❤👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

I need to visit I am a Douglas descendent of the Black Douglas clan. Love my family's history...Scotland is in my soul.

Thank you for this tour. Just loved it, it was so interesting. Learned so much, love the history of Scotland. God bless you. ❤️🫶🏼

What an amazing place. Thank you ❤

Oh wow thats worth a visit. Awesome thankyou x

Love it, looks like great place to visit. Thank you so much for taking us along John and for the story behind it. Hello from Ohio and Thank you.

Thanks for that wonderful tour, it makes me cold just thinking about spending a winter in one of those houses. Thanks so much for taking us around.

Several states have areas called The Highlands in the Appalachian Mtn. Chain! They start in the State of Georgia and run up through several States in the Eastern US. to Maine. Other than the buildings it looks like East Tennessee. I loved the tour! Thank You for taking me along!

Great Job John. I am coming to Scotland, and I will watch all your videos so I can tell the travel agent what I want to see...this Museum is wonderful. Just found you on youtube, so this is my first video of yours I have watched. Great JOB!

What a brilliant place ... fascinating... happy to know it exists. Yes we do tend to romanticise the old way of living - but those buildings are so cute !!

Awesome ❤

This is fantastic! I do have some Scottish heritage (along with red hair😂). There are these kinds of open air museums all over the USA. A great one at Plymouth, Massachusetts that shows how the Pilgrims lived. I’m directly descended from one of the Mayflower passengers so it’s especially interesting. Also, Williamsburg, Virginia, the “wild” West, etc. I loved going to them as a school kid and don’t see enough of the schools taking the kids to these great learning experiences where they get a real example of how difficult life could be. Get them out in fresh air and away from their computers, video games and iPhones. Sadly, progress doesn’t always make life better, does it? Great job, young man!!!

Thanks for showing how our Ancestors lived so many years ago. So much information today tells how our Ancestors battled each other when their clans were angry. Ancestorial Grandfather fighting Ancestorial Grandfather. It is so good to see they loved Family and lived, played, and worked somewhat normal lives for the time.

I felt this tour in my bones and my soul. My family came from the highlands and moved from there to Canada. My grandfathermoved from there to the United States. Thank you for this amazing journey back into my past.

Thank you for showing how my father's ancestors lived. So interesting and very hard life back then.

Very interresting, nicely done 🙂

Lovely tour, with your lovely lilt. Thanks.

Thank you for this incredible video. There is nothing I love more then history. Although I’m Canadian My heritage is From Scotland and Ireland. It’s a privilege to see this magnificent village.

My Mother was a McLeod, descending from the MacLeod’s from Inveness, Scotland. The original immigrant Peter McLeod and his brothers settled in North Carolina and southern Mississippi, early 1800’s. Thank you for showing us this rich Highland heritage! My grandfather Byron McLeod died in Inverness, Florida; which seemed “fitting”. Look forward to more of your videos!

What a great tour of the Highland Folk museum. An amazing place to give you a true picture of life then 😊 Thanks John 👍

WOW!!! John that was an AMAZING TOUR🥰 my favorite part was the 1700’s. I can only imagine how hard life was back then. The Scottish are most definitely a hardy people. It was something to see how the changes in time took place. Thank you again for an amazing tour. Sent this to a friend of mine who has Scottish roots.

Now that looks fascinating.

Thank you for sharing such a lovely and informative tour! I'm proud to have Scottish heritage on my Mother's side but unfortunately will more than likely never have the opportunity to set foot in Scotland, so I'm so appreciative for a tour such as this. You have a talent for guiding!! From Pennsylvania in The United States....thank you!!!! ~ Lisa S.

I had the incredible privilege of living in Scotland for three years before (sadly) returning to the US. Thank you for this lovely reminder of the beauty and charm that I so desperately miss. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️🙏

Awesome tour thank you,

Well done!! Thank you so much!!!!😊♥️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Listening to English spoken with the Scottish accent is like listening to music. Thank you for the photography and narration. Lovely 🌹

Very, very enjoyable!

Spectacular site. Thanks for sharing.

Just wonderful,,,my children have McRae's, MacDonald's, MacKenzie's, Fraser's, Beaton's, Mackays and last but not least Lindsay ancestors, we hope to come and see all the homelands of those ancestors...this would definitely be a worthwhile stop....very appreciated for these tours from this Canadian.

I love the old. Excellent and informative tour.

❤ we enjoyed this very much. My husband's last name is St.Clair so of course we know some of his heritage is Scottish. Really much more than that seeing that we are from the U.S. So he loves exploring things like this online. You did an excellent job explaining about the village. ❤

So very interesting. I'm from the states, but have much Scottish anestry. Thank you.

John, I am enjoying these tours and am subscribed but I would gladly be a Patreon if you would set up such a thing. This is great advertisement for your business but some of us will never be able to make the journey and I for one would be glad to reimburse you for your work.

Thank you so ever much..how wounderful..trip through history..

We were in Perth in July this year, planned to visit the museum and did not make it because of heavy rain. Thank you for showing us what we missed. Love the Hairy Coos, was able to feed some a few carrots on one of our stops in the Highlands.

Lovely!

❤ love living history museums. Your tour brings it all to life . Great for people of all ages to better understand their history.

That was fascinating, John. Sure makes me wish I was about 30 years younger and able to visit Scotland. Thanks for sharing this fabulous piece of history!

A step back in time

In 1725 my gggggrt grandfather Wallace came here from Scotland. He settled in South Carolina and from there his children wound up in N.C. Tennessee and Virginia. I can see the reasons the Scots settled in the Appalachian mountains. Scotland and the Appalachians look just alike. They probably felt right at home here. Plus they had bears and wolves again🙂 Thank you for the tour!

What a great place to go to as a family. It would be fun to be there during a festival. Thank you. God bless

Thank you for sharing this tour.

I am a direct descendant of my 9 th. Great grandpa Duncan Chisholm! He fought in the Battle of Dunbar and was walked the death March to London where he was put on a ship called the unity in 1650 and sent to Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was sold for 20 pounds as a indentured servant and placed in a forced sawmill labor camp in Maine! He and his wife were both killed by Indians in King Phillips war in 1676. I loved your tour! It was so cool to see how my Scottish ancestor lived!

Beautiful presentation, just sub'd. Your affable and pleasant personality coupled with your knowledge and wisdom of the areas and time makes your videos so much more enjoyable than most others Thank you🙂

Thank you so much for the trip back in time! My Scottish ancestors lived in the city so their accomodations were different but wonderful to see how their village friends and family lived!

I was there this past May. It was wonderful! I was only able to see a small portion of it as I was with my mother who could not walk very far. The schoolhouse was wonderful. The cafe and gift shop were great. I got my great niece a wee highland cow plushie that she sleeps with every night! Wonderful stop on any day out in the Highlands! ❤

Looks a amazing village, really enjoyable tour, it makes you wonder how the people in the 1700s kept going

Well hello John! Surprised to hear your voice while I was bouncing around on you tube. What a great tour! Thank you.

Oh wow, isn’t it gorgeous ❤❤

Fascinating! The life span in the 1700’s must have been very short. Thank you so much for taking us along.

lovely

Hi John I've been to the folk museum a few times there is always something new to see its a great place to visit thanks for the tour . your a fountain of knowledge.

Wonderful video! Thank you for sharing. I hail from the gorgeous American Southwest, but love Scotland, and have many ancestral roots here.

My maternal Grandmother lived in such a village. I was curious about the wood turning, appreciate you showing the tools. 80 years Scotch/Norweigan old, living in Hilo, Hawaii. Built our house, have cows.

The scenery is beautiful. I'm am half scotish and have wanted to visit Scotland. Wanted to look up ancestry. That village is beautiful. ❤😊

Greetings from Maryland- thanks for a wonderful tour, John. New York state has something very similar, the Gennessee Country Village and Museum. Over 600 acres - they took original structures from around the state, dismantled them, and rebuilt them on-site. Covers mostly 1700s and 1800s. But they do have at least two Victorian homes, one of which, if I remember correctly, was originally a brothel in NYC. Tons of art and artifacts, too. These are the best museums ever!

Thank you so much to take us to this very interesting place.absolutely loved it❤ We have some highland cows in Finland.i think it is the most beautiful one in all of cowbreeds👍

Greetings from America 🇺🇲 Thank you for this amazing journey back in time! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

As always, thank you for sharing! Loved the coos too!

How did I just find this channel. Now I know where the historical perspective on the detectorist channel comes from. Wonderful!

Thank you for the tour.

a park like that is a real treasure, thanks for showing this tour. It was very enjoyable..

6:42 I have a picture of myself with that woollen plait hanging onthe door, over my head like long plaits. A great living museum well worth a visit.

This was really amazing and very entertaining. I’m gonna share this video.. I have some Scottish ancestry on my father side, so it’s even more fascinating to me. Thank you so much👏☮️❤️

Thank you for the step back in time, what a beautiful view of the past in the Highlands. I'm in Ohio in the USA. I cleaned for a Scottish woman that gave me homemade Scottish Shortbread for Christmas. I made it from her recipe, it's delicious! 😊

Thank u for taking us along I love how u show everything.. well done

Ebenezer Wilson was me great great great great grand pappy some where in Scotland

What a fantastic tour! My ancestry goes back to the Highlands on my mother's side and I've always felt an affinity for the region. I suppose industrialization ended this centuries old way of life? This was beautifully done tour. Thank you!

So fascinating to see this

Thank you! It’s very educational ‼️💚

Love you from 🇺🇸! Recently discovered both sides of my family are from your neck of the woods😊 So thank you for the tour. Beautiful🫶

I love my wee homeland! I lived abroad for forty years and not a moment went by that I didn't miss it. I came back in 2020 with exactly the same Glaswegian accent I left with! Old Scottish saying: "Here's tae us! Wha's like us? Gey few an' they'e a' deid!"

Wow

Another great tour. Appreciate the details re facilities, fees, map, play space for the kids. True professional tour guide details. Thanks! Be well

We visited this open air museum begin july 2023, on our 10day roadtrip through Scotland. We had a great day, as also the rest of our tour. We're definitly coming back to Scotland! Greetings from Belgium.

i just love the old thatch roofs and stone buildings. we are fortunate that scotland has maintained and moved these for all of the world to enjoy. it is so important for us to see how our predecessors lived. it can help us all understand why many of them moved to other countries, but more importantly, why so many of them stayed

Loved this tour John and you never cease to amaze me where you’ll end up next! Absolutely beautiful, entertaining and educational. Thank you. 😊

Wow, awesome place, definitely a visit next trip 😊

Fantastic well definitely visit ❤

I thoroughly enjoyed your video of the Highlander Folk Museum! I am definitely adding it to my bucket list. You do amazing work with your videos. Keep up the fabulous work!

My husband went through this museum about the mid-nineties. He says it’s changed a lot since then! We really enjoyed this video! Cheers and ATB, from Oregon, USA

It is unlikely that I’ll be able to see this in my lifetime, so I really appreciate this video. Thank you for posting.

Terrific tour! Stepping back in time. Great narration John.

Such a fabulous tour through this remarkable site, commemorating the older ways of life. It is truly incredible to imagine living in those conditions, compared to the comforts available today. Your narration is absolutely delightful, so informative, clear, and engaging! I feel as though I'm right there with you! Such a special treat! I am particularly struck by how flammable these structures are, and how hazardous the conditions, and the poor quality of air, sanitation, poor light, etc. Thank you so very much!

Awesome video! Thank you from Texas, for sharing this. It's beautiful.

You did an absolutely lovely job. I wish I could visit you …..tomorrow!

Thanks John .. very interesting ..great insight into Highland living in bygone days .. I can tell you would be quite happy in this lifestyle … you was born in the wrong century …I can imagine you dressed in your tartan plaid ..

Thank you for the great tour! USA here. I've Scottish ancestry along with Irish, English, German, Norwegian..... . And a few more. The scottish was the highest percentage in my dna.

Thanks for the tour, John. Your channel is certainly giving a better perspective of Scotland, as opposed to movies made that show everything as cold. dark and oppressive. Cheers from Texas.

Another treat from John incredible hard Life for normal people back in the day. Life spann was considerably shorter. Not in any way romantic 😜🔝❤️

Cheers for uploading along with Ruthven barracks they are favourite places of mine. Been to both many times.. In school it is Setting of homework. I remember desks like it I 1960s. Cheers