Home of our long ago brave souls!!!

Mc Curdys from Isle of Bute to Northern then fight with George Washin😮gton, South Carolina & Pan Handle of Fla, in the God bless America!!!.They left Scotland & married Northern Ireland girls, my DNA proves tjat

Hello Mc Curdy family

this is so cool ❤ there is actually a mini cinema downstairs at the discovery centre! Was in there all the time as a kid

Scotland's hisory is the most amazing on Earth with an awful lot more like this story to be discovered.

The Buchan-Hepburns had a large house near East Linton called Smeaton-Hepburn. Sadly, it was knocked down after WW2, and there is no trace of it left at all. I believe that the Buchan-Hepburns moved to St. Andrews and are still there. The Dalrynples another local family with many branches lived at Newhailes near Musselburgh, and as the elderly sisters died, it was given over to the state. They have evidently done a great job of restoring it, and it is open to the public now. Those fields which you showed were owned by Lady Fairer at the farm in the video, and I have been told that she saw the white ghost wandering about, one moonlight night. I'm sure that Shug Harries will correct me if I am wrong, and may have a further bit of history to add to it. .......Tich.

Awesome video! Did you walk between most of these sites from Achnabreck or did you drive between most of the stops? It looks like there’s a good concentration in certain areas but others are more spread out.

My ancestor David Dalrymple purchased this castle in 1700. I was planning to visit it but it appears to be under construction right now so I’ll likely visit Newhailes Estate instead.

I'm a born and bred Englishman living on the south coast in various places most of my life, but this area has a strong connection to me as ive spent many holidays here man and boy. My grandfather was a scottish GP born in Kilmarnock decorated in WW1 but spent the last 10 years or so of his life north of the bridge in a house he built in the late 50s overlooking loch etive. My mums sister continued to live in the house, called Dundonald, until the late 90s when she moved down south to live out her remaining years. My parents were married in the church in 1962. I might live in England but this area is my spiritual home, and your video makes it plain to see why!

Thank you, loved your appreciation and presentation.

I am a Virginia/North Carolina Baines on my dad's paternal side. Gainey on my dad's maternal side. I was only able to track back to Bray Bain, War of 1812. This is interesting.

I went to both castle and cemetery, such a peaceful place it just feels like home 🙏👍

Very interesting to learn so much unknown to me about my home town. Thanks very much.

ahhhh..... only seeing this now ... 2024....

I regularly carry £20k in cash lol. As if.

thank you so very much for sharing this . Your emotions gutted me. I was blubbering myself. Love from Canada

WOW! My family was McNeil that were cleared in 1834, and one of my family members actually married a Campbell, possibly why land was decidedly sold to them. They emigrated to Canada and a whole line is now here

Is it possible to indicate on a map where you are on different islands? Is this a difficult request .. its so interesting..

Love your videos …. Very interesting and so well done.. thank you❤

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Interesting facts and information. Thank you!

Thankyou

I'm planning my third trip to Scotland this summer for my birthday and ran across your channel looking for places to explore <3 Scotland has called to me since I was a very young child and every time I step foot on Scottish soil, it feels like I'm home

You are such a remarkable guide. The cemetery and mausoleum are unlike anything I'm accustomed to seeing in the middle parts of Michigan, USA. Thank you for another post and I look forward to the next.

I'm planning on staying here for 2 nights on wednesday , Whats the location like ? Enjoyed your video , Also my Mum is from the davidson family or was till she married. Now a Matthews , Apparently Part of the mac duff clan according to family history . But don't know how true it is . Hope i don't see the green lady , though i don't believe in ghosts. " she's behind you " lol.

Campbeltown was the centre of the Herring Bounty from 1750 to 1799. It was the rendezvous port for the West Coast of Scotland and the biggest community in the Highlands next to Inverness. The vast fortunes made in this period was later transferred into Whisky distilling in the 19th century when the town had 38 named distilleries and was the Whisky capital of the World. Hence the large collect of prominent tombstones…..wealth displayed for all to see.

Beautifully done, my friend. I hope to see ypur country one day.

The mausoleum is very impressive, especially the beautiful dome with the carved stars. Good to see you back out exploring.

You go on the best adventures! I wish I lived nearby so I could tag along with you. But, I don't, so I will just follow along here on UKposts. 🙂Thank you for another great visit to a new place (to me) How wonderful you had local historians there to give you a wonderful tour filled with information about what you were seeing. Give Wrecks a squeeze from me. 🐶

Welcome back! 👍

Great to see the notification from you! I love your channel and have missed you. What a lovely old graveyard. As you know, like you, I enjoy a wander round them. Those lions were stunning. Well researched as always Thanks for this x

Another great video. I do need to explore the Borders more. There are so many places to see down there.

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Do you have any information or video touring around Knapdale, Tayvallich? How do I get permission to visit one of these sites? I live in Canada and would like to educate myself prior to visiting in 2025. My family "left" Scotland in approximately 1839.

Superb documentary

Lovely bit of local history. I've passed through here on my trips but never saw any of this.

I used to live in burghead I’m hoping to go back up there for a visit in summer 👋🥰🤗👍💙🤍🩵

Thank you for this video tour of Greenock. I live in Philadelphia in the U.S., but both of my grandparents were born in Greenock. My grandmother was born in 1909 at 11 Kilblaine St. Her father and grandfather were carting contractors and used cart horses so it was interesting to hear about Ginger, the cart horse. My grandfather, born in 1901 at 6 Carwood St., was a ship modelmaker as was his father. I enjoyed seeing the town and learning some of the history.

Wonderfully made video❤ Thank you love

Well many thanks for the video, l think Rothesay is really trimendous I've been there, I've also stayed there for a week & whilst there l went out to Ettrick Bay for my lunch which is very good, the cafe is just off the beach, now if you would like to go out to Ettrick Bay, if you come off Rothsay pier turn right & keep on that road till you come to a fork on the road, take the left fork & keep on that road till you come to a lot of hedges on the left hand side of the road & Ettrick Bay cafe is on the left hand side of the road, whare there is plenty of parking so enjoy yourself at the cafe, also there is a nice big beach, also some times when the tide is out small planes land and take off from the beach so enjoy your stay on Rothesay.

Very interesting video - thaks for posting it. What is the route from Glasgow or Edinburgh? It seems a difficult place to get to!

Thank you. You convinced me to stay put on Greenock instead of hustling over to Glasgow when our celebrity cruise docks there in May.

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Thank you, I visit this hotel frequently….going again next week. The hotel is as stunning inside as out. Your video has enabled me to share the stunning views with my family, many thanks for your interesting talk

I recently just subscribed to your chanel and I have to say that your content is amazing, I'm so happy that I stumbled upon you.

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That’s my great grandfathers mansion

Thanks for presenting this Hen - excellent. I have subscribed and look forward to more