Robert Fergusson Gravestone Canongate Kirkyard Edinburgh Scotland
Tour Scotland video of the Robert Fergusson Gravestone in Canongate Kirkyard, Royal Mile, on ancestry visit to Edinburgh. The gravestone was raised by Robert Burns who, on visiting Edinburgh twelve years after Fergusson's death, was shocked to find no memorial stone over the poet's grave. Burns commissioned the stone from Robert Burn, the architect who later designed the Nelson Monument on the Calton Hill. It was erected in 1792 with lines on it written by Burns: No sculptured marble here, nor pompous lay, No storied urn, nor animated Bust; This simple stone directs Pale Scotia's way; To pour her Sorrows o'er the Poet's Dust.
The surname Fergusson was first found in Galloway, Gaelic: Gall-ghaidhealaibh, an area of southwestern Scotland, now part of the Council Area of Dumfries and Galloway, that formerly consisted of the counties of Wigtown, West Galloway, and Kirkcudbright, East Galloway, where they were descended from the Prince of Galloway who married the daughter of King Henry I of England. These ancient Lords of Galloway were independent rulers until they were annexed by Scotland in 1234. Alan, Prince of Galloway, was the last of the line. The Craigdarroch branch was the oldest but they also had branches at Cowal, Kintyre, Kilkerran, Atholl, Kinmundy, Pitfour.
The Ayrshire Fergusons, who descended from Fergus, the independent 12th century Lord of Galloway, were established in the Southwest of Scotland even before they received their charter from Bruce, the King of Scotland, in the 13th century. Furthermore, numerous families of the name Ferguson were established throughout Scotland at an early date. In Argyll, where the Ferguson Clan is particularly numerous, the Fergusons held lands in Strachur until the beginning of the 19th century. The Fergussons of Perthshire were recognized as the principal Highland branch of the Clan and the chieftainship belonged to the Dunfallandy family, the head of which was designated MacFhearghuis.
A Walk Up The Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland
A walk up The Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland from Holyrood Palace to Edinburgh Castle. I filmed this a couple of years ago, but thought people might still like to see it :-) In this video:-
Holyrood Palace, Queen Mary's Bath House, The Queen's Gallery, The Scottish Parliament, White Horse Close, The Canongate, Dunbars Close Garden, The Museum of Edinburgh, Robert Fergusson Statue, The Canongate Kirk, Bakehouse Close, The Canongate Tolbooth, Chessel's Court, Tweeddale Court, John Knox House, The High Street, St Giles' Cathedral, The Mercat Cross, The City Chambers, The Heart of Midlothian, David Hume Statue, Castlehill, Wardrop's Close, The Writers' Museum, Lady Stairs Close, The Jolly Judge Pub, Edinburgh Castle & Esplanade + views, Ramsay Garden, George Heriot's School, Arthur's Seat, Camera Obscura, The Scotch Whisky Experience, Boswell's Court, The Witchery Restaurant, Victoria Street & Terrace, West Bow, Colonnades at Signet Library, Parliament Square, Adam Smith Statue, Hunter Square and Niddry Street.
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© David Wheater, A walk up the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland from Holyrood Palace to Edinburgh Castle.
Auld Reekie
A poem by the 18th Century Edinburgh poet Robert Fergusson music by eddie cairney.
At Skerryvore Robert Louis Stevensons House Westbourne Bournemouth England October 2015
Sir Henry Raeburn (1756–1823) A collection of paintings 4K Ultra HD
Sir Henry Raeburn (1756-1823) was a British portrait painter and Scotland's first significant portrait painter since the Union to remain based in Scotland. He served as Portrait Painter to King George IV in Scotland.
Raeburn was born the son of a manufacturer in Stockbridge, on the Water of Leith: a former village now within the city of Edinburgh. He had an older brother, born in 1744, called William Raeburn. His ancestors were believed to have been soldiers, and may have taken the name Raeburn from a hill farm in Annandale, held by Sir Walter Scott's family. Orphaned, he was supported by William and placed in Heriot's Hospital, where he received an education. At the age of fifteen he was apprenticed to the goldsmith James Gilliland of Edinburgh, and various pieces of jewellery, mourning rings and the like, adorned with minute drawings on ivory by his hand, still exist. Soon he took to the production of carefully finished portrait miniatures; meeting with success and patronage, he extended his practice to oil painting, at which he was self-taught. Gilliland watched the progress of his pupil with interest, and introduced him to David Martin, who had been the favourite assistant of Allan Ramsay the Latter, and was now the leading portrait painter in Edinburgh. Raeburn was especially aided by the loan of portraits to copy. Soon he had gained sufficient skill to make him decide to devote himself exclusively to painting. George Chalmers (1776; Dunfermline Town Hall) is his earliest known portrait.
In his early twenties, Raeburn was asked to paint the portrait of a young lady he had noticed when he was sketching from nature in the fields. Ann was the daughter of Peter Edgar of Bridgelands, and widow of Count James Leslie of Deanhaugh. Fascinated by the handsome and intellectual young artist, she became his wife within a month, bringing him an ample fortune. The acquisition of wealth did not affect his enthusiasm or his industry, but spurred him on to acquire a thorough knowledge of his craft. It was usual for artists to visit Italy, and Raeburn set off with his wife. In London he was kindly received by Sir Joshua Reynolds, the president of the Royal Academy, who advised him on what to study in Rome, especially recommending the works of Michelangelo, and gave Raeburn letters of introduction for Italy.
Examples of his earlier portraiture include a bust of Mrs Johnstone of Baldovie and a three-quarter-length of Dr James Hutton: works which, if somewhat timid and tentative in handling and not as confident as his later work, nevertheless have delicacy and character. The portraits of John Clerk, Lord Eldin, and of Principal Hill of St Andrews belong to a later period. Raeburn was fortunate in the time in which he practised portraiture. Sir Walter Scott, Hugh Blair, Henry Mackenzie, Lord Woodhouselee, William Robertson, John Home, Robert Fergusson, and Dugald Stewart were resident in Edinburgh, and were all painted by Raeburn. Mature works include his own portrait and that of the Rev. Sir Henry Moncrieff Wellwood, a bust of Dr Wardrop of Torbane Hill, two full-lengths of Adam Rolland of Gask, the remarkable paintings of Lord Newton and Dr Alexander Adam in the National Gallery of Scotland, and that of William Macdonald of St Martin's. Apart from himself, Raeburn painted only two artists, one of whom was Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey, the most important and famous British sculptor of the first half of the 19th century. It has recently been revealed that Raeburn and Chantrey were close friends and that Raeburn took exceptional care over the execution of his portrait of the sculptor, one of the painter's mature bust-length masterpieces.
It was commonly believed that Raeburn was less successful in painting female portraits, but the exquisite full-length of his wife, the smaller likeness of Mrs R. Scott Moncrieff in the National Gallery of Scotland, and that of Mrs Robert Bell, and others, argue against this. Raeburn spent his life in Edinburgh, rarely visiting London, and then only for brief periods, thus preserving his individuality. Although he, personally, may have lost advantages resulting from closer association with the leaders of English art, and from contact with a wider public, Scottish art gained much from his disinclination to leave his native land. He became the acknowledged chief of the school which was growing up in Scotland during the early 19th century, and his example and influence at a critical period were of major importance. So varied were his other interests that sitters used to say of him, You would never take him for a painter till he seizes the brush and palette.
Sir Henry Raeburn died in St Bernard's House Stockbridge, Edinburgh. He is buried in St. Cuthbert's churchyard against the east wall (the monument erected by Raeburn in advance) but also has a secondary memorial in the Church of St John the Evangelist, Edinburgh.
Historic Old Edinburgh Cemetery
A look around the historic Old Calton Burial Ground in Edinburgh, Scotland. A graveyard that dates back to the very early 1700's and amongst the monuments to the famous people who are buried there, also houses the Scottish-American war memorial, which is dedicated to all the Scots who died during the American Civil War.
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Historic Old Canongate Graveyard, Royal Mile, Edinburgh.
A look around the old and historic Canongate Church Graveyard on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh old town. This is also the church where the Queen attends the sunday morning service whenever she's in Edinburgh and residing down the road at Holyrood Palace.
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Royal Mile, Edinburgh
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Bring Me To Life; Scottish Diaspora Still Documentary Wood Prints Go Fund Me Campaign
Because history is boring so I am making it visual
The mission is to capture the essence of the first settlers in Vancouver Island specifically that of John Muir of Ayrshire 1799- 1883 and his family, who migrated from Kilmarnock, Scotland, where Robert Burns was raised as well. Muir was a coal miner turned industrialist who had great political and social influence in Vancouver Island and British Columbia. He stood up for democratic institutions and processes, and fought for workers’ rights.
I will be photographing relevant landmarks and collecting historical images which will then be transferred to wood prints. These will be carried on an exhibition tour in 2017 in Kilmarnock Scotland, including a stop at the Edinburgh Arts Festival in August of 2017. The purpose of the project is to celebrate the Scottish Diaspora, remind people of quintessential values of the Scots and their positive influence on the world, and connect Scotland and British Columbia more closely, forging bonds of discovery and understanding.
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2008 Association for Gravestone Studies Conference
Photos from the 2008 Association for Gravestone Studies Conference at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Edinburgh | Wikipedia audio article
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00:03:14 1 Etymology
00:04:19 2 Nicknames
00:08:12 3 History
00:08:21 3.1 Early history
00:11:35 3.2 17th century
00:13:05 3.3 18th century
00:16:50 3.4 19th and 20th centuries
00:20:06 4 Geography
00:20:15 4.1 Cityscape
00:25:17 4.2 Areas
00:34:08 4.3 Climate
00:36:35 5 Demography
00:36:44 5.1 Current
00:39:55 5.2 Historical
00:42:34 5.3 Religion
00:46:55 6 Economy
00:50:23 7 Culture
00:50:32 7.1 Festivals and celebrations
00:50:42 7.1.1 Edinburgh festival
00:52:44 7.1.2 Edinburgh's Hogmanay
00:54:13 7.2 Music, theatre and film
00:56:47 7.3 Media
00:58:26 7.4 Museums, libraries and galleries
01:01:04 7.5 Shopping
01:02:11 8 Governance
01:02:20 8.1 Local government
01:03:48 8.2 Scottish Parliament
01:05:09 8.3 UK Parliament
01:05:56 9 Transport
01:11:38 10 Education
01:15:44 11 Healthcare
01:16:40 12 Sport
01:16:49 12.1 Football
01:16:57 12.1.1 Men's
01:19:22 12.1.2 Women's
01:19:45 12.2 Rugby
01:20:49 12.3 Other sports
01:25:30 13 Notable residents
01:31:25 14 International relations
01:31:35 14.1 Twin towns and sister cities
01:32:20 15 See also
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Edinburgh ( (listen); Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Èideann [ˈt̪uːn ˈeːtʲən̪ˠ]; Scots: Edinburgh) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (or Edinburghshire), it is located in Lothian on the Firth of Forth's southern shore.
Recognised as the capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century, Edinburgh is the seat of the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament and the supreme courts of Scotland. The city's Palace of Holyroodhouse is the official residence of the monarch in Scotland. The city has long been a centre of education, particularly in the fields of medicine, Scots law, literature, philosophy, the sciences and engineering. It is the second largest financial centre in the United Kingdom (after London) and the city's historical and cultural attractions have made it the United Kingdom's second most popular tourist destination (likewise after London), attracting over one million overseas visitors each year.Edinburgh is Scotland's second most populous city and the seventh most populous in the United Kingdom. The official population estimates are 464,990 (2012) for the Locality of Edinburgh (Edinburgh pre 1975 regionalisation plus Currie and Balerno), 513,210 (2017) for the City of Edinburgh, and 1,339,380 (2014) for the city region. Edinburgh lies at the heart of the Edinburgh and South East Scotland city region comprising East Lothian, Edinburgh, Fife, Midlothian, Scottish Borders and West Lothian.The city is the annual venue of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. It is home to national institutions such as the National Museum of Scotland, the National Library of Scotland and the Scottish National Gallery. The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1582 and now one of four in the city, is placed 18th in the QS World University Rankings for 2019. The city is also famous for the Edinburgh International Festival and the Fringe, the latter being the world's largest annual international arts festival. Historic sites in Edinburgh include Edinburgh Castle, the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the churches of St. Giles, Greyfriars and the Canongate, and the extensive Georgian New Town, built in the 18th/19th centuries. Edinburgh's Old Town and New Town together are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, which has been managed by Edinburgh World Heritage since 1999.
Snow Falling 51st Highland Division War Memorial Perth Perthshire Scotland
Tour Scotland March video of snow falling on the 51st Highland Division War Memorial on visit to the North Inch, Perth, Perthshire.
Scottish Enlightenment | Wikipedia audio article
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The Scottish Enlightenment (Scots: Scots Enlichtenment, Scottish Gaelic: Soillseachadh na h-Alba) was the period in 18th and early 19th century Scotland characterised by an outpouring of intellectual and scientific accomplishments. By the eighteenth century, Scotland had a network of parish schools in the Lowlands and four universities. The Enlightenment culture was based on close readings of new books, and intense discussions took place daily at such intellectual gathering places in Edinburgh as The Select Society and, later, The Poker Club as well as within Scotland's ancient universities (St Andrews, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen).Sharing the humanist and rationalist outlook of the European Enlightenment of the same time period, the thinkers of the Scottish Enlightenment asserted the importance of human reason combined with a rejection of any authority that could not be justified by reason. In Scotland, the Enlightenment was characterised by a thoroughgoing empiricism and practicality where the chief values were improvement, virtue, and practical benefit for the individual and society as a whole.
Among the fields that rapidly advanced were philosophy, political economy, engineering, architecture, medicine, geology, archaeology, law, agriculture, chemistry and sociology. Among the Scottish thinkers and scientists of the period were Francis Hutcheson, David Hume, Adam Smith, Dugald Stewart, Thomas Reid, Robert Burns, Adam Ferguson, John Playfair, Joseph Black and James Hutton.
The Scottish Enlightenment had effects far beyond Scotland, not only because of the esteem in which Scottish achievements were held outside Scotland, but also because its ideas and attitudes were carried all over Europe and across the Atlantic world as part of the Scottish diaspora, and by European and American students who studied in Scotland.
Declaration of Arbroath
The Declaration of Arbroath is a declaration of Scottish independence, made in 1320. It is in the form of a letter in Latin submitted to Pope John XXII, dated 6 April 1320, intended to confirm Scotland's status as an independent, sovereign state and defending Scotland's right to use military action when unjustly attacked.
Generally believed to have been written in the Arbroath Abbey by Bernard of Kilwinning, then Chancellor of Scotland and Abbot of Arbroath, and sealed by fifty-one magnates and nobles, the letter is the sole survivor of three created at the time. The others were a letter from the King of Scots, Robert I, and a letter from four Scottish bishops which all presumably made similar points.
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Tour Scotland Video Photo Album 22 Including ancestry, genealogy, visit to Abdie New Church, Abdie Pictish Symbol Stone, Aberfeldy Black Watch Monument, Auchterarder, Alyth, Anstruther Fishing Boat, Anstruther West Church, Applecross Inn Wester Ross, Balcomie Golf Course, Ardler Church, Balgonie Castle, Ballinbreich Castle, Ballinshoe Tower, Balmerino, Blair Castle Highland Perthshire, Blairgowrie, Braveheart, Burleigh Castle, Cambusmichael Church and Cemetery, Castle Campbell, Castle Moil, Cellardyke, Clam MacRae Monument Sheriffmuir, Claypotts Castle, Cleish Church, Clydesdale Horses, Coaltown Of Wemyss, Collessie Church, Commando Monument at Spean Bridge, Crail Harbour, Crathie Church, Creich Castle, Croft Moraig Standing Stone Circle, Cupar Mercat Cross, Cupar Unicorn, David Douglas Memorial Scone, Deeside, Dunalastair Loch, Dundee, Dunino Church, Dunkeld Cathedral, Dunkeld River Tay, Dunning Church, Dupplin Castle, Dupplin Pictish Cross, Dysart, Ealaghol Isle Of Skye Inner Hebrides, Eassie and Nevay Church, East Neuk of Fife, East Wemyss Church, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh Grassmarket, Eilean Donan Castle, Falkirk Wheel, Fearnan Loch Tay, Fergusson Gallery Perth, Fife, Fishing, Flisk Cemetery, Forteviot Church of St Andrew, Forth Railway Bridge, Forth Road Bridge, Glamis Pictish Stone, Glamis Pictish Stone, Glen Quaich, Glencoe Highlands, Glenlyon, Glenshee, Grandtully Castle, Greyfriars Bobby, Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Kirkyard, Highland Cows, HMS Unicorn, Jim Clark Memorial, John Dewar Gravestone, Kenmore Bridge, Kenmore Wedding, Killin, Kilmany Church, Kilrenny Church, Kinnoull Cemetery, Kinross High Street, Kirkton Of Airlie, Kirriemuir Cemetery, Kyleakin, Ladybank Golf Club, Loch Kinardochy, Loch Ness, Loch Shieldaig, Loch Tay, Logie Church, Lonbain Highland Clearances Village, Lonbain Thatched Cottage, Lundie Churchyard, Luthrie, Madderty, Milnathort, Monimail, Moot Hill Scone Palace, Muckhart Golf Course, Muthill Parish Church, Neil Gow's Oak Tree, Newburgh, Newport on Tay, Newtyle Church, North Carr Lightship, Old Flisk Church, Perth and Kinross, Perth Bridge, Pitcur Castle, Pitlochry Highland Games, Pittenweem, Portmoak Church, Quiraing Road, Restenneth Priory, River Dee, Salmon Fishing, Scotlandwell, Stirling Bridge, Tay Railway Bridge, Torridon, Tullibardine Chapel, Wallace Monument, Wemyss Parish Church, Wormit Harbour
Robert Burns
Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is also in English and a light Scots dialect, accessible to an audience beyond Scotland. He also wrote in standard English, and in these writings his political or civil commentary is often at its bluntest.
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James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie | Wikipedia audio article
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James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie
00:01:33 1 Early life
00:03:14 2 Early political career
00:05:11 3 India
00:07:56 3.1 Second Anglo-Sikh War
00:11:19 3.2 Second Burmese War
00:15:02 3.3 Policies of reforms
00:15:11 3.3.1 Doctrine of Lapse
00:16:21 3.3.2 Social Reforms
00:17:12 3.3.3 Development of Infrastructure
00:21:09 3.3.4 Civil Service reform
00:22:38 3.4 Foreign policy
00:27:49 4 Return to Britain
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James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie (22 April 1812 – 19 December 1860), styled Lord Ramsay until 1838 and known as The Earl of Dalhousie between 1838 and 1849, was a Scottish statesman, and a colonial administrator in British India. He served as Governor-General of India from 1848 to 1856.
He is credited with introducing passenger trains in Railways , Electric telegraph and uniform postage in India which he describes as the three great engines of social improvement.To his supporters he stands out as the far-sighted Governor-General who consolidated East India Company rule in India, laid the foundations of its later administration, and by his sound policy enabled his successors to stem the tide of rebellion. To his critics, he stands out as the destroyer of both the East India Company's financial and military position through reckless policies. His critics also hold that he laid the foundations of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and led the final transformation of profitable commercial operations in India into a money-losing colonial administration. His period of rule in India directly preceded the transformation into the Victorian Raj period of Indian administration. He was denounced by many in Britain and India on the eve of his death as having failed to notice the signs of the brewing Indian Rebellion of 1857, having aggravated the crisis by his overbearing self-confidence, centralizing activity, and expansive annexations.
Niall Ferguson: The 6 killer apps of prosperity
Over the past few centuries, Western cultures have been very good at creating general prosperity for themselves. Historian Niall Ferguson asks: Why the West, and less so the rest? He suggests half a dozen big ideas from Western culture -- call them the 6 killer apps -- that promote wealth, stability and innovation. And in this new century, he says, these apps are all shareable.
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