Rainy Sunday Drive To Beech Hedge Meikleour Perthshire Scotland
Tour Scotland travel video of a rainy Sunday road trip drive on the A93 road through Guildtown on ancestry visit to the Beech Hedge by Meikleour, Perthshire. Located near Meikleour, alongside the Perth to Blairgowrie Road, the hedge was planted in the autumn of 1745 by Jean Mercer and her husband, Robert Murray Nairne on the Marquess of Lansdowne's Meikleour estate. It is said the hedge grows towards the heavens because the men who planted it were killed at the Battle of Culloden. The hedge is noted in the Guinness World Records as the tallest and longest hedge on earth, reaching one hundred feet in height and one third of a mile in length. The hedge is trimmed once every ten years but remains viewable to visitors all year round
Strange Places in Scotland.Exploring The River Ericht, Blairgowrie (part two)
Jag continues his explore of the River Ericht and stumbles upon an old mill...excellent!
Tour of Scotland
Tour della Scozia: Ayr, Glasgow, Loch Lomond, Loch Awe, Oban, Fort William, Loch Ness, Portree, Inverness, Forres, Stonehaven, Dundee, Stirling, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Ayr!
Holiday to Kinloch Rannoch Part 1
This is day one of a three day trip up north. We left Ratho around 10.00am on June 2nd, crossed the Forth bridge and headed up to Perth where we spent an hour or so. Then onward past the Meikleour Beech Hedge, said to be the largest in the world.
It gets its lower parts trimmed regularly. to allow traffic and pedestrian access, then, every ten years or so, the whole thing is done. We passed by The Atholl Arms Hotel in Dunkeld (we stayed there a couple of years ago) then crossed the bridge past Birnam Woods of Macbeth fame. Around 3.33 in the video you can see our first real glimpse of the Grampian Mountains. At the Queen's View, above Loch Tummel; just outside Pitlochry, everyone was surprised by RAF jets practising low flying. Note the way I just about drop the camera - you should have seen the German tourists next to me. Finally on to our hotel at the east end of Loch Rannoch. The last scene shows the view from its front towards the distinctive peak of Schiehallion. (Please note that the title of this should read Kinloch not Linloch Apologies to all the nice locals from that area).
Drive From Marshall Place Perth To Scone Village Perthshire Scotland
Tour Scotland video of a drive from Marshall Place then left up Tay Street below the railway bridge and then right across Queen's Bridge which spans the River Tay then left onto the Dundee Road to Bridgend in Perth, then onto the A94 road all the way to the village of Scone in Perthshire, where I live at present
A93 North Towards Breamar Scotland
Driving north on A93 towards Breamar in Scotland. Very beautiful settings.
Charlottesville area scenic drive
Late Autumn Drive in Central Virginia. Most of the leaves were off the trees, but it was a beautiful day to take a drive around Monticello along Rte 53 near Charlottesville.
Autumn at Powerscourt Estate, Wicklow, Ireland
Autumn is one of the most spectacular times of year to visit Powerscourt Estate in Wicklow! Walk the avenue with colours reminiscent of New England and beech trees. See the Japanese Maples turn to a riot of colours including red, yellow, purple and copper. Walk the parkland surrounding Powerscourt Waterfall as the seasons change. Voted No. 3 in the World's Top Ten Gardens by National Geographic, Powerscourt is not be missed during each of the seasons! Find out more powerscourt.com
April Drive From Birnam To Stanley Perthshire Scotland
Tour Scotland April video of a cloudy late afternoon drive South on the A9 Road from Birnam to the road to Stanley, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. Lots of traffic on the road today really slowed things down. The section of the A9 road between Perth and Inverness in the Highlands is often cited as beingtthe most dangerous section of the road, and regularly appears in lists of Scotland's most dangerous roads. This portion of the road is mostly dual carriageway from Perth to Luncarty, Bankfoot to Birnam, Pitlochry to Killiecrankie, south of Drumochter Summit, Slochd Summit to Tomatin and south of Inverness as well as shorter three lane overtaking sections to reduce frustration and accidents. All the towns on this section of the route have now been bypassed.