Whatever else, he is undoubtedly a great commentator on Scottish history. I don't know of anyone else who is doing the work that he is doing. The medieval history of our country is fascinating, and this man describes it with phenomenal insightfullness. Good on him, and well done!

@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for that Andrew. I feel I could tell the story so much better than I do but that comes with confidence on the camera I guess. Cheers for that 😊👍

Thank you for visiting and giving such great information of my Crawford line! All the way from down under😊🇩🇰🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇳🇿.

@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647

2 жыл бұрын

That was no problem at all. I really enjoyed the visit and happy that you got something from it. Thank you 🙏. Hope all is well down under. Slanj

@margaretpetersen9275

Жыл бұрын

❤

@jamescrawford2341

9 күн бұрын

Yes indeed! Thank you from the USA!!

@jamescrawford2341

9 күн бұрын

Greetings Cuz, from Kentucky!

John, thank you so very much for this tour! Because my husband is in the line of Sir David Lindsey, the 1st Earl of Crawford, we visited several family spots in Scotland in September 2019. Crawford Castle ruins was on our list to visit, but we simply ran out of time. But, next time we will visit and you've made it so much easier to recognize the surroundings. Also, you have made me quite pleased in realizing that there are some indigenous people who are interested in their country's history. I was beginning to lose hope on that. I've come across many reddit threads on the topic of Scotland where I am chastised for celebrating my Scottish DNA. I'm told that because I do not currently live in Scotland or because I do not hold a Scottish passport that I hold no legitimate ties to Scotland. But how can they think that when my very DNA traces back to Scotland and my mother has relatives there.

@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Pam. I’m glad enjoyed and your very welcome. This castle is extra special due to family history for you. You should definitely visit next time. It isn’t hard to find if you have access to a car. It’s a nice area and more Lindsey history near by to. Acht don’t worry about what others think on the internet. Every person in USA, Canada, Australia and NewZealand etc that isn’t descended from indigenous person has genetic link to another land. They are descended from settlers from Europe, Africa or Asia and Middle East. That’s less than 6 million people in Scotland. But there’s about 35 million people of Scottish descent in just the four nations I listed above. I’m not even counting Scot’s in England or Ireland. Everyone needs to have a history and know where they came from. They’re Scot’s here that have been trained to hate their own history and even their nation and it’s people.

@margaretpetersen9275

Жыл бұрын

Me tooo!!! This is so cool

@margaretpetersen9275

Жыл бұрын

We may related🎉

Thank you for sharing my family crawford castle

My late dad's family came from Crawford, farm workers in the late 19th century. This is the first time I've seen then area...thanks!

I'm very proud of my Crawford ancestry. I've traced my genealogy back to Margaret Crawford, mother of William Wallace. She is my 25th great aunt! 😄

@theScottexan

3 жыл бұрын

I'm also a descendant of James the Black Douglas!!! I encourage everyone to trace their genealogy. It's absolutely fascinating.

@ericharmon7163

2 жыл бұрын

We are cousins! My genealogy goes to her too! And the Lindsay's

@blackbeard1988

2 жыл бұрын

Hello long distant family from beyond the web. I started doing my genealogy and found a Crawford strand. Most recently a (Colonel) William Crawford who served under General George Washington in the 7 years, and the Revolutionary war.

@margaretpetersen9275

Жыл бұрын

@@blackbeard1988 no way!!! Hes a great great grandfather in my fathers line❤️

@margaretpetersen9275

Жыл бұрын

@@blackbeard1988 colonel valentine crawford jr was my 6th great grandfather

Thank you for giving me a eye in to my mothers side of the family Crawford.

@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647

3 жыл бұрын

your welcome :) . The Crawfords had quite an influence on this area and in Ayrshire it seems. I aim to do more on them asap so please stay tuned :)

@SonyaJeanette

2 жыл бұрын

Lol my mothers side as well.. Hi cousin

A Crawford from the States here! Thank you for putting images to the spot I've been imagining in my recent research! Your knowledge is appreciated as well!

@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647

2 жыл бұрын

Your very welcome 🙏. I’m glad you’ve now got an image in your head of the place your clan came from. I wish I could have said more to be honest.

@margaretpetersen9275

Жыл бұрын

Youre a crawford line as well? We just might be cousins

@kristenb5177

Жыл бұрын

@@margaretpetersen9275 , I'm also a Crawford my greattttttttttttt grand father was John Lindsay, 17th Earl of Crawford, 10th Lord of the Byres and Thomas Hamilton, First Earl of Haddington is also my grand Father

@margaretpetersen166

Жыл бұрын

@@kristenb5177 sweet!!! are you in the states?

@kristenb5177

Жыл бұрын

@@margaretpetersen166 , yes I am .😃

Thank you for posting!! Proud Crawford from the states!

@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647

2 жыл бұрын

Your very welcome. Thanks for watching. Glad you liked it. 🙂. Cheers

@pamcollins4211

2 жыл бұрын

Meagan - hello from Illinois. It is so very nice to be with a group like this one who celebrates their Scottish family history ties! My ties are to the Lindsays. Anyway, I don't know if you have ever experienced online threads where there are those who get downright hateful when mentioning your ties to Scotland, but I have had people get pretty nasty and tell me that I have no ties to Scotland because I do not currently live there. But, I always correct them by telling them that my DNA will never tell me that I am 89% United States (even though I live here). What my DNA tells me is that i am 89% English, with some of that being Scottish, in particular.

Sounds of nature are beautiful! Love it. ❤

I used to live in the farm. Nice to see it still standing lovely place. Miss it so much.

@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647

3 жыл бұрын

really? the one just behing the castle?

Very interesting video! It’s so lovely there.

@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yeah it’s very peaceful :)

Thank you. I am descended from Reginald Crawford Sheriff of Ayr Very interesting to see his home. Many believe that the river crossing there is the original Craw Ford Thank you again Steve Crawford

@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647

2 жыл бұрын

You have some good family history :) . Yeah that was where the Ford would have been. There would have been a crossing point on that site a long time prior to the castle and would have been an important and strategic crossing of the Clyde. There is a Roman fort just to the rear of the farm building just over 100yrds from the castle. So the romans had a crossing point there and a fort to protect it as their military road that still has visible traces near by. Some great history in that area. Your welcome Steve and I’m glad you got something from this :) cheers

@margaretpetersen9275

Жыл бұрын

❤

Thank you! My grandmother was a Crawford.

@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647

2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome :) . It’s good to know where our names come from

I'm a descendent of hugh crawford, My great great grandfather. I believe he left there for canada. I need to get on this ancestry thing

@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I I need to do mine to. I know a lot of people that have researched their ancestry and love it. You have a good start all ready though

Thanks for the video bro proud to be a Lindsay from Motherwell

@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647

2 жыл бұрын

No problem mate. Glad you liked it.

i descend from Hugh Crawford....my great grandmother was Julia Matilda Crawford, born here in the USA.

@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647

Жыл бұрын

So this has a family meaning for you. I hope you enjoyed and got something from it. I just wish I could do the subject justice

Nice didn't know about a castle will need to take the kids to have a look 👍

@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647

3 жыл бұрын

Not many people do other than locals and fishers. I only came to know of it through fishing there as a kid. It’s certainly worth a visit mate

Interesting history and beautiful video. Thank you for sharing!

@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it. Shame not so many walk round about the old ruins

Brilliant video John Saorsa 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Malcolm. Saor Alba 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I love this castle. It's setting is beautiful. I visited back in 2018 on my Wallace chasing tour. I would love to see the ruins stabilized. My family was Crawford, my wife's family was Robert Boyd, who rode with Wallace to attack that castle. There were some guys fishing the Clyde there. It was beautiful. I am related to the Lindsay's as well.

@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647

2 жыл бұрын

I do also and have done since I was a kid. My dad used to take me up there to fish and I’d be more taken by the castle lol. Yeah it could do with some tlc before it is to far gone. Oh so it’s got more than some family ties to your self :) . There’s a Lindsay castle between there and lanark at a place called Covington and also a grave yard and church next to the castle with a family crypt for the lindsay family. I did a video for the church m.kzread.info/dash/bejne/pnWCk4-sqJaZcso.html But I’ll be visiting the castle to do a walk round of it soon also

@ericharmon7163

2 жыл бұрын

@@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647 awesome, thanks for that information. I will be back someday!

@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647

2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome. Feel Free to suggest a few locations and I’ll do my best to get something done and put on channel

@margaretpetersen9275

Жыл бұрын

❤

Plan to visit in 2023, God willing and the creek don't rise. My Grandmother was a Crawford.

@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647

2 жыл бұрын

I hope all goes well for 2023. No need to worry about the Clyde rising as it’s so close to the source of the river it runs off fast. :) . I plan to get back there during winter and get the drone up in air to give you all a different perspective of the castle and surrounding area. Also the Roman fort that only about 100+ yards away. So keep an eye out :)

Thank you for making this video. The only pictures I had seen of this structure was a hand drawing and a black and white photo. The area itself is very picturesque. It definitely peaks my interest to go visit the nearby towns/villages. Will you visit CrawfordJohn next? I'd be interested in your journey there.

@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647

Жыл бұрын

Hi there. Thank you for your kind comments and I’m glad you got to see this great structure from a new angle. It’s a shame that these castles seem to only be covered in old engravings. I was to do more on the Crawford subject as it is an interesting one. Also that should take me to crawfordjohn 👍

I had a teacher named 'Robert Crawford' when I was in Middle school. Never actually paid attention from where he was from. But he was my History teacher.

@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647

2 жыл бұрын

So now you know history of his names. It’s great to see names all over the world and then see how they can be traced back to a small area in a distant land

Thanks for this video,I'm a Crawford and I'm interested in where my name came from its really interesting.

@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you and I’m glad you got something from it on a personal level. Yeah it’s an interesting area with great history

Excellent history, thanks John.

@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647

3 жыл бұрын

thank you Abby its appreciated :)

That was so interesting being a crawford from Lanarkshire it was fascinating, thanks so much

@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you your kind words and i'm glad you enjoyed. Also being local you are able to go see first hand :)

@ronamorgan1832

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I'm not actually in Lanarkshire but my father and uncle ( John and George Crawford) came from there and my Grandfather was a Crawford who was one off 13 Crawford's. Anyway I found your visual article as I like to call them lol was very interesting. If you are interested in traveling Scotland for interesting story's and places them Moray and Strathpeffer where I was born in the highlands is also interesting as it was the only Victorian spa in the highlands which makes it different from all the other towns and villages around it. They came from London and all over the world to take the waters and have the treatment, so worth a look if your interested. 😀👍

@ronamorgan1832

3 жыл бұрын

Oh Strathpeffer also has a Pictish standing stone as it was the land of the Picts long ago and has a Pictish fort at the top of the cats back a hill that stands near Strathpeffer and it has a castle which is still owned and lived in is the seat of the Clan Mackenzie, their chief ( cabarfeidh), earl of Cromartie and his family. Nothing left of the Pictish fort now but still interesting. Oh and we have a legend of the Bran sear, I dothink that's haw you spell it but lots of great stories surrounding him. One is he got his second sight from a stone with a whole in it and when they were going to kill him he threw the stone and it landed in the Hoofprints of a cow and the water ussied out of the stone and created the loch at the other side of the cats back which is now called ........ wait for it ...... Lock ussie ..... not a lot of thought went into things back then lol. Anyway I'll stop now. Cheers again.

@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647

3 жыл бұрын

@@ronamorgan1832 now that sounds right up my street :) . I love pictish history and have a few places marked down to visit as soon as it is safe. but looks like i have a new area for my list. Shame the fort is gone though

@ronamorgan1832

3 жыл бұрын

SCOTLAND FOREVER with John yea it is a shame but the loach you can see from the cats back where the fort was would be a good Segway into the bran Seer and the story about the loch ussie and the rest of the prediction, which you could visit the place where he made the predictions about. Anyway if you would like more information and how to get there and the best routes to go, I'm under rona morgan on what's app or email me at ronamorgan@hotmail.com and I'll be very pleased to help. Cheers 👍🙂

Going to have to be next Family vacation

Thanks so much. This brought on pangs of reminiscence for me. I used to picnic at the base of Lindsay tower when I needed to escape. 😊 Nearby is an old graveyard with a tiny wrought iron gate called the fairy gate. Do you know if it's still there, or of any history associated with it?

My 3rd great grandfsther was a crawford❤

@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647

Жыл бұрын

I wish I new that far back in my line. I keep meaning to research

@margaretpetersen9275

Жыл бұрын

And, i can explain why they have the data base, if anyone wonders why it is to link to their ancestors, they belive in baptizing for the deceased. But while i do nor subscribe to such, i thought id toss it out there, in case anyone is womdering. But the information to be gleaned is valuable to searching ones roots

Clan Lindsay and oddly enough Clan Gordon.. Must have had a Romeo and Juliet in the family tree somewhere. 😂

You should do a film about Glenbuck and Bill Shankley. 👍

Very beautiful place. ❤❤

@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647

3 жыл бұрын

yes i is erika

Thank you for this video. How did the castle fall into ruin? When was its demise? And was this castle associated with any events in the life of William Wallace? It is my understanding that Wallace’s mother was a Crawford.

@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647

2 жыл бұрын

Your very welcome David. To my knowledge it got passed about through Douglas’s, Hamilton’s and Carmichaels before being sold to a Sir George Colebrook and was dismantled to re-use the stone in late 18th Century. I’ve not heard of anything linking it to Wallace yet. But considering is closeness to lanark and also Lamington (where his wife was from) and also the fact that Wallace was operating in that area it is plausible that he was familiar at least with it. At that time it appears to have been in the hands of the Lindsay’s. If you know of any Wallace link or find any in future I’d be keen to know.

Thank you for sharing this! I am a Lindsay and have been studying my heritage. That's what lead me to your video. I'd love to make it over there one day while the ruins of the castle still remain. I'd love to hear any more information you may have on the Lindsay family. I think I have a link to the current Earl of Crawford Robert Lindsay but I am not sure.

@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647

2 жыл бұрын

Im flat that you liked it and got something from it regarding you family heritage. I’ve got a few other pieces of Lindsey heritage in my area that I’m planning to cover soon. At least one other castle which is in better condition.. So stay tuned on the channel. Also feel free to subscribe if you wish. Don’t worry those ruins will see us out I’m sure :) .

@klindsaydrumming1889

2 жыл бұрын

@@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647 thank you. I just subscribed. Looking forward to your upcoming videos.

@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I’ll be out as soon as weather breaks :)

John, are you ok? Haven't had a video for a while. I know it is hard to get out and do the YT thing since Covid is some what under control. Worried for you. Hope all is well.

Thank you, I just recently found my Lindsey family Blood line is descended from Crawford castle. I find the 2 different spelling and just stories if them changing it by mispellings when coming to america. Is that true or dose the change in spelling happen in scottland? Thanks for your tour and very valuable information on my family's heritage

Thank you sir, guess this is my ancestry

Major general laurence crawford is 10th great grandfather

@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647

Жыл бұрын

This place will have special meaning to you 😊

@margaretpetersen9275

Жыл бұрын

hey john !! I hope all id well with you and in scotland. I love your videos🎉

Have you heard of the Wood family clan around the Douglass clan or Lindsey clan?

@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647

2 жыл бұрын

I haven’t heard of a link. Is there one that you know off that I could look up? I know a few woods, so would be interesting. Cheers

Hello, is it ok to access the property? Is permission needed? Thanks, Bryan

I was just lookin and catherine campbell was my 13th great grandmother. Would she have lived there was well? I guess i have more digging to do

@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647

Жыл бұрын

That’s going back far. I’m jealous as I can only see back to great grandparents 😢.

@margaretpetersen9275

Жыл бұрын

@@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647 check out family search! I bet you can find a lot. Its a great resource and many people connect through common ancestors.( if it were only my efforts alone id have little to show for it. ) men can trace their dna hundreds of years back.

@margaretpetersen9275

Жыл бұрын

Hey how are you? I hope all is well. Youve not posted in a long time. Im prayin for you​@@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647

Is it wrong to call them clan lindsay?

Did you hear that Craw fart John? = Crawfordjohn!

@scotlandforeverwithjohn1647

3 жыл бұрын

hahaha. you could hear a craw fart for sure in Crawfordjohn lol