I’m not Scottish, I’m Welsh - but I don’t think you have to be Scottish to appreciate this bloke’s appeal and the manner in which he brings history to life. Top quality channel.

@KangaPanda

2 жыл бұрын

Mate, I'm English and am loving it

@western-oud1898

2 жыл бұрын

you're spot on..at the end of the day it's the history of the whole of these islands..we live on an island with no borders so over thousands of years the native peoples of these islands will almost definitely have original celtic English and Welsh Scottish Irish blood running through their veins

@victoriagambardella7136

2 жыл бұрын

As a welsh person, can you give me any good books websites to read about what happened at 'the bridge' way back in the day between England and Whales, and why Whales is not its own country? How is the Welsh heritage being protected and preserved in modern times? I get it b/c my mom is Lithuanian, and when Lithuania was occupied by the Soviets, their language, religion, and culture was diminished. I would like to read more about the Welsh experience as part of the UK.

@michelleshee4011

2 жыл бұрын

He’s brilliant

@SWR112

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely I just found these. Learned more the last few days than my entire time at school about Scottish history. 😂

I’m not Scottish, but currently living in Edinburgh. You must just admire the beauty of the history and the narrative passion. Beautiful people and history

@carolinepercy1216

Жыл бұрын

✌\m/🌞

Hello, Mr. Fummey! I am 65 years old. Since childhood, I have felt an inexplicable connection to Scotland. That is why I visited your country in 2019 and remained enchanted by its beauty, culture and people. You are doing a great job of spreading knowledge about Scotland. And yes, I adore your accent! I send you warm greetings from the south of Europe, from the equally beautiful Croatia. Alba gu brath.

@ScotlandHistoryTours

2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful

I'm a American Scot. I've played pipes since I was 8 and still do. Even though I'm proud of my heritage, been to Scotland and played at Braemar, I accept that I will really never 'know' Scotland. I didn't grow up or ever live there. With that said, I'm still a Macgregor!

@RR-pe5or

9 ай бұрын

You are a Yank (North American), not a Scot (North British). Your heritage is American, not Scottish/N.British.

@calmandtranquility9668

8 ай бұрын

​@@RR-pe5oroaft man

@tommyhoward7341

8 ай бұрын

@@RR-pe5or Take it easy champ

@RR-pe5or

8 ай бұрын

@tommyhoward7341 No thanks Yank man.

@RR-pe5or

8 ай бұрын

@@calmandtranquility9668 English?

I am a Scottish born emigre mongrel with Pictish, Lowland, English and Irish blood who has lived most of his life outside of Scotland/UK. While I enjoy my life, videos such as these raise a yearning for my homeland, its history, its architecture and, strangely some may feel, its food and weather. I was last home just before Covid but hope to visit as soon as I can. I love the content you provide. Keep it up, sir.

@hIbeRniAnfc-od2iw

11 ай бұрын

Can Pictish DNA be traced?

@Adaman368

8 ай бұрын

​@@hIbeRniAnfc-od2iwYes

@je-freenorman7787

Ай бұрын

Scots are all Irish. and the Irish were Aryans. The word Aryan referred to the Nobility and their Lanuages Aryan was changed to Proto-Indo-European Aryans ruled the world in the Age of Aries. Go look up the etymology of Scot or Scottie and see for yourself? THEY ARE ALL IRISH !!!!!!!!!!!!

My great-great-grandfather George Low is from Scotland, Kirriemuir to be exact. He came to Ohio as a young man and married a lady named Minnie, and they had a beautiful family together. He worked as a stone cutter and lived a long, fulfilling life. I even have a picture of him wearing a kilt and holding bagpipes that were his! This has always been the spark of interest for me in Scotland, her history, and her people. There's something magical about your nation and I sincerely hope to visit some day!

I love that my people are a mongrel race. We came from all over and decided, without much in the way of urging, that this (at times) harsh but beautiful land was to be our home. Our Scotland.

@xanadu8468

2 жыл бұрын

So you wouldn't say that 'Scottish' is an ethnicity?

@oldmanofcotati

2 жыл бұрын

I'm only 20% Scot and stuck in America. I am pure mongrel. lol

@KateeAngel

2 жыл бұрын

@@xanadu8468 it can be an ethnicity. But what many forget is "ethnicity" is about culture, language etc., not genetics

@cigh7445

2 жыл бұрын

@@KateeAngel Exactly Kate. I study sociolinguistics and that is how sociolinguists define ethnicity. Less informed people see the word 'ethnicity' and immediately think 'nazi race ethnic cleansing aaaaa bad word', which is kind of annoying if you are trying to talk about sociolinguistic issues and have to change the terminology to avoid triggering an argument about it's definition with somebody whose only exposure to the word is from documentaries about Nazism on the History Channel

@murrayscott9546

2 жыл бұрын

Visited forra fortnight. Found and lost pieces of my heart, there, that I didn't even know that I had. What I found, I treasure still. What I lost was never mine to keep. Amen.

Glad to see the subscribers at a much more respectable number Bruce, testiment to all your hard work, onwards and upwards, you bring our Rich History to life like no other, thanks for all your hard work 👍

@Dave-dg4ob

2 жыл бұрын

And some adventurous camera work, Galdo man keep it up.

@carolinepercy1216

Жыл бұрын

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I was born and raised in Kintyre, we were all brought to footprint by our parents. We all placed our bare foot in the depression. It as more than a tradition to us.

@joecrunkleton596

2 жыл бұрын

My family left about 300 years ago. But we still feel a deep love for Scotland. Luv from Arkansas.

@sirjames26

2 жыл бұрын

In the early 1960’s and well before it was protected by a clear cover I did the same thing and my grandfather proclaimed me king of Dalriada! RIP Charlie MacKellar. I now live on the other side of the Atlantic in Newfoundland Canada.

@alanwilkin8869

2 жыл бұрын

Columba’s footprint at Southend cemetery on kintyre, points towards the pub.

@karenmanderville154

Жыл бұрын

Im in Canada & climbed that hill and also toured the area of my Mac/McTavish maternal ancestors. Loved the area! My foot was a perfect fit in that indention! 😊

Keep up the amazing work! Love this stuff. Fergus was killed by crashing into rocks near by Antrim Coast. Today's Carrickfergus castle, Carrick means rock in Irish.... Fergus Rock or Carrickfergus.

@elingrome5853

2 жыл бұрын

carrick = craig

@fongfeen

2 жыл бұрын

@@elingrome5853 and craig is a derivative of the irish: carraig = rock. If you consider the example of "Limavady" makes no sense in English because it was anglicised from the Gaelic Leim an mhadaigh = the dogs jump

I love watching You and seeing Scotland. I've never travelled out of Australia but Scotland is the place I really want to go.

@pjmoseley243

2 жыл бұрын

I have always felt Scotland to be my spiritual place. Even though I am also not a Scot.

@pascalswager9100

2 жыл бұрын

@@pjmoseley243 I'm Aussie but only Our Indigenous Peoples are originally from here, the rest of Us are from all over the place. Turns out I am Scottish, My Dad was adopted and his Mum was Scottish and his dad Scandinavian. Maybe why I've always liked the bagpipes!

@pjmoseley243

2 жыл бұрын

@@pascalswager9100 really Interesting reply, I love to hear about the origins of man and apparently we all descend from the rift valley in Africa, if that's truely the case no one is in their original place what ever we think our origins are, it fascinating subject that's for sure.

@belindakennedy5828

2 жыл бұрын

@@pascalswager9100 outside the cities ,the world is calm,Scotland cities are only a mile or so from nature and not many miles from the ocean.ideal really.

@davidsutherland4280

2 жыл бұрын

You will love it, but the weather is diabolical… however it is the weather that makes it what it is. I live in Perth WA now, but I lived in Helensburgh for almost 10 years, my Mum lives in Portknockie and my in-laws are in Ayrshire.

Another great video! I highly recommend Sally Foster's book to anyone who's interested in learning more. I did a research project on the Picts when I was in undergrad and her book was a life-saver in trying to demystify such a mysterious and interesting people.

@shelleyberry188

2 жыл бұрын

We think we read that book too, but we've absorbed so much of our ground in history its always food to foster the ppl

I always like this part of Scotland's early history the forming of 5 peoples over time.

@PredatorUpHill

2 жыл бұрын

It's really only two, or even one depending on how you look at it because the groups differed mostly in language, the Scots were also Indo-European (that's where the word 'Scot' came to be), from the native British appellation of 'Y-Scot' from 'Scyt' from 'Scyth' from 'Scythae' from 'Scythia', the Scythians also called themselves 'Scoloti'. While the Angles in South-East Scotland were not English as England did not exist at that time for another 3 centuries after the Angles were in South-East Scotland, and when they were there they only constituted about 5% of Scotland. The Same with the so called 'Gaels' (a modern word not historically in common use before the 16th century), Dàl Riata was an early maritime kingdom that only made up a tiny portion of Scotland and Brythonics were just the Romanised part of Scotland that later led to the seperate Strathclyde kingdom before it was re-swallowed up again by the dominant Kingdom of Alba. And the Picts? Just a name the Latin speaking Romans used to refer to the early pre-Christinised Scots of the land, first coined by the Roman writer - Eumenius, when he wrote a congratulatory letter to Tacitus that year and casually mentioned them, however they were of the same general Indo stock as the rest further back via Scandinavia, meaning the Scots as a whole are a nation of people who largely started from the east.

@jangowan5742

2 жыл бұрын

@@PredatorUpHill ..well in Eire anyway the Gaels were known long before 16th century..there were people called Gael-Goill who existed long before the Battle of Clontarf in 1014..marriages between Gaels n Vikings were common

@darkstarr2321

Жыл бұрын

@@PredatorUpHill So who are the two or even just one you mention then?

@carolinepercy1216

Жыл бұрын

✌\m/🌞

@steveburnside3242

Жыл бұрын

​@@darkstarr2321 The Scots are largely an Indo origin people, the very word Scot derives from Scythia, which though does share a common line with Saxon (from Saka), it has it's seperate distinct etymology, such as the ancient native British appellation- 'Y-Scot' which was preserved in what today would later be renamed as 'Old Welsh' as it is today, Y-Scot is also where the Romans got their form from (which was Latinised into 'Scotti') to describe the Northern British North of Hadrian's Wall (prior to referring to them as Picts after 297, starting with Eumenius). The Term Y-Scot - from Scyt, Scyth, Scythae, Scthia and Scythia, all these names relate etymologically. The ancient Scythia also called themselves by this word - 'Scoloti'. What you're actually talking about are the Angles from Northumberland (an old defunct Kingdom that was right next to Scotland) which for a brief period of history extended past Hadrian's wall, past Berwick upon Tweed and up to Prestonpans and Southern Edinburgh (though this was not the Scottish capital at that time), the Angles in the South-East of Scotland only accounted for 4% of the population, before they were eventually incorporated into the Kingdom of Alba (Scotland) and out-bred again. It's worth remembering also that while in England, the Angles and the Saxons were considered the same people, in Scotland they were not, the very word 'Sassenach' in the old Albannach language of Scotland came from the word for 'Saxon', but further back the Saxon word was closer to the Scottish word than what the Angle word was - which, is where the word English later derived from - Anglo - Anglaland - EAnglaland - Angland - England.

Love the channel. I find it invaluable when teaching Scottish history to my Shropshire based students. My mum's Scottish, as is my dad's mum, so whenever I can sneak this in, I do. One of my students has decided on ASNaC at Cambridge because of you, so thank you.

@ScotlandHistoryTours

2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@cwftft4273

Жыл бұрын

In Scotland, we were taught about the English feudal system 😂😂 Good on you!

I'm Scottish born, and grew up between Fort William, Mull, Oban, Dundee and finally Dumfries. I'm a writer, and my current project has me digging as far as I can into Scottish history. My disability makes it hard to leave the house, so videos like yours are a godsend. Subscribed.

Story is even better hearing you telling second time, Bruce

I've only just discovered this channel and this is utterly delightful. Always wanted to know more about the history of my adopted homeland. Easy subscribe.

Thanks as always, Bruce. A wonderful bit of education you provide for all who seek it. Many thanks to your helpers that surely must also exist. I hope to one day be affluent enough to visit Scotland and perhaps even wealthy enough to entice you and yours to a personal tour.

@ScotlandHistoryTours

Жыл бұрын

Let's both hope for it mate

Nice one cheers Bruce 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Craig phadraig in Inverness is an incredible bronze age vitrified fort with a view for miles in every direction. I'd love for Bruce to do a segment on it.

Another great history lesson ever think off covering links about the Irish and Scottish connections in history and if their is many ? Would love to hear that bit of history and keep up the videos

@ScotlandHistoryTours

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting idea. Let me add to the list of suggestions, but it's a long one

@alanwilkin8869

2 жыл бұрын

Robert Bruce tried to drive the Norman French from Ireland that’s a fine bit of history, if he’d managed British politics would have been very different, Wales would have been next on his list, we’d all likely be speaking a different language today, maybe,

This is another fabulous video and very interesting history. The drone shots are gorgeous! Thank you Bruce and team!!

I can remember finding out I have Scottish ancestors, I was in kindergarten, and another kid had a family member who was a piper, and I made an impression on me, I went home, and was excited, and asked my mother if we are Scottish, and she told me yes and ever since then, I have been in love with Scotland

This was awesome, and the connection to the Stone, amazing. Thanks for the story!

Stellar as always, and what an intro!

Another very interesting video. All the best from sunny Thailand

@charlestaylor8566

2 жыл бұрын

Nearly as hot here just now as with you !

Amazing information. Inspiring. Thorough. With literature references to back it all up! 💪🏻 Another Great Video.👍🏻

Hypnotic video, and great drone footage. I learn so much here.

I’m born in Sydney, Australia. My great grandfather was from Perth, Scotland. Expelled from the family for fathering an illegitimate child and sent to Australia. I feel something for Scotland, like it’s a part of me, despite being an Aussie 🇦🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@steveburnside3242

Жыл бұрын

It's called 'foreigners delusion'.

@greatscott369

Ай бұрын

Interesting. I always feel better when I'm in Scotland. There are few places in the world that give me that sense of home except maybe the first house i ever knew. My family come from Scotland, Ireland , Wales and England.

I’m from Lanarkshire Scotland ,my summer holidays are about to start, I have 3 nights in Oban not far from Dunadd so will be making a visit.

@firpark4864

2 жыл бұрын

I'm olso from Lanarkshire , I was there about 20 years ago, you wont be disappointed , it's not recognizable as a fort nowadays but it has great mystical energy about it , enjoy your holiday ,

Another great video- interesting to hear more about our scottish ties to ireland- i’m planning a visit over there next year!

@ScotlandHistoryTours

2 жыл бұрын

Have fun!

This is genuinely my new favourite channel, what an amazing idea for a video

@ScotlandHistoryTours

2 жыл бұрын

Yay!

I love the Scottish dialect. Somehow even though my Walsh ancestors came from Ireland, I'm mostly Scottish.

@karenmanderville154

Жыл бұрын

I believe Walsh is from Wales came over to Ireland due to their expertise in archery needed for the wars

@RR-pe5or

9 ай бұрын

Dude, you're a Yank.

@Adaman368

8 ай бұрын

​@@karenmanderville154Cambeo-Normans

I could listen to You talk all the day!

@pjmoseley243

2 жыл бұрын

yes me too, reminds me of those other great presenters Neil Oliver and Jeremy Clark!

@Scott-bh2qb

2 жыл бұрын

@@pjmoseley243 Kneel Oliver is a clown.

@pjmoseley243

2 жыл бұрын

@@Scott-bh2qb I respect his presentation skills. thats all, none of us are perfect. no offence, I'm too old to be offending people.

@Scott-bh2qb

2 жыл бұрын

@@pjmoseley243 he’s an absolute walloper mate.

@garymcgunnigle4480

2 жыл бұрын

@@Scott-bh2qb I preferred Kneel when he played Frank Gallagher in Shameless.

My grandfather, a McBurney, used to talk a lot about the Dalriad kingdom. I think our family was part of it.

Thanks for the Interesting video. Beautiful views to ! I look forward to the next one.

Keep making these videos they are great, I see Scotland most clear days out beyond Belfast lough and know my family is spread from Dumfries & Galway, to Glasgow to Northern Ireland and much of the new world. Its a no brainer that people have been moving both ways for thousands of years.

@shelleyberry188

2 жыл бұрын

This has been our experience throughout times as well! And we've been 🏃‍♂️ through all sorts hoops to claw back our own names. Blessings to you and yarn!

The stone of Destiny actually came from Tirconnell now Donegal by st colmcille/Columba, the history of western Scotland and Donegal goes back long before St Colmcille, as his Uncle give him Iona island to build a monastery as his Uncle was the king Chieftain of that part of Scotland.

@brucecollins4729

Жыл бұрын

nonsense...columba is a myth

@brucecollins4729

Жыл бұрын

charles duncan barclay. like most of irish history the tale of columba was adopted by irish monks from an earlier spanish tale. ...columba of sens...the irish tale reads word for word from the earlier one. she was a nun , he was a monk. she was of noble birth, he was of noble birth. her title columba means dove in french, the later irish columba means dove in irish. she exiled herself to france with 15 followers due to problems in spain, he exiled himself to iona with 12 followers due to problems in ireland. she had magical powers, he had magical powers. her relics are said to be buried under a church, he said he could not build a church unless there was a body beneath it.(one person volunteered to be buried beneath it), there is nothing in iona to suggest an irish monk built a church there. look up....st columba of sens...her body has never been found, his body has never been found. both mythical tales.

@brucecollins4729

Жыл бұрын

charles duncan barclay. you need to do some serious research. columba is a mythical tale copied from the earlier spanish one ...columba of sens..if you read its almost word for word of the later irish one.

@Adaman368

8 ай бұрын

​​​@@brucecollins4729I would suggest the two most likley existed. But that their stories have *some* common elements. Both have an extensive (and in many regards) quite different bodies of lore surrounding their live in their respective countries.

I'm a Dalriadan from the North Coast of County Antrim, I look over to Mull and the Western Isles❤ I am an Ulster Scot. Anyone reading this should read of The Sorley Boy McDonald. A man worthy of recognition when learning of Dalriada and its people.

Exceptional quality. Knowledge and detail all wonderfully woven and excellently presented.

It was very interesting to learn about Dal Riada from a Scottish perspective.

@bigredmarchingon3200

2 жыл бұрын

If you dont mind me asking Where else would you learn about this matter?

@TadeuszCantwell

2 жыл бұрын

@@bigredmarchingon3200 It's a part of Irish history as well. It's one of the many kingdoms and clans that competed for power during that time and is notable for giving the Irish and the Scots a historic sense of kinship that lasts until today.

@bigredmarchingon3200

2 жыл бұрын

@@TadeuszCantwell what happened why are the Irish and Scottish not friendly anymore?

@TadeuszCantwell

2 жыл бұрын

@@bigredmarchingon3200 They are friendly now. Sorry for the confusion.

@TadeuszCantwell

2 жыл бұрын

@@PredatorUpHill Nothing you've said contradicts what I said.

Great video as always, not been to Dunadd for some years but I really want to return. I'm really looking forward to the rest of this series "Who Made Scottish People", I recently took a DNA test that showed me as roughly 46% Scottish 46% Irish and 8% Swedish (My mothers distant relatives), so this series is of great interest to me. Keep up the good work, Thank you.

Im in Canada, however I climbed that hillfort as was advide my maternal grandmothers heritage MacTavish began there. Also read Tavish ( original name more gaelic) was a son of the high king of Ireland who came over to what is now Scotland & settled there. Thank you for this!

@ScotlandHistoryTours

5 ай бұрын

I'm doing live shows in Canada in 2024. Shows in Halifax, Annapolis, New Glasgow, Moncton, Montreal, Perth , Ottawa, Toronto, Fergus, Seaforth, Calgary, Vancouver and Victoria. Most of the details are here www.brucefummey.co.uk/shows.aspx

Thanks for another great, informative video. And thanks for the book references. I've added them to my wish list (still working my way through The Hunt for Rob Roy).

@ScotlandHistoryTours

2 жыл бұрын

Good lad

I would really like to go there and have a pint of guiness by the stone. All those folk, my kin way back.......who I haven't a clue about. These wee videos are a soul tonic to open my eyes to my own Scottish past. I love these videos, gives me a wee idea for a motorbike trip from Ayrshire.

@charlestaylor8566

2 жыл бұрын

Na , a good malt Whisky is what ye need !

Interesting video. What amazes me is how much people got about and often on foot in those times, I'd like to know what clothes and footwear they had. Also, the video shows how complicated the history of these islands is. Most people have a simplistic view that the Scottish, Irish, Welsh an English are all separate distinct people as if there was never any movement between them.

@karenmanderville154

Жыл бұрын

There is a small museam close by this location which explains just that, the boats they would have had, etc. Very interesting

@karenmanderville154

Жыл бұрын

Just recalled the wee town near by where museam is, is called Kilmartin

Quality content and film set, i am excited of what's more you will yet told.

This is is very well filmed and presented, good job mate.

Great video .I had a conversation about this the other week and could not seem to get it through to my friend that Scotland , unlike Wales and too a lesser extent Ireland, is culturally quite a mixed bag that would of ,at least from Roman times ,always had different languages and culturally different tribes. Great work really interesting

@marcuskingstanley9522

2 жыл бұрын

But through conflict we came together as one. Certain people of political idealogies want civilisation to go backwards

@jameshazelwood9433

2 жыл бұрын

My point really is because of Scotland location an never being occupied by Rome people quite often assume Scotland to be a bit of a mono culture and as shown on this video this is not the case, quite a mixed bag actually. I certainly dont mean it as a bad thing

@marcuskingstanley9522

2 жыл бұрын

@@jameshazelwood9433 when i say people want to go backwards, i mean that intergration is now a bad word. Not good for the future

"If not Fergus or Reuda then who da?" Felonious scripting! Very worthy teaching, and your "production values" are going through the roof...well, at least as high as the talented Liam McNamara goes, anyway. Thanks Again!

@ScotlandHistoryTours

2 жыл бұрын

He takes them to another level

@geowidman

2 жыл бұрын

😜@@ScotlandHistoryTours

Another great one, Mr. Fummey. Well done, Sir.

@ScotlandHistoryTours

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly

Thank you for this. I get very excited when you say, 'let me tell you a story'.

@ScotlandHistoryTours

2 жыл бұрын

😂Brilliant. There’s mugs and T~shirts coming

As a native of Limavady (drunceatt) ,always interesting to hear accounts of the sea kingdom of Dalriata becoming Alba and then Scotland ,well done sir ,up there with Max Adam's book,the King in the North Best wishes from the wirral, last known whereabouts of sir Gawain and the green knight...E

@ScotlandHistoryTours

2 жыл бұрын

Nah, I saw him in the queue for the chippy on Saturday😜

@eamonnclabby7067

2 жыл бұрын

The thing is was he legless or headless...delivered with a large amount of Cheshire, Lancashire and Wensleydale..and scouse...from the corner/peninsula where the myrtle grows...E

Might sound cheesy but there's a very proud feeling knowing that you've got Celtic blood.

@TeamLNE

2 жыл бұрын

@Al Gordon Each to their own mate. It might mean nothing to you and that's absolutely fine but it means something to me.

@cloneoffred

2 жыл бұрын

Am I not correct in saying that Celtic is a culture that came quite “late” to Scotland or am I getting confused ?

@iriscollins7583

2 жыл бұрын

@@cloneoffred There is a difference between Celtic and Gaelic.

American viewer with Scottish ancestry on both sides: your channel has been SO enjoyable for both the content AND its delivery. Thank y o u for helping s o MANY of “little knowledge” access information on our “cultural archeology, anthropology”, and even our own ancestry.

@ScotlandHistoryTours

10 ай бұрын

Ah brilliant

Great video man. I was born and raised in Ardnamurachan. Nice to see some of the history around the area. Defo gonna have to check out more videos.

Fun fact. Everything looks great from drone.

Saint Columba , The Dove 🕊 in Irish , born in Gartan near Letterkenny , Donegal is the patron saint of Derry , Doire in Irish meaning Oak Grove where he built a monastery , he was said to be related to the high kings of Ireland who sat at Grianan of Aileach , not far from Derry in Donegal , at the time legend has it that they bequeathed him the land to build the monastery , after a quarrel with another monk Columba left Derry in exile to build the abbey at Iona to educate the monks and spread the Christian faith through Britain and Europe.

A very engaging walk through Scottish history, subscribed.

@ScotlandHistoryTours

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard

Its all so fascinating ! This period of history 👍🙂

I find these video's of yours extremely interesting. I have always been fascinated by the creation and evolution of groups of people and how we are more related to one another, than one might imagine. It's a shame that evolution of a group of people are not more studied in High School. In today's age, with the ease of migration, ethnicity or national identity or even race, is becoming more blurred. When you have people immigrating from Asia, Africa, the America's, etc, to Scotland and future generations identifying themselves as Scots, it's more of a cultural identity than racial.

Cool vid

Excellent site. Very well done and researched. I greatly appreciate the sprinkling of humor amongst the information.

This was amazing! Subscribed, what a find on KZread, thanks for this.

@ScotlandHistoryTours

2 жыл бұрын

Delighted

I'm kinda surprised that this important stone is not protected from vandalism

@coinneachreid8971

2 жыл бұрын

It may be an obvious joke given the subject matter but the Vandals while active in this time period were to be found further south lol .

@bigredmarchingon3200

2 жыл бұрын

@@coinneachreid8971 nice catch!

@coinneachreid8971

2 жыл бұрын

@@bigredmarchingon3200 Funnily enough given recent events (Euro 2020) seems like nothings changed in 1300 odd years lol

@jsnedd66

2 жыл бұрын

what is wrong with you I have take my children there and put my foot in it as did my Boys. need specs also put my finger in it there :-)

@bigredmarchingon3200

2 жыл бұрын

@@jsnedd66 can you re-try that sentence please?

It always amazes me for a country the size of South Carolina it has descendants all over the world. In the United States at least, you talk to people and every other person will say they have Scottish in them.

@ScotlandHistoryTours

2 жыл бұрын

🤣Shaggers

@tisFrancesfault

2 жыл бұрын

Its worth noting that a lot of people who think they have Scottish heritage, likely dont. The most common reason for this misunderstanding is from the Ulster plantations. Many assume that if their family was from NI, they have Scottish heritage, but fail to realise that as many Northern English made up the settlers.

@pamelakuz4709

2 жыл бұрын

Just doing my ancestry and found out I have Scottish roots who actually came here to South Carolina as pioneers where I live now 😃

@vestty5802

2 жыл бұрын

@@tisFrancesfault you realize Irish and Scots both immigrated to the US prior the the revolution. Not just ulster planters who were a relatively small population of lowlanders and Englishmen

@cigh7445

2 жыл бұрын

@@vestty5802 Pre 1840 most, but not all, of the emigration was from the Scots-Irish community (as opposed to Scots and Irish, which confuses people)

These videos are amazing.thank you for your precious time kindest regards tam

Just found these videos today. With a BA and MA in Irish History and Politics I think a road trip round these places and definitely the highlands, is long over due. Fantastic presentation, scenery and information on so many levels. Credit to Scottish Tourist board Bruce! Love the wee jokes and the GIUY lol

@ScotlandHistoryTours

2 жыл бұрын

Get yourself on the road Larry

I love history but it goes this back further to a time when these islands were uninhabited to when the ice age began to recede, will we ever be able to unlock it? to a time before records began to be consciously kept and read in a form we currently understand? for me its about how we understand history, I am split between history and archeology and one other topic maybe? your thoughts?

@catofthecastle1681

2 жыл бұрын

Anthropology is the bridge between the two!

@TheRst2001

2 жыл бұрын

Good DNA science is helping to understand migration of humans into and around Europe. I find the time of the the last ice age to the time of vikings around 900ad fascinating. Particularly the Mesolithic period and just before when ice age in europe was at its peak

@pjmoseley243

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheRst2001 cool

Have you done a video on the Picts? Many, many years ago, on June 29-30th 1996, I was part of a battle re-enactment at Scone Palace - Picts vs Scots. I was on the Pict side, and the crowd booed us! Luckily, we had a guy with us called Paul, who was Scottish, who shouted: "Cheer for the PIcts! They're our people, too!" After that, the crowd began cheering us. Just think the Picts need a bit more love in general.

@steveburnside3242

Жыл бұрын

The Picts were the proto-Scots, they weren't a seperate people, they were a seperate term for what was generally the same people of the same nation, the term wasn't used before the year 297, it was first used by the Roman writer Eumenius when he wrote a letter to Tacitus that year, who was the son in law to Agricola. Scottish academia now accepts today that the term Pict is a chronological identity of the Scots, akin to the term Elizabethan or Georgian or Edwardian is for the Medieval English, or 'Victorian' is for the British people as a whole (Scots included) who were born before 1901, so you don't say "what happened to the Victorians", that's how silly is when you use the term Pict and ask the same question.

@darkstarr2321

Жыл бұрын

Interesting, seems a lot of Scottish people do not realise that the Picts are the true Scots

@Adaman368

8 ай бұрын

​​​​@@darkstarr2321Well no the Scotti and Picts (so called by the Romans) are just two of the ancient tribal peoples who inhabited what is now Scotland. The Scotti and the Picts lived side by side for much of history until following a distasterous series of Viking raids, the King of the Picts and the King of the Scotti wete killed and the two came together under one King, Kenneth McAlpin. Recent genetic research shows that much of the population of Scotland has Scotti and Pictish ancestry.

@darkstarr2321

8 ай бұрын

@@Adaman368 Well yes, the Picts were present in Scotland from around the 3rd century AD. The Scotti didn’t arrive in Britain until around the 5th century and mostly the west coast of Scotland. I would be interested to see the research showing much of the population being scotti and Pict?

@Adaman368

8 ай бұрын

@darkstarr2321 recent evidence shows that the people referred to as the Picts and Scotti were likley present in Scotland the 1st century AD. Btw the names of both groups were those applied by the Romans were and we don't know what they originally called themselves. Prior to that the Romans referred to the various tribal groups as Caledonii. The Picts and Scoti were first noted by the Romans in ad 312, when a Roman writer spoke of the Picts and Scoti together. Then in ad 360 raiding Roman Britain together. The semi mythical Annals mainly detail the rise of power of the kingdom of the Scotii from the 5th century onwards. Btw as detailed not "much of the Scottish population being Scotti and Pict" but rather, much of the population of Scotland *has* Pictish and Scotti ancestry. I can't link but the information is online

I so enjoy your stories and definitely your sense of humor, thank you for the history it is just fascinating

@ScotlandHistoryTours

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome

In my thirty-two years I have never looked into Scottish history as I have since discovering your channel 😂 Incredible tone and pace, thank you!

@ScotlandHistoryTours

2 жыл бұрын

Ah thanks James

Thank you for teaching where 'Daldrian' came from, its the name of geological period of rock formations on the Argyle coast, (Tacitus was as patchy as a drunk forth year on a school trip). My religion is eight volumes of Scottish history so i smile at 'Ordovician' as being a kind of order. Thanks again.

@greggf9273

2 жыл бұрын

Argyll 👍

I am a white guy in Africa. I am 6'5" and a block of a man. Many have gotten the fear of God set in them by just seeing me. Truth is I have not and will not harm another human. I have a dna mix that would make your eyes treat. I speak Germanic languages, Oxford English and some Latin. But my heart and soul is Scottish. You can take the reset and I will loose some as I grow old but I am a Mc Kellar and my family came from Argyll. To hell with what who says

@PredatorUpHill

Жыл бұрын

So that makes you a traitor to your own native home nation in Africa and would abandon it in the attempt to pretend to be Scottish?

ALWAYS loving this channel.

North Carolina here.I just stumbled upon your video's. Thank you for sharing. Great history lesson.

@ScotlandHistoryTours

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for joining in

Another great video! Given the nomadic migrations and intermingling of cultures over the course of human existence, we're all mutts! Some less so perhaps, but still...

@ScotlandHistoryTours

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

@callumlaird9443

2 жыл бұрын

No

Brilliant as ever Bruce. My faither's explanation of Scottish geneology was always that we were just Irish who learned how to swim (guess the Vikings,Picts,English and Welsh/British wouldn't have worked in the joke lol.) He also rather more contentiously claimed that Geordies (people from Northumberland) were just Scots who had forgotten they were Scottish lol. Keep up the good work mate.

@pjmoseley243

2 жыл бұрын

I have heard the joke before, similar to Geordies are Scotsmen....... I wont repeat the rest lol oh and I'm English lol!

@richardbradley5217

2 жыл бұрын

Also Geordies aren't from Northumberland. Northumbrians are from there as my dad is one. Geordies are from Newcastle lol

@coinneachreid8971

2 жыл бұрын

@@richardbradley5217 yeah i know makems and takems guilty of a sweeping generalisation there but in my defence i only qualified it for the sake of our colonial cousins lol

I really enjoyed the drone footage. It helped tell the story! Great job man!! Love from Northwest Arkansas! 💪🇺🇸❤️

@ScotlandHistoryTours

2 жыл бұрын

😜

Another good video, glad I subscribed. BTW Useful Charts has just done a good video on the family tree of Scottish Kings.

I'm wondering how bright it has to be for the Scots to put on sunglasses? Clearly any visible light seems sufficient. :)

@matthewyabsley

2 жыл бұрын

Recovery from the night before. ;-)

@djc2526

2 жыл бұрын

I really struggle in even overcast days. I have shades on more than should be necessary.

@scottmackie9631

2 жыл бұрын

I'm a Scotsmen sitting watching this wearing shades while sitting in the shade 😁

Don't forget the giants were on Scotland first as well,,

Fantastic channel. Thank you!

Absolutely love the videos my man keep it up!

@ScotlandHistoryTours

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Will do!

ind out more about people who made Scotland with this video kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZKaEw7Bse6qTYcY.html

@philippa5004

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting re diaspora/nomadic cultures 👌

@georgefuters7411

2 жыл бұрын

Love the pre-modern period (1st millennia and earlier. So much of the knowledge and culture from the early people's of these isles are lost and forgotten. The more we find out, the more impressive they become. Looking forward to the rest of the series 🙂

@drewfinlay3618

2 жыл бұрын

I'm from Limavady and study in Stirling never knew there might be a link between my wee town and the Scots

@elingrome5853

2 жыл бұрын

when are the BBC calling? now that Neil has joined the evil empire :) Love the channel!

@ScotlandHistoryTours

2 жыл бұрын

There ye go noo

Have a wee look at ROBERT SEPHR's video here on youtube about an EGYPTIAN princess named Scota whose husband was exiled from egypt and they ended up in Caledonia...lol

@daughterofcoll6222

2 жыл бұрын

Two of the twelve tribes exiled from Egypt. The Cult of Aton - Akhenaton- Moses. Lived in Greece for some time, where European Kings and Queens, would travel to pay homage. Eventually, the Cult, came home to the land of their ancestors, Britain. Initially Ireland and Scotland, where they created the Celtic Church. They eventually defaced the entire South of Norway, by way of a massive earthworks, creating a pentagram. The first Scottish King was supposedly Atonist, King Metallurgas(spelling ?)over at Glen Lyon. He was sitting on massive mineral deposits, hence the name. His sister was married to King Caratacus. These Atonists set about destroying paganism and enforcing the new form of Christianity. Rome initially, was simply the central point for administration purposes. These Atonists supposedly spent a lot of time in Rome, attending the British Church, within the Vatican.

@davygould7721

2 жыл бұрын

She married an Irish prince then they fled the Celtic invasion and ended up in Scotland

@danran100

2 жыл бұрын

@@daughterofcoll6222 You're away with the Fairies !

@a.N.....

2 жыл бұрын

Love Robert sephrs videos and his gallon stroll but some times I can't shake a odd feeling about him.

@daughterofcoll6222

2 жыл бұрын

@@danran100 What I am, is divine and sovereign. Organised religion has no hold on me. I seek facts with an open mind.

I learn more from your videos than I have from all the books I have read on Scottish history. I write Scottish historical novels and for my future ones I will be checking out your videos first. You bring history to life in a very concise, informative and entertaining way. Thank you.

@ScotlandHistoryTours

2 жыл бұрын

yAY

This is a wonderful series on Scottish history, beautifully shot and brilliantly enhanced by "Paddy's" atmospheric narration! 😜😁 Like added and subscribed! 🙂

That's a size 8 shoe size in the rock.

Very informative and I liked the way you handled the problem over the origin of the Scots, as during my time at school some teachers would tell it like it was fact and others would completely disregard it. So it was nice to see the many of the potential origins discussed rather than taking the Irish origin as gospel.

@brucecollins4729

2 жыл бұрын

patrick gallimore. the scots coming from ireland is a mythical tale written in the 1500s by irish monks.look up scotlands greek origins.

@Patrick-wy4op

2 жыл бұрын

I know, maybe it didn't come across we'll in my comment but I was saying how it's good that the issue was addressed considering I had teachers at school who talked about it like it was the truth and other teachers who rightly disregarded the myth but they were by no means a majority and it was a fairly even split.@@brucecollins4729

@Patrick-wy4op

2 жыл бұрын

@Savannah Loughlin the problem stems from the fact that some people wrongly attribute this to the whole of Scotland despite the central belt and lowlands being mostly ancient British and Anglo-saxon ancestry. Several groups and politicians keep pushing for Gaelic signs and schools in places like Edinburgh despite the language never being a major force their. Also on the topic of DNA the vast majority of Scots share most of their DNA alongside the Welsh and English with the pre roman inhabitance so while many Scots in the North speak a language and have a culture similar to that of Ireland genetically they are the same as a person on Dorset or Cardiff or Dundee though it is true that people of Scotlands west coast would likely share a notable portion of their DNA with Ireland many In would likely have a similar amount of Danish and Norwegian DNA especially in the Isles and the most northern areas

@eamonlyons8318

2 жыл бұрын

@@brucecollins4729 you are on something. Scotland is Irish

@eamonlyons8318

2 жыл бұрын

@@Patrick-wy4op scottish people spoke gaelic across the land from the border to caithness for hundreds of years

Only recently came across your channel, great vids. My new favourite history channel.

@ScotlandHistoryTours

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard!

You sir are something else. Thanks for the knowledge delivered in a digestible manner. I dig history. And you seem to appreciate history as well, which makes your videos different than most. Saludos desde California!

@ScotlandHistoryTours

Жыл бұрын

So nice of you

Never underestimate the contribution of Sir Walter Scott.

I'm not a Scottish, my ancestors just lived there for a few thousand years, australian true blue now, too far removed to get a UK passport

@belindakennedy5828

2 жыл бұрын

A few hundred years tops thousands of years ,good one🤣😂🤣

@tomasbyrom3954

2 жыл бұрын

@@belindakennedy5828 , there's evidence of people living in Scotland for 14,000 years. Why couldn't his family have been there for more than a few hundred?

@kerrick7621

2 жыл бұрын

Same here, but We’re American now.

@joshua3171

2 жыл бұрын

@@belindakennedy5828 DNA, going off your profile photo you still are a descendant of wolves be it a distant 1

@PredatorUpHill

2 жыл бұрын

@@joshua3171 Yes you would be Australian by ethnicity as well as by native nationality. People are a product of the land they came from, this includes the USian Yankee Americans and Canuck Canadians as well as the New Zealander Kiwis etc.

Thank you for your very interesting videos, fantastic history lessons. 😊

@ScotlandHistoryTours

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@michaelfrost4584

2 жыл бұрын

As an Australian, of course l have Scottish and lrish ancestors and very proud of it .

another job well done, Bruce. I enjoyed it. oh, I'm also a subscriber now. thanks again.

@ScotlandHistoryTours

2 жыл бұрын

Yay

I love you, your knowledge, your channel and your sense of humour. Born and raised in America, I traced my ancestors to bonnie Scotland and is a source of pride. Thank you!

It's cool seeing my local area on here, I'm from Lochgilphead so 5m from dunadd, hope you do more videos on argyll as we have alot of cool historic locations

@ScotlandHistoryTours

2 жыл бұрын

Kilmartin Glen to come

@mimiissocoollike1

2 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to it!

Cannae believe i've never stumbled upon your product before Mr Fummey , Thankyou for these most entertaining and informative history presentations.

@ScotlandHistoryTours

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard!

Terrific as usual, keep up the good work.

@ScotlandHistoryTours

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!