I am Elena, a creative based in Perthshire, Scotland. I love nature and the outdoors, so I spend a lot of my time going on hikes and mountain walks. Thus, a lot of my videos are travel and nature vlogs. I am also interested in Scottish history and pre-history and with my partner Conor (who is an Archaeology graduate) I visit places like Pictish hillforts, ancient monuments, Scottish castles and similar sites to share information about them with anybody who is interested. This is a personal channel, so you will also find some videos where I talk about my life experience and my favourite things. I hope you can find a little something here, be it information, relaxation or inspiration.
Thank you again for posting another wonderful video. Your cinematography is, as usual, superb, and Barney is a great addition to your touring family. You have again taken me to the lands of my ancestors, a voyage I could never otherwise undertake. And your smile is a delightful indicator of how much you enjoy what you are doing. Again my thanks and best wishes.
We had kids with us on the walk and didn't encounter any overly dangerous or too hard to manage bits. There were some rocky bits where we had to scramble and help the kids out. Perhaps what you mean could be further on as you go up towards the actual mountain tops? 🤔
Nice video and interesting to see. Maybe learn some Gaelic though? Will obvs help with pronounciation but will probably open up a lot more knowledge of Scotland. Gu math a thèid leat. All the best.
An amazing vlog for March, seeing the Japanese Samurai Museum was quite intriguing I found myself drawn in. The oil paintings in the art gallery were beyond incredible. My mother used to collect bells too and that's a neat little collection your mom has.
It's a toss-up between the second and third bell that struck one as pleasing, with the second bell being the favourite of those two. Surprising of the amount of graffiti there in Germany. It just seems that that wouldn't be so prevalent in the public square like that. (JUST an observation, not critiquing) At least the sky graffiti wasn't visible there... Thanks for another aesthetically pleasing video collection of one's travels!
Nice flavour of Berlin in spring! Thanks for sharing the footage of the samurai museum, very impressive for a museum outside Japan!! Wonder why it's so extensive a collection.its handy to go back and view the footage as you don't always have as much time look and read everything at the time.
Very informative however Camelon /Camelot is the old Roman fort at Falkirk not far from Arthurs ovens. One place that is of tremendous importance that hasn't had any drone footage over it as yet you may like to do a programme on is which is a unique Druid serpent mound at Meigle Skelmorlie in Ayrshire. There is only two of these mounds that are known in Scotland the other is in Argyll, although St Vigeans near Arbroath maybe another which has not yet been identified yet. Again this would be interesting to get some drone footage. Really enjoyed this keep the programmes coming. 🤩👍
Particularly interesting to me because I am currently reading a book about Queen Morguase, King Arthur's half sister, who was married to King Lot of Orkney. Mordred, King Arthur's son was born here. I believe in the legend of King Arthur. Ties in with history and the natural history of Britain.
@@OnMistyMountains Ben Y Hone catches everyone out. In Gaelic there are only 18 letters, which means combinations of letters make different sounds, especially if there's an H involved and there is no Z, which is an anomaly from an English translation. Without wanting to offend anyone, Gaelic is one of the hardest languages for English people, to learn, there are sounds that dont correspond to the written language, unusual sounds, gutteral, nasal, silent letters, lentations, different sentence order, gender specific, variable accents and to top that, local names that have no relation to what is on a sign post. The Walking Highlands website has a pronunciation for each mountain, but even the Gaelic speaker on it got this one wrong
Hi Elena! I am Ian and I live in North Ayrshire though I am from Stirling originally. I have been to the Wallace Monument many times. I really enjoy yer observations from your adventures. A welcome escape from many things happening in this world. Thank you for sharing! 😊
Superb vid, visited that wee bit of the Gask ridge recently (muir o Fauld) on a freezing cold day. It's spooky to look to the hills and wonder what went through the soldiers minds each night. Or what the tribes made of it all,:the road, the towers, forts. Ardoch is an amazing place though, so strange how it survived (you can walk along the ramparts) whereas other sites like Inchtuthil faded away over the centuries.
To be fair, Inchtuthil has cows all over it. Sometimes the ownership and use of the land can make a difference. I get the impression though that Ardoch was just a massive architectural effort compared to some less preserved Roman camps in Scotland.
Yes, it's almost better when there's less to see as you have to let your imagination take over. Think you are right those ditches at Ardoch got dug so deeply for some reason! Maybe at Inchtuthil they reckoned they were safe (ish) so didn't spend the time digging and then 2000 years of cows has undone all that hard work. Very inspiring work though, need to get up those hills to see those hill forts!
Great view of the Tay from those hillforts! Think I read the Romans had to cross that exact spot using a bridge made out of boats, all adds to the magic/mystery of those hills!
Your landscapes and skyscapes are superb. Your coverage of the sites are very informative as well. The nature moments are terrific (an otter!!). I always feel like I was there, not just saw some pictures.Thanks for posting.
It's great to even just visit Abbey Craig, the hill the monument is on, and imagine the Scots troops perched up there waiting for the battle to begin and walk around the woods. 😁
Excellent video and well narrated. Should have visited Kirkhill as its probably the best preserved of the signal stations, plus you get a clear view to the ochils.
For years; you document your journey with great dedication and consistency. And you share your experiences with us. Moreover, you do this in a very professional way. I wrote this before, I hope these videos reach more people. It's nice to see you again. Have a safe trip, with love to you and Conor.
My partner Conor has written a blog post comparing Shakespeare's Macbeth to the historical Scottish king Macbeth. You can read it here: www.lowlandheritagetours.com/post/who-was-the-real-macbeth
Great locations with stunning scenery. Winter always looks great, but I really wish the spring would hurry up! I like using my Nikon DSLR my only wish it they had a better autofocus system for video. When taking images it's great but for video, the focus tends to hunt back and forth trying to find focus. I ended up setting it to single servo AF then just pressing focus to get focus, film the shot and then repeat for the next.
Mine doesn't even autofocus in videos at all. That's fine with me, I like the manual approach. 😂 I just need a speedy autofocus when I shoot from a driving car (which I enjoy a lot, just wish my non-nikon lenses were faster in focusing). Thanks for stopping by! 😁
Beautiful cinematography. The vistas of Scotland and the colors courtesy of the low sun of winter are indeed very special. Here we had cloud-a-thon in December with less than 10 hours of sun for the month. Thanks for posting.
@@OnMistyMountains I totally agree!! And Scottish landscapes are superb. Our clouds here (north central US) were just shades of grey with the rare peek through of a bright object up there over landscapes that are beautiful when green but otherwise uninspiring unless there is a lake in view. That's why I appreciated your gorgeous clouds, especially the prismatics (!!!) all the more. Thanks again.
Uchtred MacDowall a Scottish nobleman, and my tenth great grandfather, who lived in the 16th century. He was a Laird of Garthland and was involved in the Raid of Ruthven in 1582. The group of nobles would gather at Ruthven and plot what each of them would do and how it was to be done. Uchtred was later pardoned for his involvement in the raid and the conspiracy was forgiven and he was given his lands and a charter from the king for the barony of Cornwall and that of Garthland. That is how I am here to write this. In 1729 my family came to America on the George and Ann. Thank you for sharing this video!!!
Well done, your visit was most interesting. I have driven past the castle, en route to another castle in Glenlyon, numerous times and next time I'll call in. Many thanks.
