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DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY - THE SCENIC PART OF SCOTLAND WHERE SAM WAS BORN!

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Watch this video to learn more about the beautiful region of Scotland called Dumfries & Galloway, a fascinating area of Scotland that many people know little about.
This is where famous Outlander actor Sam Heughan was born, but was also home to many other famous people and famous historical moments.
It's also a wonderful area to visit for leisure and culture, with so much to see and do!

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@KittyO7878 2 года назад

Oldest post office in the world is in Sanquhar D&G and I was going to mention Wanlockhead, my mum and dad live in the 2nd highest Leadhills, it's true what you say so many people miss it and it's a absolutely beautiful place, I'm lucky to live here.

@gordonsscotland8441 2 года назад

Absolutely, Kitty! Kind regards, Gordon

@eringardiner9876 4 года назад

We had to go there because a big chunk of my ancestors were from there- turns out it’s stunningly beautiful!

@gordonsscotland8441 4 года назад

Indeed it is, Erin! It deserves to receive more visitors. Kind regards. Gordon

@MagpieHoney Год назад

This is probably my favorite video :) Thank you 🥰

@gordonsscotland8441 Год назад

My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it. It’s such a lovely part of Scotland! Kind regards, Gordon

@dawnboren594 2 года назад

I would love to visit there. My great grandfather immigrated from Kirckubright back in 1905. We are the McLellan clan.

@gordonsscotland8441 2 года назад

Kirkcudbright is just lovely, Dawn! Try and go there, you'll love it! Kind regards, Gordon

@johnwilson3842 2 месяца назад

MacLellan’s Castle is in the centre of Kirkcudbright 😊

@margostewart9743 4 года назад

Sounds Beautiful Gordon, Thanks for sharing 😀

@gordonsscotland8441 4 года назад

It's a lovely part of Scotland, Margo. Has its own unique charm! Kind regards. Gordon

@wowbagger3505 Год назад

My ancestors are from the Fleet Bay area of Galloway, I have spent time in Edinburgh, the Borders, and some of the Highlands, but need to see Dumfies and Galloway.

@gordonsscotland8441 Год назад

Definitely try and get there. I think you’ll love it! Kind regards, Gordon

@cindyullery8732 4 года назад

Have visited the Highlands 3 times but have only been able to drive through the Lowlands. Thanks for sharing the history of Dumfries and Galloway. I am now wanting to visit the area. Love Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@gordonsscotland8441 4 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it, Cindy. You should try and visit some time! Kind regards. Gordon

@richardgressle2640 3 года назад

My ancestors are from Dumfries. Thank you

@gordonsscotland8441 3 года назад

It’s a lovely part of Scotland, Richard! Kind regards, Gordon

@garymi2 3 года назад

Wow...you really covered the area well. Lots of our favorite places. May be that's because we are of Clan Maxwell, but maybe because it is one of the less tourist visited area with lots of charm! Revirsco!

@gordonsscotland8441 3 года назад

It is a lovely part of Scotland, Gary! Kind regards, Gordon

@courtneymclandsborough8003 Год назад

Hello from the states, I was going through a family book from my fathers side of the family and have come to know that our ancestors resided in The Glenkens in the north of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright. The book traced back to the 1700s with the names of McClamroch, McLandsborough and Landsborough. Some of the pages referenced in our family book was from "Our Galloway Ancestors " by John McLandsborough, retired Civil Engineer, Manningham, Bradford, Yorkshire, May of 1898. Scotland is beautiful! Thank you for sharing information, so interesting!!

@gordonsscotland8441 Год назад

Very interesting, Courtney! Your ancestors are from such a lovely part of Scotland. You should try and visit! Kind regards, Gordon

@cherylperry2910 Год назад

My family ancestors migrated from midlothian, Edinburgh Scotland to Maryland, USA in the late 1600’s, I would love to have a segment talking about that time period. Plus, what they wore at that time.

@gordonsscotland8441 Год назад

I'll try my best, Cheryl! Kind regards, Gordon

@davidmckissack7528 2 года назад

Really enjoyed this. So informative, with an intelligent and amiable host. I've been watching quite a few RU-vid videos in anticipation of a visit to the region with my wife this summer, and this was hands-down the best. What a relief to find something that doesn't try to fancy the message up like Hollywood with melodramatic music and faux winsomeness. God bless you, sir.

@gordonsscotland8441 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it, David! Hope you made it here. Kind regards, Gordon

@mikeherren5604 3 года назад

Gordon, Thank you for so very much for your very simple and informative videos about your homeland. This episode was of particular interest because at 60 years of age I just found out my people came From kircudbrightshire and if understand correctly were of the loosely formed lowlands Heron “clan” as they were part the infamous border reviers. I can’t wait to visit all of Scotland especially that area although I don’t expect to find out much family history there as some left for Germany after culloden and later for America during the clearings. Sincerest thanks. Michael Herren

@gordonsscotland8441 3 года назад

Glad you found it of interest, Michael! Kind Regards, Gordon

@straycat1674 3 года назад

Coming back to this video as it popped up in my timeline again. I would love it if I could find some videos on my ancestors, the MacCullochs.

@gordonsscotland8441 3 года назад

Certainly from Galloway, but I'm not heard of any specific videos about them. Kind regards, Gordon

@monisafraser1969 3 года назад

This was a very informative video. I enjoyed the information and would love to attend the book fair in the fall. I also found the information about the starting place of Christianity in Scotland starting in this area! Thank you for all the information you share in all your videos!

@monisafraser1969 3 года назад

@420rgb2 2 I believe he said 397ad in whithorn (if I am spelling that right) in Dumphries and Galloway is where they have that claim.

@gordonsscotland8441 3 года назад

St Ninian is said to have built his shrine at Whithorn in 397AD, Monisa. It was called 'Candida Casa' (Latin for 'White House') and 'Whithorn' is the modern form of the Anglo Saxon version of those words. Kind regards, Gordon

@claudinepuglisicagwin1850 2 года назад

Thank you, Gordon for a very interesting and fascinating history of D&G! I would love to visit this area one day. By the way, I really liked your tartan vest! Have a Merry Christmas and a safe and healthy New Year!

@gordonsscotland8441 2 года назад

Try and get there one day, Claudine, I'm sure you would love it. Thank you for the kind compliment re my outfit! Kind regards, Gordon

@marilynnoosterhof1853 2 года назад

I hope someday I can travel to Galloway. Our clan (McDowell) originated from there.

@gordonsscotland8441 2 года назад

You'll love it, Marilynn! Kind regards, Gordon

@katielouise3924 3 года назад

I love your bookcase because it is like mine. 😄 I have too many books and need a full walled bookcase! I enjoy your videos so much! I have just discovered my Scottish heritage this year via ancestry.com thru my father’s side, Johnston(e). I hope to discover it as well as what my great aunt on my mother’s side discovered: she traced our family’s ancestry back to before William the Conqueror to B.C. times. Someday, I wish to visit Scotland, as well as the U.K., to see where my ancestors lived.

@gordonsscotland8441 3 года назад

Hi Katie. I have lots of books on the floor, I need to get a bigger bookcase! Johnstone is a very well known name in Scotland, especially in the Borders from whence they originated. They were a very powerful clan, but often at odds with their neighbours, in particular the Moffats. (this was not unusual amongst Scottish clans, in fact it was the norm!). Their lands were in Annandale which is a lovely part of the Scottish Lowlands. You should try and come to Scotland and visit Annandale, I'm sure you would love it. The town of Moffat is very nice. Kind regards. Gordon

@wesleybass6681 2 года назад

Hello, from the States. I've been tracing my Scottish ancestry and your videos have been very informative as I'm learning my way around Scotland and it's history. My paternal side shares DNA with surnames around Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire, Dumfries & Galloway. I was wondering, do you know of any good books on those counties?

@gordonsscotland8441 2 года назад

Sorry for the delay in replying, Wesley. I've been really busy recently (we moved house!). I can't think of any books that would be specifically about those counties, I'm afraid. You'll have to try to come and visit! Kind regards, Gordon

@patriciayohn6136 3 года назад

My maiden name is Bell and my Great Great Grandfather, John Bell emigrated to Philadelphia from Paisley in 1859, but I believe further back we were Border Revievers who became part of The Plantation to Ulster, as he was born in Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland in 1841, but around 1853, he moved back to Paisley because he had family there, learned his trade there. Also, when you spoke of Dark Sky parks, we have one in Pennsylvania, it is Cherry Springs Park in north Central Pennsylvania and it is the darkest sky in the US I believe. They have viewing grounds and small observatories and people come from all over the World to star gaze and photograph. Look it up on Wikipedia. Thank you for your lovely talk.

@gordonsscotland8441 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it, Patricia. Many of the Scots-Irish who emigrated from Ulster to the US cam originally from the Scottish Borders. I love the Dark Skies - if I ever get the chance I'll visit the one in Pennsylvania! Kind regards, Gordon

@patriciayohn6136 3 года назад

I hope you do get to come to Pennsylvania someday.

@jamesjames3146 3 года назад

Interesting there is a New Annan in Nova-Scotia where McLellan's settled in the 1700's. From family history I read that McLellan's had to pay a penalty to the Douglas Clann?? I am not sure if this was an English thing. Great video.

@gordonsscotland8441 3 года назад

The Douglas family were the predominant clan in that part of Scotland, James, so I am sure quite a number of families would have had to pay them some form of penalty. Kind regards, Gordon

@bobjackson4720 3 года назад

I lived in Moniaive, Dumfries and High Tae near Lochmaben. I lived there in the mid to late sixties. In those days Dumfries was a very attractive market and tourist town which also featured lots of light industry. On my last visit to Dumfries, I was very disappointed, most of the shops were closed, the light industry was gone. If a shop wasn't closed, it was a pound shop or a charity shop. A very sad and disappointing transformation.

@gordonsscotland8441 3 года назад

I agree, Bob. I remember the Dumfries of many years ago, a busy bustling town! Unfortunately many towns in Scotland have went the same way. Changing times, I'm afraid! Kind regards, Gordon

@CaptainSiCo 17 дней назад

⁠I know that area quite well, Bob - but I’ve never found out his to pronounce Hightae. Is it High-tye or High-tee?

@AlannahRyane Год назад

I've been pulling clues from your talks re: Peter Martin of 1749 Founding of Halifax Nova Scotia rumored to be from Galway. However descendant Y-DNA results show closest matches to Maxwell then Ramsay of Galloway. Found a parish lists on D & G Family history of Martiins although no searches online so far have found a Peter...its just a gut hunch

@gordonsscotland8441 Год назад

Good luck with that, Alannah! Quite a lot of immigrants to Nova Scotia apparently came via the United States, rather than direct from Scotland. Might be worthwhile keeping that in mind. Kind regards, Gordon

@AlannahRyane Год назад

@@gordonsscotland8441 Thanks yes I have a lot of colonist lines and I have tracked all the Scots coming in because of my Scot lines. This is another dna test wrench thrown in . I got a few lists of Martins from the d & g society to look for unless I join them. 23 years of looking at every option for this guy this dna direction is at least a new direction. Love your videos

@janicecarruthers3403 2 года назад

Hi Gordon...Really enjoyed your video; my first step in getting some historical background on Dumfries. My burning question is: what were the conditions in that beautiful part of Scotland that would drive my great grandfather and his two brothers to set sail for New Zealand in 1860? .Besides gold!! Perhaps you could point to some of the best sources for that kind of information? I understand now the love of the coastland that has been inter-generational and easily transferable from Dumfries (where I've yet to visit) to NZ....thanks so much from Janice, NZ

@gordonsscotland8441 2 года назад

Dear Janice Glad you enjoyed the video. I suspect the main reason for your family emigrating from Dumfries would be economic. This was then (and still is now!) the main driver for people wishing to leave Scotland - they want a better life for themselves and their families. The population of Scotland was growing rapidly in the 19th century, from 1,608,000 in the census of 1801 to 2,889,000 in 1851. However, even with the development of industry, there were insufficient good jobs to be had. In addition, due to the Irish potato famine of 1845-49 it is estimated over 100,000 Irish people arrived in Scotland looking for work. So, whilst as you said Dumfriesshire is a beautiful part of our country, there’s a well known saying...’you can’t eat the scenery!’. Over two million Scots left their homeland in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and the overwhelming majority of them did so for a better life. However, in addition to economic problems, Scotland in the 1800s was experiencing considerable social unrest. The American and French revolutions had raised the notion of democracy, and political movements called ‘Radicals’ had sprung up demanding reform. Troops returning home in their thousands at the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 quickly became disillusioned by the lack of work and poor conditions at home, and there was a growing sense of discontent in Scotland. Following the Peterloo Massacre in 1819, when troops and yeomanry charged unarmed protesters in Manchester, a former soldier, John Baird from Dunbartonshire, formed a group called the ‘Condorrat Radicals’, who were demanding universal franchise and other political reforms. The entire 28-man committee of his group were arrested and in protest, 60,000 Scottish workers went on strike. Baird, who had been released, then led a small group of men on a march to the Carron Ironworks near Falkirk, the main manufacturer of armaments, in an attempt to obtain weapons. They were attacked by the Stirlingshire Yeomanry and surrendered. There were further riots in other areas of Scotland when crowds tried to free radicals who had been arrested. Subsequently the imprisoned radicals were tried for treason, with Baird and his close friend Andrew Hardie being executed and twenty others deported to penal colonies. The aftermath of this whole period led, however, to the 1832 Reform Act which started the process of extending the democratic franchise. Unrest continued, however, throughout the century with continued demands for universal suffrage, but it took two further Reform Acts (1867 and 1884) to establish this, and then only for men. So, Scotland was in a bit of turmoil both economically and socially, and these factors may have played a part in the decision of your relatives to head to New Zealand. Kind regards from Scotland to you and your family. Gordon PS Try to come and visit sometime!

@janicecarruthers3403 2 года назад

@@gordonsscotland8441 Thank you so much Gordon for such a lengthy and informative reply. Only just discovered it from two months ago! You certainly gave me an introduction to conditions prevailing at the time, and some interesting leads to follow up. I'll surely be up for a visit one day when NZ opens up from it's current hermit-kingdomhood!

@dianeschubert9273 Год назад

That's where my ancestors were from..

@gordonsscotland8441 Год назад

Lovely part of Scotland, Diane! Kind regards, Gordon

@beemaningi 3 года назад

Holy Moses. I was hoping to see beautiful Scotland. It’s just a nice man talking.! I’m sure he had good things to say. I’m just being cheeky.

@gordonsscotland8441 3 года назад

What a disappointment for you - I'm so sorry! I had hoped to be do more external videoing but Covid put a stop to that. Hopefully I might get a chance to do some soon. Until then you'll just have to put up with me! Kind regards, Gordon

@straycat1674 4 года назад

Can't forget about Cardoness. Not the most magnificent tower house, but a great ruin that is said to be haunted...

@gordonsscotland8441 4 года назад

Yes, a great castle to visit in lovely Kirkcudbright. It was owned by the MacCullochs whose Sir Godfrey McCulloch was executed in Edinburgh (by the Scottish version of the French guillotine, called the ‘Maiden’) for the murder of a Clan Gordon neighbour!

@straycat1674 4 года назад

I would love a vid on Haunted castles of Scotland, if you would be so inclined. Speaking of Cardoness, I have heard it is haunted and possibly cursed.

@hughmaxwell8143 3 года назад

Dumfries regrettably is rather forlorn today. Hope the city can find a way back- it used to be wonderful

@gordonsscotland8441 3 года назад

I agree, Hugh. Hopefully it may resurrect itself. It was always such a lovely place to visit! Kind regards, Gordon

@johnwilson3842 2 месяца назад

It’s just the High Street that is a bit in need of attention. The rest of the town is lovely still.

@hughmaxwell8143 2 месяца назад

@@johnwilson3842 good to hear, thank you. Hope to be back soon

@mikeherren5604 3 года назад

I have no knowledge of them being on that battle obviously which would seem right anyway it’s just the time most disappeared and showed up in Germany

@gordonsscotland8441 3 года назад

Interesting, Mike. I wonder if they already had connections in Germany? Kind regards. Gordon

@mikeherren5604 3 года назад

Ps. You wouldn’t be interested in being a paid guide for a visiting “expat “would ya? MH

@gordonsscotland8441 3 года назад

Let's see what things are like once we return to whatever normal will be, Mike! Keep in touch via email gordonsscotland@hotmail.com Kind regards, Gordon