The 2000-Year-Old Tomb On a Remote Scottish Island 

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Haha Oh I don't mind, 700 views is like 4 times the population of my island! Thats a lot to me!

@@CalumRaasay That's an awesome refreshing mindset, nowadays people have been desensitized to the numbers online, we see 700 and don't bat an eye, 1 million and see it as normal, and only go "wow" when it's 10 million or other crazy numbers I'd also be happy if I made a video and got 10 likes, 10 different people from all around the world liking what one made :) But still, I really loved your other videos, found you through your snow cruiser video! That one was great, and the amount of views you got from it was 100% earned! I just think that *relative* you should be getting more for the effort you put into your content, cheers m8, keep creating, remember there'll be an audience to watch as always :D

@@CalumRaasay your content and production are so good. Keep making videos like this and folks will find it, and when they find the backlog you'll blow up, hahaha.

@@CalumRaasay Your video did just appear in my recommended. So I suppose you should expect a few more views to pile in.

RNGJesus!? 🤣🤣🤣

Thank you!

As a Canadian, I wish somebody other then the French over here used “wee” 😜

haha yeah, there's two sides to it- so many sites around here need attention, investigation and better protection but at the same time I can't deny it's wonderful being able to experience these sites 'in situ' and without anything around them.

@@CalumRaasay it's the eternal paradox isn't it, it's like the value of "collectables", good when thier value rises as they are acknowledged as being of greater worth, (monetary and intellectual), but then you find you can no longer afford to collect them!.

The Ness of Brodgar has dressed stone buildings dating back to 2600 BCE, 600 years earlier than anywhere else known so far.

Thank you! Sorry I missed a whole bunch of your very lovely comments and thank you very much for your lovely feedback!

And a good air raid shelter..haha.

@@jamesdevine1005 By far the most important resources that would have been stored in the bunkers was tar and rope. Tar and rope were the engines of boats. The sort of thing required to maintain the heavy traffic past the British road-blockwith all city states sharing commodities whist transfer passed the 500 to 1200 mile journey around Britain to France from Ireland, in the days before the Caledonian Canal. The local population would be relied on for ship repairs after a storm to have a store of safe shellfish/ballast water, fuel and food perhaps even lightthouses advertising the supplier. A never ending supply of rope would best be stored along with tar reasonably close to shore but underground where it could be reliably ignored until needed. The Cymeric traders had a system of hostages that ensured trade was carried on safely wherever the traveller ended up these hostages were typically sons of lairds and may well have married, locally further strengthening trade routes.

Thanks so funny, but exactly why I made this video! Glad you got a chance to see it.

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it, and glad I can perhaps help take some people’s mind off of all our current madness!

Thanks Al, and yeah can't exactly complain can I! Great place to have spent the last year of lockdown ;)

@@CalumRaasay I'm so excited to have found this video. I became very attached to Raasay from 1989 - 1993, Geology mapping thesis, and I stayed in the old Magazine. I connected the water mains to the Magazine a stone's throw from this Soutraine .... and was oblivious it was there. Was it nigh on invisible before the excavation?

Thank you Brad! Appreciate that

Wow, thank you! Glad you enjoyed it :)

Thanks Austin! Whereabouts were your grandparents? I live in Orkney for a while! Love the place.

@@CalumRaasay without giving away too much personal details, near loch Stenness.

Austin McGrath beautiful spot! Used to live around Kirkwall for a while and was a guide at a few tombs.

@@CalumRaasay I remember seeing your Orkney pictures donkey years ago on Instagram. That's where I came from.

Thank you! yeah to be honest 11-15 minutes is a great time format, and it forces me to edit neatly and not hang around too long, which is often a problem with yotuube videos!

Haha thanks Brandon!

Sometimes the more 'boring' uses are the most interesting!

Thank you! Really enjoyed making this :)

It’s just the shale beyond there I’m afraid. Very mysterious looking but like I say we’re essentially in a basin with the stone walls ‘coating’ the interior.

@@CalumRaasay Aaaah, ok. Now it makes sense. I was bamboozled by the odd shape, as if it was an antechamber, but if it's a basin, that makes perfect sense as to the shape. Thanks.

Thanks Finn! Hoping to make a lot more about Scottish historical sites in the future!

This is a very silly plan but I'd love to build a recreation on my land some day. Maybe keep some skyrim props in there.

@Calum That would be pretty sweet! I’d love to visit Scotland one day, I’m pretty much 100% Scottish, you can see it in the name lol. We took some DNA tests and we’re part of clan MacLachlan, which is super old. Maybe my ancestors built things like that?

Maybe you do!

Thank you Dave! I like that people enjoy the varied content- so many channels focus on such specifics and their audience is so demanding of that particualr content I feel I would sicken myself quite quickly (for example if I only made videos about antarctic snow cruisers!), so I enjoy mixing things up!

Thank you chip! Had a lot of fun making this and I really hope I get the chance to make more like it!

Thanks Colin! Been great fun getting a chance to make these.

Thanks for watching Tom!

I never really considered that- I might make some more to tide people over in lockdown!

Thank you Timon!

Thank you kindly!

Thanks for watching!

Thank you!

Let me know if you ever want a tour of the island!

@@CalumRaasay I'll take you up on that one day! Likewise if you ever end up in South Australia and want a tour of some of my local ancient places feel free to message!

Thanks sausage! 🍆

Thank you Felix! Appreciate that!

Thanks James, yeah really can't complain about where I am, thats for sure!

Great comment, and fully agree! While I'm keen to build my house at the moment, what really excites me is the idea of both clearing my land of Rhododendron so my trees can breathe a bit easier and so I can plant more!

@@CalumRaasay Well, you've got your work cut out then. Virtually speaking that is. The rest is surely mostly a matter of persistance. I'd love to come and help you but I am too busy with my one-tree forrest! :-)

It really is!

Reminds me of a quote from an article in the New Yorker I was reading yesterday about the Falklands. One fo the farmers who used to work the hills talked about how less hectic and busy life was "you had a year to do a year’s work, and there was nothing you could do to change the cycle". Really like that. That said these guys were no doubt incredibly busy, far busier than me!

Oh gosh yeah, the Western Isles have so much to show off- especially the more unknown structures such as wheelhouses.

Thank you Giffy, I've always been somewhat obsessed with them!

@@CalumRaasay There is such a rich history in that part of the world. I live in New England and while there certainly is a history here and even some that goes back pretty far, the places are few and far between.

I think you're referring to the to Mine Howe on Orkney. Without a doubt one of the most facinating Iron Age structures in the UK

Eh, one of the few downsides of being in north America, especially Kansas. Our written history could be debated as early as the 15th century when Coronado came. Sadly because a large amout of native Americans didn't keep records or build permanent villages in Kansas (due to being nomadic). Much of what could be have been a rich history was lost. On the bright side I can go anywhere in kansas and not have to worry about unexploded ordinances from modern wars. So I feel like its a fair trade

American here - saying one region has the best BBQ over another is tantamount to starting a fight! I'm partial to Texas BBQ myself.

The drywall doesn't lead anywhere. You can actually see from above, especially during excavation, that it's dug down into the stone. It's essentially a basin lined with stone so it can't lead anywhere. Looking closely you can actually make out the stone face behind the wall.

Haha can't say I can complain about my lot in life!

No, it’s built into a rock basin so you can actually see where it ends from the outside. Just a retaining wall

If Demolition Man taught me anything, you need those shells.

It’s just the shale beyond there I’m afraid. Very mysterious looking but like I say we’re essentially in a basin with the stone walls ‘coating’ the interior.

I did try but unfortunately my 'continuous shot' didnt work once I got home 🙄. Don't know if specifically lidar in this area but it has been used in and around digs, there's a wealth of info on CANMORE about the surrounding areas here.