isle of lewis
This was a tour of the Isle of Lewis Scotland on April 30, 2013. Driving from the town of Stornoway, to our rental cottage, on to Callanais Stone Circle, to the north shore with sea birds and a light house then driving back around to the other side of the island to The Castle and Stacks formations at Garry Beach and ended at the Bridge to Nowhere.
Tolsta Chaolais | Isle of Lewis
Paradise. Tolsta Chaolais a small crofting village in the Isle of Lewis.
The Hebridean Way - 1st on YouTube! (156miles/247km walking route) September 2017
This is our adventure on Britain's newest long distance walking route The Hebridean Way in September 2017. We completed the 156 mile walk in 11 days and this is the first video on YouTube on the completed walking route.
If you are thinking of backpacking this route and want some information leave a comment and I'll get back to you.
I will warn you though that the route in some places is not very well waymarked and there are long stretches of road walking to contend with along with very exposed moorland crossings. Think of the Rannoch Moor crossing on the West Highland Way then times it by 10 !
Also, apart from the Machair Way, you will be following waymarkers through pathless marshland where no one has walked before these markers were placed. Only near the end of the trail, before the 9 mile road walk to Lews Castle, you will actually walk on established paths again like The Coffin Route and The Scholars' Path.
You will also need to carry water in the south part of the islands because freshwater is scarce.
It is a long, lonely walk but it will reward you with landscape like nowhere else on the British Isles and the people of the Hebrides are so far beyond hospitable that a new word should be added to the dictionary just for them! :-)
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Scotland Travel Guide - Visiting Isle of Skye
Take a tour of Isle of Skye in Scotland, United Kingdom -- part of the World's Greatest Attractions travel video series by GeoBeats.
On the eastern coast of the island, the town of Portree looks towards mainland Scotland.
The majestic Isle of Skye, off the Scottish west coast, is a national highlight.
There is nowhere in the world quite like it, this island is full of wonders.
There is the gray, rocky face of the so-called Old Man of Storr.
The Kilt Rock, on the coast, is so known for its patterns which resemble clan tartans.
You can visit the grave of the famous Scottish Jacobite, heroine Flora MacDonald.
From Uig, visitors can take ferries out to the more distant islands of the Outer Hebrides.
Route W5 Stornoway to Tolsta Time Lapsed
Time Lapse on route W5 from Stornoway to Tolsta and then back to Stornoway.
Via:
Gress Loop
North Tolsta including Camach Park
School Road
New Tolsta
North Tolsta including Camach Park
Gress Loop
I do not own any music I play in this video.
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Song: Going Home (Theme From The Local Hero)
Artist: Mark Knopfler
Album: The Best Of - Private Investigations
Writers: Mark Knopfler
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Isle of Lewis&Harris 2018 Travel Vlog(1)
Travelling to the highlands remote islands - Isle of Lewis & Harris
Day 1- 2 Sept 2018
England - Isle of Skye - ferry
Strange Castle in the Middle of Nowhere by Drone
This castle was built near the old mining town of Austin, Nevada, by an eccentric mining tycoon. The elevation here is about 7,000 feet.
This is from Wikipedia:
Stokes Castle is a three-story stone tower located just outside Austin, Nevada. It was built by Anson Phelps Stokes, a mine developer, railroad magnate, and banker. Intending the building as a summer home, Stokes began building the castle in 1896, completing it in 1897.[2]
The castle is patterned after a tower that Stokes had seen and admired in the Roman Campagna in Italy. The castle is built of hand-hewn native granite, and the huge stones were hoisted into place with a hand winch and held in place with rock wedging and clay mortar.[3] The kitchen and dining room were on the first floor, while the second floor contained the living room and the third floor housed two bedrooms.[2] Each of the floors had a fireplace, and the second and third floors each had a balcony. The roof had a battlemented terrace.[3]
The family only occupied the Stokes Castle for a short time. The family traveled west in June 1897 with friends and spent about a month in the castle. They spent a few more days in October 1897. They returned in the summer of 1898, but they sold their mine, the milling equipment, and the castle, and never returned to the town.[2]
Eventually, the castle fell into disrepair until Molly Magee Knudsen, a cousin of Stokes, bought the castle in 1956.[2] The tower was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1] The Castle is currently owned by HW Trapnell of Austin, NV and Dunsmuir, CA.
The Outer Hebrides - Water & Stone
In the late summer of 2011 my partner Kate and I travelled to the Outer Hebrides. We called in at Holy Island, Edinburgh, Findhorn Foundation and Ullapool on our way from Lincolnshire. We crossed the dark waters to Stornoway by ferry, under a wet and windy sky. The captain told us it may be a rough and stormy crossing.
This was our first visit to these islands on the north-western outpost of the British Isles. We were in love as we travelled, and I think more in love when we returned home. The Hebrides though, with its weather, with its space, with its natural beauty, and with its intense isolation built up a significantly different meaning for the each of us. These poems I hope capture my side of the story. They are dedicated to Kate.
Tynwald Day 5/5
The session is held in both the Royal Chapel of St John the Baptist and the open air on Tynwald Hill (an artificial mound). The meeting, the first recorded instance of which dates to 1417, is known as Midsummer Court. It is attended by members of the two branches of Tynwald: the House of Keys, and the Legislative Council. The Lieutenant Governor, the representative of the Lord of Mann, presides except on the occasions when the Lord or another member of the British Royal Family is in attendance.
In 1753, the Isle of Man chose to replace the Julian Calendar with the Gregorian Calendar after Great Britain had already done so; the move required a shift of eleven days.
The Lieutenant Governor is preceded by the Sword-Bearer, who wears a scarlet uniform and bears the Sword of State.
All participants wear bollan bane, the Manx national flower, otherwise known as mugwort.
The path is strewn with rushes; the tradition is traceable to the Celtic custom of propitiating the sea god, Manannan, by offering bundles of rushes on Midsummer's Eve.
The main ceremonies of the day take place on Tynwald Hill, known in the Manx language as Cronk-y-Keeillown, or the Mound of the Church of John, in the village of St John's. The mound is said to include soil from all seventeen of the Isle's parishes. The mound, approximately 12 feet in height, includes four circular platforms, which are of successively decreasing size, thereby giving Tynwald Hill a somewhat conical shape.
Once the deemsters promulgate the laws, individuals may present petitions for the redress of grievances.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Entranced by the name Isle of Skye we made sure to swing by to see it in person. We weren't lucky with the weather but still enjoyed our visit!
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Red Arrows Jet Crash (U.K)
On Tuesday the 20th of March 2018 at approximately 13:30 GMT, A BAE Systems Hawk aircraft being used by the famous Red Arrows aerobatic display team, crashed killing one at RAF Valley on Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom.
Eyewitnesses said they only saw one person eject from the jet before it hit the ground & burst into flames.
The RAF has described the incident as a tragic accident.
North Wales Police said police & crime scene investigators, supported by other specialists, were carrying out a joint investigation led by the Air Accident Investigation Branch to find out what led up to & caused the tragic event.
Ch Insp Simon Barrasford also asked anyone who saw the Hawk aircraft before it crashed to contact the force.
On Tuesday, eyewitnesses described hearing a loud explosion before they saw a ball of flames & lots of smoke.
One woman said the aircraft did a loop & flew towards the runway, looking like it was about to land.
Several people then described how they saw one person eject from the jet as it was quite low to the ground, before it crashed on the runway.
The RAF said the jet was on a routine flight from RAF Valley to RAF Scampton, where the Red Arrows are based, after completing simulator training when it crashed.
The Red Arrows are the RAF's world-famous aerobatic team, performing stunts & daredevil displays in the distinctive Hawk fast-jets.
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2018 Midge Biter
Ride on board from Stornoway to Tarbert during the 2018 Midge Biter Rally
Interview 8. Stornoway. 11 June, 2016. EU referendum. Paul.
Bluebell railway branch line weekend 16/3/19
Filmed on Saturday 16th of March 2019
The Bluebell Railway was holding a branch line gala from the 15th to the 17th of March they have two visiting engines :
A Beattie well tank 30587,
built in 1874 at Nine Elms it is called a well tank because it's water tank is in between the frames and the wheels it was designed by Joseph Hamilton Beattie.And it's one of the oldest working steam locomotives in Britain.
Also visiting the LSWR O2 W24 Calbourne
Built in 1891 at Nine Elms and it was designed by William Adams. it was the first locomotive to be preserved on the Isle of Wight Steam Railway and it became the flagship engine. this weekend it appears on the mainland that doesn't happen very often.
Bluebells engines involved in the gala:
Adams radial tank number 488 (30583)
Designed by William Adams and built in 1885 at Nine Elms works for suburban traffic, it was displaced by electrification and the rest of the class was scrapped by 1927. but two were saved for work on the line Regis branch. one of these was 30583, it was sold to a military railway where it stayed for 27 years, before being sold to the Southern. it went back to work on the Lyme Regis branch. it was chosen by the Bluebell for preservation, because it was the most original Loco out of the other Adams radial tanks.now it needs mageor your boiler work being its the original boiler, and hes served well since 1885.
LSWR B4 30096 (Normandy)
Designed by William Adams and built in 1893, at nine elms works, for most of its life it worked at Southampton docks. it was brought by the bullied society at Bluebell Railway, and was a very useful locomotive for the bluebell railway. when it's boiler certificate expired in 1995 , it was given very rapid overhaull to put it back into service because it was such a great locomotive. some people called it The Reason Bluebell has never needed a diesel Loco!! it was last operational in 2006.
Q class no 30541
Designed by Richard maunsell, for goods to replace earlier locomotives. this was Maunsells final design as chief mechanical engineer of the Southern Railway. number 30541 built in 1939, at Eastleigh locomotive works only 20 were built. 30541 is the sole surviving example of the class, it suffered a derailment in 1942 near Betchworth as a result of a bomb exploding close to line. it was withdrawn in 1964 and sent to Barry in 1965, but it was purchased for £3,250 by a Glostershire based on group of enthusiasts. it was moved to Bluebell in 1978, following a merger between the owning group and the Maunsell locomotive Society, in 1983 it returned to service and ran until July 1992, when it was withdrawn for an overhaull. It Returned to traffic in 2015 after an absence from service of over 20 years.
SE&CR H loco 263
Built in 1905 at Ashford works, and designed for suburban services. these locomotives were very well used, after the withdrawal for D3 tank engines from the LB&SCR. This locomotive, towards the end of its main line life worked the East Grinstead to Three Bridges line. it was withdrawn in January 1964, when it was closed it was purchased by the H class trust, and located at Robertsbridge. then moved to the steam Centre Ashford, but in 1975 the trustees decided to have the locomotive at Bluebell Railway, it was eventually transferred into the ownership of Bluebell in 2008. and it had a overhaul and came to service in 2012.
SE&CR rebuilt O1 class number 65
This locomotives built at Ashford as an O class in 1896, and rebuilt in 1908 into an O1 class. It ran until it was withdrawn in 1961, and in 1963 it was obtained by Mr Lewis- Evans and kept at Ashford steam centre until it closed. It was bought to the Bluebell Railway for overhaull, and returned to steam in 1999. And was recently opened and runs regularly at Bluebell.
SE&CR P class 178
Designed by Harry Wainwright, this locomotive was built in 1910 and was designed for branch line duties. this loco and all the other P classes, turned out to be too small for such duties, so were confined to shunting work. they were meant to be the SE&CR's version of the LB&SC terriers, but were nowhere near as well performing as them. This locomotive was sold to Broadwaters, and painted into SE&CR livery,and was named Pioneer 2. in 1969 the locomotive suffered cylinder damage, and was withdrawn and purchased by the Bluebell Railway, to await restoration. The locomotive sometimes runs but its boiler certificate ends in 2020.
I do sincerely apologise about the quality of a video, it was too wet and too windy to use my gimbal. I didn't want to break it but it does show you how much difference a gimbal makes.
I did call the O2 W24 calbourne W14, I'm not familiar with that loco that's my excuse.
If you look back in my videos to i have done 2 videos on the Bodmin & Wenford railway were 30587 is based.
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Route W5 Stornoway - Portnaguran Time Lapsed
Evening run on service W5 from Stornoway to Portnaguran and back to Stornoway again.
North Tolsta 1967
A bit of video from my grandfather's 8mm film camera. This is gathering the peat and sheep shearing back in 1967. Peat was your fuel supply for the winter. Everyone in the village came out to cut and stack the peat. Back breaking work by the look of it.
Chopper
Stornoway Rescue Helicopter land on the Traigh Mhor beach in Tolsta.
Timeline of United States military operations | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Timeline of United States military operations
00:00:33 1 Extraterritorial and major domestic deployments
00:00:52 1.1 1775–1799
00:03:29 1.2 1800–1809
00:04:53 1.3 1810–1819
00:09:13 1.4 1820–1829
00:10:43 1.5 1830–1839
00:13:10 1.6 1840–1849
00:15:56 1.7 1850–1859
00:21:11 1.8 1860–1869
00:24:21 1.9 1870–1879
00:26:21 1.10 1880–1889
00:27:54 1.11 1890–1899
00:32:44 1.12 1900–1909
00:36:24 1.13 1910–1919
00:44:36 1.14 1920–1929
00:48:10 1.15 1930–1939
00:49:03 1.16 1940–1944
00:50:41 1.17 1945–1949
00:53:01 1.18 1950–1959
00:56:15 1.19 1960–1969
00:58:50 1.20 1970–1979
01:02:00 1.21 1980–1989
01:12:01 1.22 1990–1999
01:22:28 1.23 2000–2009
01:27:43 1.24 2010–present
01:34:18 2 Battles with the Native Americans
01:34:36 3 Relocation
01:35:09 4 Armed insurrections and slave revolts
01:37:14 5 Range wars
01:38:06 6 Bloody local feuds
01:38:25 7 Bloodless boundary disputes
01:39:13 8 Terrorist, paramilitary groups and guerrilla warfare
01:39:25 8.1 18th and 19th century
01:40:12 9 Labor–management disputes
01:40:47 10 State and national secession attempts
01:41:25 11 Riots and public disorder
01:41:48 12 Miscellaneous
01:43:01 12.1 Latter-day Saints
01:43:16 12.2 Republic of Texas
01:43:33 13 See also
01:43:42 14 Notes
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This timeline of United States government military operations is based on the Committee on International Relations (now known as the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs). Dates show the years in which U.S. government military units participated. Items in bold are the U.S. government wars most often considered to be major conflicts by historians and the general public. Note that instances where the U.S. government gave aid alone, with no military personnel involvement, are excluded, as are Central Intelligence Agency operations.
10: The Lighthouse Stevensons and Robert Louis Stevenson
Episode 10 of School Britannia Podcast, a fortnightly show serving you British History gems from the perspective of two Aussie upstarts. Can Australians talk about lighthouses without mentioning Round The Twist? And what do lighthouses have to do with The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde? All this and more!
Editing by Claire clairegawne.com
Artwork by Lucy Maddox lucymaddox.com
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Round The Twist (Episode 1):
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
BBC - First shown 16 Jun 2007
Muppet’s Treasure Island
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson