Ahhh how amazing is Scotland? Fell in love with this place... watch all the videos from our Scottish series here: bit.ly/30ApLuo This is the tour around Lewis and Harris we took, there's plenty of other Rabbies Tours also - geni.us/MqcQtT
Hey guys, I'm very excited because we are also in Scotland from three days, we are in Ullapool now. Do you comeback to Ullapool soon, please let us know, nice vlog greetings from Ullapool. 🐏🐑🐐😉
We spent a week on Lewis in 2013 . We stayed in Uig and traveled about the island. We absolutely loved it. Your video stirs the desire to return. 🏴🇨🇦
Love how in Scotland they really take close down everything on Sunday out of respect of religion. Such a gorgeous landscape and beautiful. You both had a great time.
@@Alan_Mac The Wee Frees..the only religion that believes in Death before Life...i was brought up in the Highlands..i thought theyd all died out..nope..still alive and no swearing or sex before your 30.
I spent every summer and Easter holiday in Lewis, in Shawbost, Stornaway, Callanish, and the Blackhouses as well as playing on the beach in Uig. Living in Australia now it's so nice to see these views again and it just brings back so many memories. Thank you!!
Probably best travel vlog in the whole Internet. The greatest "why?" question then is, why still only 96k subscribers? This should be few million right now! You are our hidden gem, like the Scotland ;)
My grandmother's from the Butt of Lewis, lol, so I might know why that's a semi-naked sheep standing on the broch. The crofters leave that patch with the colorful markings on it alone because it's their way of identifying who the sheep belong to. Each crofter has their own unique marking, which is handy since the sheep pretty much roam where they want to. Or I might be wrong, and we just do things differently in the Butt of Lewis lol. Anyways, your vids on Lewis & Harris are fantastic! So glad to come across your channel. Tìoraidh!
Callanish is a Magic Place and what is amazing is the alignment of all these standing stones on the Isles. My Favourite place was Avebury Circle followed by Callanish, i think because it was like a tue adventure to get there. I was there in may this year and was blown away the isle of Lewis and Harris, Lasgantir beach was like being in the Caribbean or some other far tropical place. I just love Scotland!
@@DanegerAndStacey yes, I went to the local primary school, as did my father , grandfather and great grandfather. My fathers first language is gaelic, didn’t learn English till he went to school.
we were there may 2019....we were told possibly it was like a solar calendar....it was used to tell when the best time to plant crops....as far as burial, they explained it to us, basically future fertilizer for the soil....it was a beautiful place...cant wait to return.. keep smilin...love yawls accent...oh, we rented a car while in Scotland...we put about 1700 miles on it in our 21 day stay. that's the only way to see Scotland, at your own pace... when and where you want to go. enjoyed your video.
That's a huge amount of mileage! We mixed it up with tours like this and driving and enjoyed the pros and cons of both, it's just such a beautiful and friendly place
I took a Rabbies bus tour to the Isle of Arran Scotland. A great trip.The home of my ancestors.There are Standing Stones there.One has to walk a fair distance but it is so well worth it.A mystery these Standing Stones.
the peaceful sundays may have started as religious but many people who are not religious appreciate them too, its nice to have a day of rest to recoup for the coming week, and things are slacking, we dont chain up swings, just ask people to be respectful and quiet using them, the arts centre has also started once a month sunday openings. its mainly older people who follow the reliogious aspects but as such a close community we respect their choices. (*grumpy local mumble mumble too many tourists grumble grumble*)
I watch a number of travel channels and I feel like you're the thinking man's travel channel, I'm not sure why. I'm in my late 30s and I feel like I relate to both of you more than some of the others. Not that either of you are old of course, I think it's just the calm manner you both have, you're not jumping around saying how awesome everything is every 10 seconds. Your content feels more real, I guess.
Might not seem like much to you, but comments like this make our day. Thats exactly who we are as people, exactly the kind of content we want to make and how we want to be perceived - so it means a lot. We're not about these fake YT channels that feel like watch tv actors.
the most informative and well filmed vlog ive seen of this part of scotland ive seen! You guys are awesome. Looking forward to visiting this part of the world next month, thankyou for your awesome videos!
A very nice, easy to listen to presenting style, by the couple who've made this video. Great timing and she's adorable and funny! My wife and I enjoyed watching and it makes us look forward to our own trip there in the summer!
Excellent video and commentary from two of my favorite people. Great piece of history. This video takes me back to Scotland and I loved it! Thanks so much - keep up the great work.
Love the video. I think the seaweed rock transport story on the BBC programme was referring to the Ring of Brodgar on Orkney, but makes sense they would have done this at Callanish as well. I must visit Lewis and Harris soon.
Just came across your videos loved them. Thank you for sharing. I'm doing a 5 day Rabbies Tour to the Isle of Lewis and Harris next week and cant wait to see the beautiful scenery particularly the Callanish Stones. The beaches look beautiful.
@@DanegerAndStacey I did very much and we were blessed with fantastic weather throughout Lewis/Harris is a very magical place got to touch the stones and to see lots of wildlife as well
Really glad you enjoyed your stay :) there's petrol stations, pubs and food places open on Sundays, if you went to the town it would've been pretty busy ;)
That last beach reminds me a little of my Snells Beach back in NZ and walking out so far in the shallow at low tide :) So beautiful! Fantastic you can actually walk and touch those ancient Monolith stones. I was lucky enough to visit Stonehenge when you could still touch them, but yes, who knows why they they were built, but a wonderful testament to man's history and creativity. Another beautiful episode guys. Best, James and Kim :)
I have loved watching your travel vlog, one of the best I've seen. It is beautifully filmed, presents interesting places to visit and both your personalities just shine through.
You have a nice easy presentation style and I like it a lot.... go to Scotland annually but I've never done the Outer Hebrides and they are on my list as soon as things settle down from this lockdown. Thoroughly enjoy your films. Cheers John🙏
the Stones are definitely used to mark solstice and equinox times like a calendar. Definitely connected to keeping track of times of the year. For hundreds of years ancestors celebrated the darkest night with feasts marking the start of the long winter. I would suppose the people gathered at the spots for celebrations but they were really in tune with the earth. cosmos and seasons. Wondering how they know that the tomb was a burial? Relics found? Love your videos and your remarks to how you see things.
Seems like extreme measures to keep track of time, in terms of the scale it surely could have been smaller and easier to. build? Who knows really. Yup I think it was bones and relics found
I don't agree, they are ancient but apparently it has something to do with the shape of the land looking like a woman's body at a certain time. Its not the same as Giza or Stone Henge. We were told on our school trip as kids it pre dates Giza although the official age of that is debatable. Woops I got carried away there sorry for the ramble.
The person we rented our cottage from, put some groceries in our kitchen for us. We also bought a days supply of food on the mainland before we headed over on Saturday. Mind you we had to sail on Sunday because of the sea state.
Great job on the editing, really giving us a great perspective of how beautiful it is, and information in this video! By the way that Beagle was so cute.😬☺
Lovely video and fun commentry thank you for sharing your journey to Callanish, which I wish I could do, but as I'm 70 now I'm more of an armchair traveller. Did you ever find out why that sheep had only a part of its wool left? Lol 😁made me laugh thanks for that and so glad you got to touch the stones. Going to see if I can find more of your videos of Scotland xx
Thank you for your lovely video. I really enjoyed it and it was a source of inspiration for my trip to Lewis & Harris last may. My own video report will be released in some weeks. But sorry... it will be in German language. :)
I visited these stones in 1996 whilst staying in Stornaway, it is all very mysterious and great scenery. I shall never forget that visit as my friend who was driving had borrowed his bosses brand new BMW and as we were returning from the stones he was speeding around a long corner and we met a sheep was in the middle of the road. He could not stop and we hit the poor sheep which got embedded in the bumper and radiator of the car. The wool was stuck right in and my friend was trying pick it out so his boss did not notice. It later transpired that he had not been given permission to borrow the car and had effectively stolen and written of his bosses brand new beamer. I can imaging his face now when he returned to the car park to find half a sheep’s derrière embedded into the radiator. Yep that was what happened when I visited those stones!
Just found this channel and I love it! really glad you enjoyed your time here, highly recommended if you return here to travel around the highlands and visit the Orkney islands some of the views and history are incredible 🏴
These Scotland videos are next level guys - beautifully filmed. You mention the Gaelic language and its revival - the music from the Hebrides is utterly magical. Check out Julie Fowlis who was born and raised in North Uist (one of the Hebridean islands) and is a native Gaelic speaker. She sings many traditional songs from that part of the world in Gaelic and they are truly a beautiful experience.She has plenty of material on RUclips.
Helen played us a huge selection of Gaelic music over the 3 days, really enjoyable to listen to actually and definitely set the tone as we drove around exploring! Including some of the 'newer' stuff, which was questionable haha
It's so funny watching this to me, I'm from Perth (mid-scotland) but we go to Lewis at least once a year, and watching this I'm like... oh there's my friend's house, so and so used to work there, I've been there *blank* amount of times lol... I mean my friend works in the blackhouse you visited in the previous video (really tall bald dude called Peter in case he was there when you went). It's so funny to watch it through fresh eyes, my favourite place in the world!
The outer Hebrides is one of my favorite places in the UK, the weather there in the summer is more cooler then here on the mainland. The Hebrides as some awesome history especially of Scottish pirate's, it was once a safe haven for Scottish pirate's like the MacNeills and MacLeods.
my Scottish boyfriend's granny wouldn't put the washing out on a Sunday either. She was mortified when someone did it for her when she was in hospital one time!
Myself and my other half Katie are heading there tomorrow in our camper van (frizzle) taking our kayaks and sup-boards :) looking forward to experiencing this wonderful island Just bought a drone to try and capture picture that justify the scenery…. This video has got my appetite going 😍🔥🚐🌊🛶🍷 Look out for my pictures and videos …. Won’t be as good as these two lovely people but we’ll try x
As someone who lives on the Isle of Lewis - just a few facts that I want to straighten out :) Not everything is shut on Sundays - pubs are open, restaurants as well, and one petrol station in Stornoway with a little shop attached. Playparks are not shut/swings are not chained anymore on Sundays either - although that used to be the case. You can hang your washing out on a Sunday, more people are openly doing it these days, especially in Stornoway. I know that some have some hidden areas where they hang their washing out on a Sunday so the neighbours don't see it. There's plenty of locals about on Sundays :)
Very few locals would hang their washing out on a Sunday if they were seen and the sports centre is still closed on a Sunday plus I’ve seen a lock and chain on a children’s playground recently in Garrabost.
@@cityzens634 indeed, although it's slowly changing. In the village where I live people generally don't hang their washing out on a Sunday, although I've seen a couple of native islanders start hanging it out on Sundays (ooooohh!)
Apparently all the stone circles started in the North (Highlands and Islands) and were copied in a southward direction. So stone henge despite being the most famous is perhaps the most recent. Apparently, stonehenge was rebuilt in the 1800's too. I believe it was a video by highimpactflix that popped up on my feed. Not many people in the UK, let alone anywhere else would know about this if its true, and it was pretty convincing.
Sunday's are a throw back to what Sunday's use to be, it's an experience in it's self but keep an eye out for the enthusiastic fella who walks about in Stornoway with a "god hates divorce" slogan T-shirt on! Pubs, hotels and the Chinese takeaway are open on Sundays so don't worry to much
I know Stacey's keen on Vans for travel but what about Dane? What's your go to comfy shoe for traveling? Also, I've been watching for a little less than a year and I'm so obsessed with your vlogs.
Wow, the PH used to be like that on a Sunday! Although the malls/department stores were open (owned by naturalized Filipino Chinese) but the small shops and boutiques were closed. Amazing viewpoint indeed! So, have you both figured out how to say Broch? A question from your avid fan from the PH ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I was in Cebu a few weeks ago,visited the Basilica on a Sunday,truly a beautiful and historic place,loved the warmth and kindness of the Philippine people,i am from Scotland,yes it has very beautiful scenery and historic sites,but the Philippines is a very stunning and beautiful country too,hope to be back there again in January,loved it.
@@gas1958ify am a big fan of Scotland too but I have never been there though. LOL. Am glad you loved my country. I am a digital nomad and I have been to many other Asian countries and currently living in another Asian country. What I miss most about my country - the genuine smile of the people.
Yes i miss those smiles too,but if you ever do visit my country,you will find the people very friendly too as well as ,enjoying all the historic sites,and beautiful landscapes.hope one day,you will see it for yourself..
I can answer your question about why the sheep had only a partial fleece on: because, like other animals like dogs, and wild animals, they shed their heavy winter fleeces (coats) in the springtime when the weather warms up. Most domestic sheep had this trait bred out by humans, so we could shear them, but a few “primitive” breeds of sheep still shed their fleeces.
with the sheep having half a coat - is it not because they have been marked a certain colour on that patch of wool so the farmers know which farm they belong to?
Geologists say that the Mountains (rock) over the west coast of Scotland, are pretty much as old as you will find on the planet. They reckon the Mountains are between 3-4 BILLION yrs old
@@DanegerAndStacey i miss the good old days,as said,happier,simpler,times,i was brought up during the sixties and seventies,Scotland was a great place to be,life was harder/tougher,but we were happier for it you and your wife are still young un's mate,i love how you both travel the world,soaking up the best it has to offer,so i wish you safe travelling,take care,be happy !
Daneger and Stacey Some of the rocks on Lewis (Lewisian gneiss) may be up to 2.8 billion years old. Rocks of nearly 4 billion years have been found in Canada. Your big neighbour also has some ancient rocks, too!
I am not an archaeologist but it is my hobby. Try to remember those stones could have be re purposed over thousands of years. It might have started as a burial ground and when that was gone from memory was used for something else. Or maybe the ancestor worship was so strong they had meetings there so they could put in their 2 pence. :/
Theres a lot of sense to that train of thought actually - started ad s burial ground perhaps and then developed out to other purposes as time passed. Smart thinking! Aww you're too nice, I've never actually tried those glasses before so would be interesting to see how much difference it is for me
@@DanegerAndStacey Dane all the videos of people seeing color the first time they cry. You have stood over the most gorgeous water, of several different colors that are awe inspiring. Once we get back from our trip at the end of september and get caught up on bills I will put up half the money for a pair, maybe a few of the people here would like to go in on them with me.
Ah Susan you’re far too kind! I really appreciate that, but couldn’t possibly accept. One day we’ll come across them and I’ll try a pair to see how different it really is. Don’t think I’ll be one of those people that see an enormous difference (based on my deficiencies in the tests I’ve taken) but will be curious to see anyway some day.
@@DanegerAndStacey Dane there are many refurbished that have not been set in designer frames that are reasonable, just for you to have when you come across something in the spectrum you don't pick up. Its worth it to me for the enjoyment you all bring.
The ring of Brogdar on Orkney in Scotland was the very first stone circle built on the British isles or indeed anywhere else in the world, nobody knows exactly why they were built but i have a theory. It was built around 3500bc (500 years roughly after when farming took hold in Britain). I think the standing stones were built as giant calenders to tell farmers when to plant crops and when to harvest them, i do not think they were built for astrological purposes. Back in 3500bc all people worried about was feeding their families and seeing them through the winter, so stone circles were constructed to help with farming so there would be plenty of food. The ring of Brogdar kinda went the equivelant to todays viral and spread across Britain like wild fire moving in a southernly direction until it eventually reached south England were stonehenge was eventually built. Stonehenge had nothing to do with astrology and aliens definately had nothing to do with it's construction. 2000 years a later a much simpler method than stone circles came along and the circles were abandoned. The new method was a simple stick/twig and was the worlds 2nd sundial, the circles being the first sundial. The Brochs in Scotland were the worlds first buildings with cavity wall insulation (just an interesting fact for you).
Sometimes as a result of stress- say a difficult lambing , or some kind of illness , the ewe will shed or part shed her fleece , naturally. You can't easily shear a sheep until there is a " rise " on them . This is when in response to better diet , and a gain in body condition after lambing and milking ( summer grass ) the wool grows quickly and there is almost a natural thinning of the fibre , which was easier to push the hand shears through. Probably less relevant with electric shearing though.
Great vlog but please do NOT promote touching the stones! There are signs at the gates specifically saying to not touch the stones so that the site can be preserved for future generations. We are privileged to be able to get so close to the Callanish stones - unlike Stonehenge - so let’s not abuse that privilege.
Ahhh how amazing is Scotland? Fell in love with this place... watch all the videos from our Scottish series here: bit.ly/30ApLuo
This is the tour around Lewis and Harris we took, there's plenty of other Rabbies Tours also - geni.us/MqcQtT
Hey guys, I'm very excited because we are also in Scotland from three days, we are in Ullapool now. Do you comeback to Ullapool soon, please let us know, nice vlog greetings from Ullapool. 🐏🐑🐐😉
@Tommy Barlow Only very briefly, sadly 😞
@James Bond Videos are a little behind our real life so we can edit them, sadly we've left Scotland now but have a few more videos to share still!
Hola
Guys! Loved this video as always. Thank you for your chill vibe and candor. Always a pleasure to watch!
We spent a week on Lewis in 2013 . We stayed in Uig and traveled about the island. We absolutely loved it. Your video stirs the desire to return. 🏴🇨🇦
We loved it as well! Hope you're able to get back and enjoy it!
Love how in Scotland they really take close down everything on Sunday out of respect of religion. Such a gorgeous landscape and beautiful. You both had a great time.
Only where they are. The rest of Scotland isn't as extreme.
@@STANDREW2 The dominant denomination is The Free Church. The Free Presbyterians are smaller.
Alan Mac naw its no lol
@@broncoalba1586 Aye it is lol. The Free Church has more and larger congregations than The FPs - by a considerable margin. Oh and lol again. Ya fud.
@@Alan_Mac The Wee Frees..the only religion that believes in Death before Life...i was brought up in the Highlands..i thought theyd all died out..nope..still alive and no swearing or sex before your 30.
I spent every summer and Easter holiday in Lewis, in Shawbost, Stornaway, Callanish, and the Blackhouses as well as playing on the beach in Uig. Living in Australia now it's so nice to see these views again and it just brings back so many memories. Thank you!!
Oh how cool, we got to most of those places and loved it! Hope you're enjoying Aus
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What a nice couple, welcome to Scotland :)
Thanks Michael!
HAHA... I am from Lewis, my granny's house was right beside the Callanish stones, my brother and I used to sell peats to tourists.
Cool memories! What a great place to spend time as a kid!
Probably best travel vlog in the whole Internet. The greatest "why?" question then is, why still only 96k subscribers? This should be few million right now! You are our hidden gem, like the Scotland ;)
Haha you’re the best 👍🏼👍🏼 So glad you tuned back in!
Why do you use the word the
I actually love that there's no definite answer to the 'why', keeps the mystery alive 😋
We tend to agree actually - it's quite nice not knowing and everyone has their own opinion.
Thank you for sharing the very beautiful and amazing Scotland through your eyes! I really do appreciate the effort!
And we appreciate your positive vibes, as always ❤️
Love Scotland. My maternal Grandad was Scottish. Need to get back there soon. Great vid 👌 xxxx
My grandmother's from the Butt of Lewis, lol, so I might know why that's a semi-naked sheep standing on the broch. The crofters leave that patch with the colorful markings on it alone because it's their way of identifying who the sheep belong to. Each crofter has their own unique marking, which is handy since the sheep pretty much roam where they want to. Or I might be wrong, and we just do things differently in the Butt of Lewis lol. Anyways, your vids on Lewis & Harris are fantastic! So glad to come across your channel. Tìoraidh!
Callanish is a Magic Place and what is amazing is the alignment of all these standing stones on the Isles. My Favourite place was Avebury Circle followed by Callanish, i think because it was like a tue adventure to get there. I was there in may this year and was blown away the isle of Lewis and Harris, Lasgantir beach was like being in the Caribbean or some other far tropical place. I just love Scotland!
Sounds like your experiences were similar to us - such a magical place
I grew up there, used to play hide and seek at the stones when I was a kid.
No way! What an awesome place to play as a kid!
@@DanegerAndStacey yes, I went to the local primary school, as did my father , grandfather and great grandfather. My fathers first language is gaelic, didn’t learn English till he went to school.
we were there may 2019....we were told possibly it was like a solar calendar....it was used to tell when the best time to plant crops....as far as burial, they explained it to us, basically future fertilizer for the soil....it was a beautiful place...cant wait to return.. keep smilin...love yawls accent...oh, we rented a car while in Scotland...we put about 1700 miles on it in our 21 day stay. that's the only way to see Scotland, at your own pace... when and where you want to go.
enjoyed your video.
That's a huge amount of mileage! We mixed it up with tours like this and driving and enjoyed the pros and cons of both, it's just such a beautiful and friendly place
I took a Rabbies bus tour to the Isle of Arran Scotland. A great trip.The home of my ancestors.There are Standing Stones there.One has to walk a fair distance but it is so well worth it.A mystery these Standing Stones.
So glad you've also taken a Rabbies trip - theyre simply amazing!
wow love your scottish trips! unreal! X
the peaceful sundays may have started as religious but many people who are not religious appreciate them too, its nice to have a day of rest to recoup for the coming week, and things are slacking, we dont chain up swings, just ask people to be respectful and quiet using them, the arts centre has also started once a month sunday openings. its mainly older people who follow the reliogious aspects but as such a close community we respect their choices. (*grumpy local mumble mumble too many tourists grumble grumble*)
Still no sports centre opening on a Sunday is disgraceful
I wish you and your wife a life full of happiness and peace
I watch a number of travel channels and I feel like you're the thinking man's travel channel, I'm not sure why. I'm in my late 30s and I feel like I relate to both of you more than some of the others. Not that either of you are old of course, I think it's just the calm manner you both have, you're not jumping around saying how awesome everything is every 10 seconds. Your content feels more real, I guess.
Might not seem like much to you, but comments like this make our day. Thats exactly who we are as people, exactly the kind of content we want to make and how we want to be perceived - so it means a lot. We're not about these fake YT channels that feel like watch tv actors.
the most informative and well filmed vlog ive seen of this part of scotland ive seen! You guys are awesome. Looking forward to visiting this part of the world next month, thankyou for your awesome videos!
Stoked to hear that - have an amazing time!
Loved all your videos on Scotland, hope you come back someday.
Thanks Robert, we actually just came back through for another quick trip so have some videos coming out in the next few weeks.
Fabulous stones
.PRECIOUS time THERE!
A very nice, easy to listen to presenting style, by the couple who've made this video. Great timing and she's adorable and funny! My wife and I enjoyed watching and it makes us look forward to our own trip there in the summer!
Thanks Gary! Really appreciate that :)
Excellent video and commentary from two of my favorite people. Great piece of history. This video takes me back to Scotland and I loved it! Thanks so much - keep up the great work.
Thanks Jim - we'll keep on trucking along if you keep watching 😜
Love the video. I think the seaweed rock transport story on the BBC programme was referring to the Ring of Brodgar on Orkney, but makes sense they would have done this at Callanish as well. I must visit Lewis and Harris soon.
Think you might be right there, either way, the concept is interesting and potentially viable.
I'm Scottish and you've shown me things I've never seen incredible great video guys 😁😎✌🏴
Amazing to hear! Lots more Scotland videos to come
Great vlog guys! 😃🙌 We'll never know why they were built, but the theories are very interesting.
Thanks guys! Loved all of the amazing trips we've taken with you - hopefully will plan some more next year :)
Just came across your videos loved them. Thank you for sharing. I'm doing a 5 day Rabbies Tour to the Isle of Lewis and Harris next week and cant wait to see the beautiful scenery particularly the Callanish Stones. The beaches look beautiful.
Hope you loved it as much as we did!
@@DanegerAndStacey I did very much and we were blessed with fantastic weather throughout Lewis/Harris is a very magical place got to touch the stones and to see lots of wildlife as well
Really glad you enjoyed your stay :) there's petrol stations, pubs and food places open on Sundays, if you went to the town it would've been pretty busy ;)
It’s always cool to here what other people think of your country.
That last beach reminds me a little of my Snells Beach back in NZ and walking out so far in the shallow at low tide :) So beautiful!
Fantastic you can actually walk and touch those ancient Monolith stones. I was lucky enough to visit Stonehenge when you could still touch them, but yes, who knows why they they were built, but a wonderful testament to man's history and creativity.
Another beautiful episode guys.
Best, James and Kim :)
Can see what you mean re Snells Beach - quite similar to a few NZ spots with that long low tide. Hunting crabs etc as a kid!
I have loved watching your travel vlog, one of the best I've seen. It is beautifully filmed, presents interesting places to visit and both your personalities just shine through.
Guys this video is amazing! 👏🏻👏🏻 I couldn’t stop watching, so interesting to get to know the history of places like that through you guys. Great work!
Means a lot - thanks!
You have a nice easy presentation style and I like it a lot.... go to Scotland annually but I've never done the Outer Hebrides and they are on my list as soon as things settle down from this lockdown.
Thoroughly enjoy your films.
Cheers John🙏
the Stones are definitely used to mark solstice and equinox times like a calendar. Definitely connected to keeping track of times of the year. For hundreds of years ancestors celebrated the darkest night with feasts marking the start of the long winter. I would suppose the people gathered at the spots for celebrations but they were really in tune with the earth. cosmos and seasons. Wondering how they know that the tomb was a burial? Relics found? Love your videos and your remarks to how you see things.
Seems like extreme measures to keep track of time, in terms of the scale it surely could have been smaller and easier to. build? Who knows really. Yup I think it was bones and relics found
I don't agree, they are ancient but apparently it has something to do with the shape of the land looking like a woman's body at a certain time. Its not the same as Giza or Stone Henge. We were told on our school trip as kids it pre dates Giza although the official age of that is debatable. Woops I got carried away there sorry for the ramble.
Wow, that looks like such an incredible place.
Really nice video guys, so well put together, and glad we found your channel!
Means a lot, thanks guys
I live right beside the Callanish stones!
I have a few corrections on what you said but it’s mostly great!
Scotland is amazing 🤩
there is nothing wrong to close down on Sunday. if the people want that it's fine. just go for a walk.
They can do as they please, and they do! Cool that it's still a thing today, nice to see.
The person we rented our cottage from, put some groceries in our kitchen for us. We also bought a days supply of food on the mainland before we headed over on Saturday. Mind you we had to sail on Sunday because of the sea state.
Great job on the editing, really giving us a great perspective of how beautiful it is, and information in this video! By the way that Beagle was so cute.😬☺
It should be a standard rule for RUclips - EVERY video must include at least one dog or cat haha
He’s called Barney! His human works at Calanais.
Lovely video and fun commentry thank you for sharing your journey to Callanish, which I wish I could do, but as I'm 70 now I'm more of an armchair traveller. Did you ever find out why that sheep had only a part of its wool left? Lol 😁made me laugh thanks for that and so glad you got to touch the stones. Going to see if I can find more of your videos of Scotland xx
Glad you enjoyed it! 70 is still young, Michelle, you've got lots more adventure in ya ❤️
I like the theory that the stones delimitated the party zone; what happens in the circle stays in the circle 😉😁
HAHA #1 contender right there
Thank you for your lovely video. I really enjoyed it and it was a source of inspiration for my trip to Lewis & Harris last may. My own video report will be released in some weeks. But sorry... it will be in German language. :)
Well done guys, been following you from the start, BRING ON 100K!
Thanks for the support for so long!! 100k is slowly coming haha
Looks pretty interesting! Did I hear someone say road trip to Scotland? 😁
Hell yeah!
I visited these stones in 1996 whilst staying in Stornaway, it is all very mysterious and great scenery. I shall never forget that visit as my friend who was driving had borrowed his bosses brand new BMW and as we were returning from the stones he was speeding around a long corner and we met a sheep was in the middle of the road. He could not stop and we hit the poor sheep which got embedded in the bumper and radiator of the car. The wool was stuck right in and my friend was trying pick it out so his boss did not notice. It later transpired that he had not been given permission to borrow the car and had effectively stolen and written of his bosses brand new beamer. I can imaging his face now when he returned to the car park to find half a sheep’s derrière embedded into the radiator. Yep that was what happened when I visited those stones!
Loved this video. I made the mistake of thinking they were an Aussie couple. That girl can say 'loch' properly, any day of the week. :)
Glad you enjoyed! Pretty common for people to think we're Aussie, not many Kiwis creating travel videos by the sounds of it
Just found this channel and I love it! really glad you enjoyed your time here, highly recommended if you return here to travel around the highlands and visit the Orkney islands some of the views and history are incredible 🏴
Thanks for the tips! Glad you enjoyed
Aye, oor wee country is braw right enough!!
They would be self-shearing sheep! They loose their wool without being sheared! So cool :) You find them in NZ too.
So interesting - we kind of expected that had to be the only answer. Don't imagine theres too many farmers leaving sheep mullets haha
It's most likely that the fleece has been scraped off against fences or rocks.
These Scotland videos are next level guys - beautifully filmed. You mention the Gaelic language and its revival - the music from the Hebrides is utterly magical. Check out Julie Fowlis who was born and raised in North Uist (one of the Hebridean islands) and is a native Gaelic speaker. She sings many traditional songs from that part of the world in Gaelic and they are truly a beautiful experience.She has plenty of material on RUclips.
Helen played us a huge selection of Gaelic music over the 3 days, really enjoyable to listen to actually and definitely set the tone as we drove around exploring! Including some of the 'newer' stuff, which was questionable haha
A Gaelic speaker, Mary Sandeman (Aneka), once topped the UK singles charts but she sang in English about a Japanese Boy.
@@jamesmenzies9932 Hey I remember that song, but didn't know she was a Gaelic speaker :) You live and learn!
It's so funny watching this to me, I'm from Perth (mid-scotland) but we go to Lewis at least once a year, and watching this I'm like... oh there's my friend's house, so and so used to work there, I've been there *blank* amount of times lol... I mean my friend works in the blackhouse you visited in the previous video (really tall bald dude called Peter in case he was there when you went). It's so funny to watch it through fresh eyes, my favourite place in the world!
Haha loved reading this comment - thats so cool! Glad we can share how epic it is through our eyes, genuinely such a special place.
The sheep are self-fleecing.
Dun means a hill fort and a broch is a tower
Dunbroch tower fort on the hill
Ahh thanks!
The outer Hebrides is one of my favorite places in the UK, the weather there in the summer is more cooler then here on the mainland. The Hebrides as some awesome history especially of Scottish pirate's, it was once a safe haven for Scottish pirate's like the MacNeills and MacLeods.
You were in my HOME TOWN and I didn’t know about it!?!?!? Gutted that I missed you guys
Your home town is pretty epic 👍🏼
my Scottish boyfriend's granny wouldn't put the washing out on a Sunday either. She was mortified when someone did it for her when she was in hospital one time!
Ahhhh that's brilliant! Granny aint happy with you 😂
Myself and my other half Katie are heading there tomorrow in our camper van (frizzle) taking our kayaks and sup-boards :) looking forward to experiencing this wonderful island
Just bought a drone to try and capture picture that justify the scenery….
This video has got my appetite going 😍🔥🚐🌊🛶🍷
Look out for my pictures and videos …. Won’t be as good as these two lovely people but we’ll try x
Hope you guys had a great time :)
My favourite part - "Scotland you are prettttttttyyy"
*In the most perfect Scottish accent...
Lovin this part too! LOL.
Beautiful
❤️
Wonderful. I'll be going soon.
As well as the standing stones and the views, try the cafe in the visitor centre. I had soup there, the best soup I've had in my life.
Sounds great! Wouldnt have expected that but good to know
Im new to your channel but watched a few of your vlogs today love them.subscribed to you guys :)
We appreciate that, thanks!
@@DanegerAndStacey aww your welcome :)
As someone who lives on the Isle of Lewis - just a few facts that I want to straighten out :) Not everything is shut on Sundays - pubs are open, restaurants as well, and one petrol station in Stornoway with a little shop attached. Playparks are not shut/swings are not chained anymore on Sundays either - although that used to be the case. You can hang your washing out on a Sunday, more people are openly doing it these days, especially in Stornoway. I know that some have some hidden areas where they hang their washing out on a Sunday so the neighbours don't see it. There's plenty of locals about on Sundays :)
Very few locals would hang their washing out on a Sunday if they were seen and the sports centre is still closed on a Sunday plus I’ve seen a lock and chain on a children’s playground recently in Garrabost.
@@cityzens634 indeed, although it's slowly changing. In the village where I live people generally don't hang their washing out on a Sunday, although I've seen a couple of native islanders start hanging it out on Sundays (ooooohh!)
wanted to say that the younger folk are finding that silly and start to care less about it
@@Sinmara Anyway the island has a lot more problems than that
I’ve been there too at 12 on Halloween 2019! Welcome to the outer Hebrides 💓
Ooh that sounds cool! Thank you! We loved it there 😁
@@DanegerAndStacey it’s amazing here and no problem! Hope to see you when COVID is gone as well 😊
Where did you guys stayed? Were you with the tour?
I just discovered your channel, I’m totally binge watching your videos guys!
Hey! We were on a Rabbies tour - you should totally check them out! We've taken 3 tours and loved all of them.
How much does it cost to go there? I wish I could go all the way over there! THAT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!
4:49 "why would they only take off half"... to keep their arse warm... 🤣
I live in a place called Tolstadh Chaolais, really close to both Doune Braes and the Stones.
You live in a beautiful area!
Apparently all the stone circles started in the North (Highlands and Islands) and were copied in a southward direction. So stone henge despite being the most famous is perhaps the most recent. Apparently, stonehenge was rebuilt in the 1800's too. I believe it was a video by highimpactflix that popped up on my feed. Not many people in the UK, let alone anywhere else would know about this if its true, and it was pretty convincing.
Someone in the comments linked a similar video to what it sounds like you're referencing, it was pretty convincing
well done,that was a decent accent you put on.haste ye back.
Too kind 👍🏼
Sunday's are a throw back to what Sunday's use to be, it's an experience in it's self but keep an eye out for the enthusiastic fella who walks about in Stornoway with a "god hates divorce" slogan T-shirt on!
Pubs, hotels and the Chinese takeaway are open on Sundays so don't worry to much
Can't say we spotted the guy in the t shirt but definitely noticed the pubs and food joints still in operation, phew!
I know Stacey's keen on Vans for travel but what about Dane? What's your go to comfy shoe for traveling?
Also, I've been watching for a little less than a year and I'm so obsessed with your vlogs.
Thanks for the ongoing love! I've been rocking these Adidas lately, comfy for sure.
Wow, the PH used to be like that on a Sunday! Although the malls/department stores were open (owned by naturalized Filipino Chinese) but the small shops and boutiques were closed. Amazing viewpoint indeed! So, have you both figured out how to say Broch? A question from your avid fan from the PH ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I was in Cebu a few weeks ago,visited the Basilica on a Sunday,truly a beautiful and historic place,loved the warmth and kindness of the Philippine people,i am from Scotland,yes it has very beautiful scenery and historic sites,but the Philippines is a very stunning and beautiful country too,hope to be back there again in January,loved it.
@@gas1958ify am a big fan of Scotland too but I have never been there though. LOL. Am glad you loved my country. I am a digital nomad and I have been to many other Asian countries and currently living in another Asian country. What I miss most about my country - the genuine smile of the people.
Fillipinos just love their shopping too much to be closed on Sundays though, right? 🤣 Maybe we can all change it to be Red Horse day??
Yes i miss those smiles too,but if you ever do visit my country,you will find the people very friendly too as well as ,enjoying all the historic sites,and beautiful landscapes.hope one day,you will see it for yourself..
I can answer your question about why the sheep had only a partial fleece on: because, like other animals like dogs, and wild animals, they shed their heavy winter fleeces (coats) in the springtime when the weather warms up. Most domestic sheep had this trait bred out by humans, so we could shear them, but a few “primitive” breeds of sheep still shed their fleeces.
We touched them all. But it was a lot windier!
We got SO lucky. Glad you got all the super powers by touching them all
Wonderful just as iremember sunday in the 1970s.day of rest.sabbath.
I visited the stones in may...I tried to touch them all lol
Did you get super powers!? 😂 that’s a lot of stones to touch
@@DanegerAndStacey Haha I'm a super Scot
Hey that rocks! 😲😲 is that the one from the series from netflix title 'outlander'??
No
According to Tanya they're not, but we're not 100% sure sorry. Something similar anyway!
with the sheep having half a coat - is it not because they have been marked a certain colour on that patch of wool so the farmers know which farm they belong to?
Geologists say that the Mountains (rock) over the west coast of Scotland, are pretty much as old as you will find on the planet. They reckon the Mountains are between 3-4 BILLION yrs old
Uig is a Gaelic form of the Norse word Vik which means Bay. Most of the place names in Lewis are of Norse origin.
I remember this place from a past life time because I'm part of it. Unity Consciousness > 3rd Dimensional disconnected consciousness.
Cool cool cool
when everywhere were Sunday closing,simpler,happier times
The good old days!
@@DanegerAndStacey i miss the good old days,as said,happier,simpler,times,i was brought up during the sixties and seventies,Scotland was a great place to be,life was harder/tougher,but we were happier for it
you and your wife are still young un's mate,i love how you both travel the world,soaking up the best it has to offer,so i wish you safe travelling,take care,be happy !
People should have the choice to do what they want on a Sunday anywhere in the UK
I'm very religious myself--but I don't go to church; I go to the Callanish Stones!
So many mysteries! Like Gravity falls! :D
The kind of place you leave with more questions than answers 🤣
The oldest rocks in the UK but a long way short of being the oldest in the world!
What's the oldest in the world?
Daneger and Stacey Some of the rocks on Lewis (Lewisian gneiss) may be up to 2.8 billion years old. Rocks of nearly 4 billion years have been found in Canada. Your big neighbour also has some ancient rocks, too!
When will you be home in New Zealand?
We never really know! Probably Christmas time with the fam ☺️
Will you go to Faroe islands? :D
Ahhh we wish - heard amazing things
Great video :)
I have a question for you, would you like to visit Jerusalem?
We're interested in everywhere and anywhere at this point!
I am not an archaeologist but it is my hobby. Try to remember those stones could have be re purposed over thousands of years. It might have started as a burial ground and when that was gone from memory was used for something else. Or maybe the ancestor worship was so strong they had meetings there so they could put in their 2 pence. :/
and someone get Dane some of those color glasses.. I am so sad he does not see color. If I had the money I would so gift him some.
Theres a lot of sense to that train of thought actually - started ad s burial ground perhaps and then developed out to other purposes as time passed. Smart thinking! Aww you're too nice, I've never actually tried those glasses before so would be interesting to see how much difference it is for me
@@DanegerAndStacey Dane all the videos of people seeing color the first time they cry. You have stood over the most gorgeous water, of several different colors that are awe inspiring. Once we get back from our trip at the end of september and get caught up on bills I will put up half the money for a pair, maybe a few of the people here would like to go in on them with me.
Ah Susan you’re far too kind! I really appreciate that, but couldn’t possibly accept. One day we’ll come across them and I’ll try a pair to see how different it really is. Don’t think I’ll be one of those people that see an enormous difference (based on my deficiencies in the tests I’ve taken) but will be curious to see anyway some day.
@@DanegerAndStacey Dane there are many refurbished that have not been set in designer frames that are reasonable, just for you to have when you come across something in the spectrum you don't pick up. Its worth it to me for the enjoyment you all bring.
Good videos of my homeland, if you notice the stones are in the shape of a Celtic cross... 3,000 years before Christianity which makes you think...
Watching this makes me even more excited for my trip to outer hebrides in two weeks!
The ring of Brogdar on Orkney in Scotland was the very first stone circle built on the British isles or indeed anywhere else in the world, nobody knows exactly why they were built but i have a theory. It was built around 3500bc (500 years roughly after when farming took hold in Britain). I think the standing stones were built as giant calenders to tell farmers when to plant crops and when to harvest them, i do not think they were built for astrological purposes. Back in 3500bc all people worried about was feeding their families and seeing them through the winter, so stone circles were constructed to help with farming so there would be plenty of food. The ring of Brogdar kinda went the equivelant to todays viral and spread across Britain like wild fire moving in a southernly direction until it eventually reached south England were stonehenge was eventually built. Stonehenge had nothing to do with astrology and aliens definately had nothing to do with it's construction. 2000 years a later a much simpler method than stone circles came along and the circles were abandoned. The new method was a simple stick/twig and was the worlds 2nd sundial, the circles being the first sundial.
The Brochs in Scotland were the worlds first buildings with cavity wall insulation (just an interesting fact for you).
A pity you went to Stonehenge, nearby Avebury is much more impressive and HUGE.
6:18 is that Helen from Rabbies?! 😂
The is was a while ago, but from memory yes!
You need a UV filter on your lens, it will bring out the colours better.
We've got one on, but we don't like overly saturated footage :)
What about the sheep why didn’t they have a full coat of wool?
They would most likely be self-shearing sheep! They loose their wool without being sheared!
Self shearing seems to be the answer, but we're not 100% sadly! Some mysteries are never solved 🤣
They are a breed of hair sheep, and shed their hair instead of growing wool that has to be shorn.
Sometimes as a result of stress- say a difficult lambing , or some kind of illness , the ewe will shed or part shed her fleece , naturally. You can't easily shear a sheep until there is a " rise " on them . This is when in response to better diet , and a gain in body condition after lambing and milking ( summer grass ) the wool grows quickly and there is almost a natural thinning of the fibre , which was easier to push the hand shears through. Probably less relevant with electric shearing though.
@@dawnlarsen3174 I thought they were Scottish Blackface, not a hair sheep breed.
Great vlog but please do NOT promote touching the stones! There are signs at the gates specifically saying to not touch the stones so that the site can be preserved for future generations. We are privileged to be able to get so close to the Callanish stones - unlike Stonehenge - so let’s not abuse that privilege.
Oh really? We didn't know about that or see the signs!
I believe the Folklore and the Bible, they were Giants with the very small people and God Turned Them Into Stone! Nice Video!
Nice video but the oldest rocks are actually in Göbeklitepe, Turkey 😊🙌🏽
Sounds like that's up for debate then!