20: Exploring an Ancient Abandoned Viking Settlement; Making Rush Candles, Scotland Island Life Vlog
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
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Title music 'Wild Mountain Thyme'; a traditional Scottish folk tune, performed by Tara Howley.
Background music frequently used:
Reidun Schlesinger on harp, a Belgian classically-trained musician plays Fanny Power, attributed to Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738).
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Rocio Galena playing The Clergy's Lamentation, traditional Irish folk tune by Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738).
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I have a request - could the two of you some day sit on the bench and do a Q & A about how you got started, how you know so much about Scottish history - age of some items, etc. Just a bit of background - maybe give a heads up and ask us to give questions of things we'd like to know :)
A wonderful idea, if you would not find it too intrusive. I am continually stunned by the beauty of the land and sky.
Well, this got plenty of likes so I guess we'll have to do that! Kx
Thank you! can't wait. @@TheScottishIsle
There is so much terror and pain going on in the world. You have become my peace at the end of the day.
Absolutely, this!!❤
It’s a underground natural spring that you hear I do believe.
I love the island and I love seeing the crows circling.
The old folks used to say 3 to 4 crows landing near you was a sign that someone would be passing soon. As I was leaving work to go visit my father who we new was passing four crows landed by my truck and were chattering to me. I asked them if they had come to take Dad. He passed two day later.
Sounds like an underground stream from the higher ground.
Absolutely beautiful im hooked ❤❤❤❤ so very tranquil although im not watching in order so ak watching book binding to watching morter being added into the cracks of the building to the stone repair inside the house to collecting old. Man's beard to looking for lead mine absolutely beautiful series im loving it the antique book case was stunning.. Having been to isle of lewis and the old stone monument ancient site... Its simply stunning ❤❤❤
I love spending time watching the Scottish Isles…Scott and Katie are very nice and warming. The Autumn colors are really displaying themselves ❤️🤗🍁🍂
The huge plant is Gunnera manicata, a wonderful architectural plant that loves moist areas and the edges of lakes. I wonder who planted it?
It looks Jurassic like to me...interesting looking plant and to be on the island is incredible.
We saw a similar, if not the same, all over Ireland when we were there, ages ago. I think it was late 1990s or thereabouts.
this stuff grows like wildfire and is a major pain in the backside to get rid of. You literally have to either dig it out ALL THEY WAY, roots included, or burn it. The cone had a bazillion spores that will do nothing but replicate if it is allowed to mature. When it dies back in the winter the huge leaves turn into a slimy mess. I would heartily recommend its hasty removal...
It would be a service to dig it up before it spreads further
Gunnera is quite common on highland estates. They have a big patch at Inverewe.
You’ll have to go visit that cottage without the roof in the springtime to see if there’s any spring bulbs there to get for your garden.
loved seeing the ruins exploration and Katie making the rush lights, really interesting, they worked too !
Nigels had better days 😀
Wow…the stories those stone walls hold. ❤
Can you imagine who might have built up those walls? I would love to have a glimpse into the daily lives of the first Vikings living on The Isle!
What a beautiful place. Almost like looking at someone's diary.
Just noticing... With all the Ferns growing on that island I would have to say it's a very damp, moist place. Which is a good thing. You could have a wonderful herb garden. Also, if it's a former Viking settlement then those rock enclosures were used to contain cattle, sheep or whatever livestock they had. The Viking age was 793 - 1066 A.D. where the Vikings undertook large scale raiding, colonizing, conquest and trading throughout Europe before they reached North America. (I'm a historian in California reaching out to you here.)
When the Vikings finally came to North America, they landed in what is now known as Labrador/Newfoundland in Canada. Google the Viking settlements discovered there and see their version of "houses" and how they were built. It's nothing like what you are discovering. Yours is obviously much older -- I'd put it around the 900 A.D.'s. Just saying.
I'm very much enjoying your videos. Thank you.
Thanks for all this info! We agree, those structures do have a very ancient feel. Kx
the plant is "Gunnera" a southern hemisphere plant, it grows in South America, Austalia, New Zealand and South Africa
Like 60 varieties... (1 type) Grows natively in British Columbia - Monstrous (similar size) and poisonous.
You don’t seem to have much rubbish washed up from the tide. I follow a couple on the isle of Skye and they het so much plastic fishing boxes, plastic ropes and nets. Apparently there is a company on the island that turn the plastic rubbish into plant pots.
Those crows were telling you to get off their lawn! Haha
It sounds like an underground stream of a cave that is underwater.
Loved this vidio. Fascinating. ❤😊
This video is absolutely amazing, Those structures are so wild"""I WOULD DEFINITELY TRY TO GET A HOLD OF TIME TEAM AND SEE IF THEY COULD GET UP THERE AND CHECK IT OUT..MIGHT BE AMAZING HISTORY THERE"""
I was thinking the same…
The giant plant is a type of gunnera, native to south America and introduced to the uk in 1867
Indeed it's a gunnera and it grows huge. Great find! Thank you for taking us on your Viking expedition💕
The leaves can be cast with plaster and used for a variety of natural purposes.
That sound was bizarre😮
I am intrigued!
I hope, you marked the place to come back and dig a bit?
I would say the noise is air displacement….
There be millions of mini little air pockets in the ground, as you walk on it or the water seeps into the ground the air is dislodged and starts to raise through the ground making the noise as it passes through….
@@enjaw9479Only problem with digging is you could make a very big sinkhole very quickly
Yes, the 2 brothers had a substantial looking house
The Croft looks like a wonderful place to go metal detecting!! And those are the largest leaves I have ever seen! They may be a type of rhubarb called Gunnera Manicata - some call them dinosaur food! That pod does look like something from Invasion of the Body Snatchers😜
So beautiful, after a recent dna test showed I was 33% scottish I find your channel even more interesting. Many generations ago my ancestors immigrated to the US. I now wonder why? We had a pet sheep many yrs ago, she was so sweet and if I sat in the grass with her she would cuddle. She loved face ears and belly rubs.
Belly rubs are loved here on the island, too! Kx
The plant is a gunnera manicata native of Brazil.
Every video I can’t get over the beautiful scenery no matter what the weather is like. You choose perfect music that’s just as breathtaking & love all your everyday goings on. You have an artist eye for detail… love it!
“Write the theme tune. Sing the theme tune.” Yeah, some of us got it. Well done, mate.
It would be cool to use a metal detector around those stone wall relics to see if any coin or metal tools etc could be found
Hi I was watching a couple in Alaska and they filmed a herd "Nigel" they are Dall sheep very good climbers and the horns match the skull you found.
Cyd in the USA. Cool experiment with the lighting. "The earliest use of candles is often attributed to the Ancient Egyptians, who made rushlights or torches by soaking the pithy core of reeds in melted animal fat." Thanks for demonstrating that the old ways still have value :-)
I have cats so I know how interested they can be around something new or different, but I had no idea the sheep would be as curious as they are. I enjoyed being a part of your exploration. It's nice you were able to find the home of the 2 brothers. Even nicer, to have a photo of them. I enjoyed this very much. Thank you for sharing.
Re: 8:30 - please dig down and find the source of that sound... *I* need to know lol
The new addition to the flock definitely looks a bit boney!
Oh, and your quote - Little Britain's Dennis Waterman. Do I win a prize? 😂
Soap with a prize inside, for you!
If walls could talk I'm sure you'd hear some amazing stories..❤️❤️👍
You/us are lucky people,we are in our 70s lived similar lives to you but not so isolated,we thought we had got rid of jealousy in our life, but you are now proving us wrong ,good luck to you, fantastic viewing
Thank you very much. Hope you can enjoy things along with us.
I hope your both safe from the bad storm up there! 🙏💦💨
Thinking of you during storm babet
The old house remains could be your next renovation project !
Bellissimo, bravissimi 👍👋👋
Hay Scott the tide going out and water draining out the shingle and suck air down with it and making the sound! Will probably do the same when the tide comes in but push out the air!
Amazing house brothers built!
Oh I wish we had the history your area does, love exploring relics from the past. That's one hell of a sheep (or was!), any idea what breed would have those horns?
Probably a Hebridean! An escapee from a farm, maybe, as we don't really have 'wild' sheep like they do in the Rockies.
Stay safe with all this rough weather in Scotland.
Another stunning adventure! Thanks for taking us with you! 🌿💚🪨🌊
What a stunning place !
Oooh you have underground monsters RUN!!!!!
Wow, the weather is looking quite lively for you. Stay safe! Peace …
I love it all. Except the part about the size 13 shoes and staring.... Whaaat?!
Very cool ruins, and scenery. Thank you for sharing your journey 🙏🙋♀️
Glad you enjoyed it
Your island is so beautiful! The reed wicks are very clever. Gosh that plant is amazing! Thanks for taking us for a walk of discovery around and about. :)
I love all the ruins you visit. Thank you for sharing & teaching us what you know about them. It's incredibly interesting to me.
Sending love and light to you both ❤
The opening scene was beautiful!! I loved the video ❤
Gas itself doesn't have a smell. The smell is added as a safety measure for leaks.
Yes it does.
@Mike-hu8yz Natural gas is a colorless, odorless, non-toxic gas. A chemical odorant, similar to the smell of rotten eggs, is added to natural gas as a safety measure so that any gas escape can be detected and corrected by the local distribution companies/utility districts/ multiple-owned systems in your area
Methane fas has an odour.
I would be metal detecting these areas around buildings! They’re great!
Great tour of neighboring island stone settlement
It amazes me how they dry stacked those stones! Remarkable work. Thank you for this footage
Our pleasure!
Gunnera manicata. One of my favourite damp ground plants.
Is that look it scares me too .😂😂❤
I think your noise at the beginning must be an underground river or creek. That's not surprising on the mainland. But what amazes me is that an island the size of yours can have fresh water springs. Thanks for the trip to the Viking settlement - possibly a winter or early spring visit would make visibility easier and you'd actually find the cairns. Do I see circular structures? Could be Neolithic. Built against the cliff face, they would make an easily defended spot. About the rush lights, I used to work in a historic museum, and there they told us people would soak the peeled rushes in the fat, not just dip them... The croft was lived in only about 80 years ago - look what mother nature can do in only one lifetime! I wonder if Brie and Daisy recognized a long lost relative? Thanks again, for a fascinating look at your area!
An impressive settlement
The gunnera plants are considered invasive around Europe and other areas of the world. The reddish berries are seeds and can spread all over your island choking out the native plants.
Great footage of the fall colors there, lots to explore on the island too...thumbs up for you both.
The stonework used to build homes always amazes me…making wicks with reeds was interesting….how long do they last?
Fabi dozi is it another Scottish RUclipsr that does survivalism and talks about Scottish folklore he has a whole video on Rush lights and how to make them and what sort of Base you would need for them
They didn't last long, but they were brighter than the candles we currently have in that lantern I used! Maybe with another kind of fat they would last longer...
The Isle is breathtaking! Thank you for uploading these videos so everyone can experience this adventure with you! Many blessings to you both from Tennessee, USA
Our pleasure!
The plant is Gunnera manicata
I think this noise could be air being forced out of crevices underground as the tide comes in and fills these spaces with water?
Wow! Just wow! What a magnificent place. The house was on the mainland, right? and that's not yours? I could not believe how green everything was. Just imagine the work that went into building that house where the two brothers lived. I have a question, could not catch what you were saying about the Viking settlement. Did you find anything or were you just hoping to? I am amazed by the area you are living in. Thanks. Can't wait for your next video.
Yes it was on the mainland. There's definitely more to find over there, it's been inhabited for a very long time.
Every day I check to make sure my subscribe is showing and each time I watch o have to survive again. This has happened on other channels and not sure why. Just a heads up to your followers to double check to be sure you are subscribed even when you think you are…
Always a pleasure to watch your videos and I find the old buildings fascinating and amazing at the same time.
Thank you for sharing your lives and journey here on the island. And for the the time/effort to produce these wonderful videos.
Just hoping you are ok and safe with this awful weather we have in the uk at the moment
We're all good!
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I love that skull what a great find😊
With regards to the noise coming from the beach, I think its air being sucked through the rocks and sand as the tide recedes, basically the beach draining back to water level, it might blow bubbles when the tide comes back in,
This takes my breath away. My Frazier/Frazier ancestors came from Scotland.Hope to visit one day
Possibly and underground stream.
Oh just so funny. I'm loving your senses of humour. "Here's Nigel, your new boyfriend, needs a bit of a feed" Just makes me laugh.
Wow, your viewers are very knowledgeable. I have nothing of substance to add, just thanks for the tour. Peace …
Did you ever figure out the source of that odd noise coming from the ground?
Some folks are suggesting it's a process called 'percolation', air being forced out by a rising tide. Although, odd that it was just in that one spot!
That alien plant as you called it at first I thought it was a large beetroot from afar till you got up close to it. It looks like something from Jurassic park ha ha. I wonder what it is? did you find out later Can you imagine how many hours of labour that house must have taken to build and getting all those stones to fit. I wonder who owns it now (as that land must have been theirs).
My guess would be the nice skull you found doesn't belong to a sheep, but looks more like an old landrace breed of goat, going by the shape of the horns.
If you look up some historical breeds native to the area, i'm sure you will find a match😉.
Saw you guys already figured it out yourselves in a later episode, at least we all came to the same conclusion🤝
“When the tide comes in, water infiltrates the porous sandy substrate, displacing air and sometimes creating pressure differentials. As the tide recedes, the reverse occurs, with air and water being expelled from the sand. Although the term “percolation” is more commonly associated with water flow through soil in hydrological contexts, it is applicable here as well. The process is influenced by various factors including sand grain size, beach slope, and the presence of other materials like shells or rocks.”
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Giant rhubarb. It was an invasive species introduced to Ireland.
What is the shipping price on those tree trunks? lol Love your channel. Blessings on you both.
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Your lovely remote island is looking beautiful at the moment with the autumn colours and reflections in the calm waters . Not so sure it will be as calm at the end of this week 😮looks like most of uk is in for some rough weather! Your sheep are so very cute and their coats look amazing, look very spoiled ( and why not 😊) x
That plant you were afraid of is actually a Giant Brazilian Rhubarb plant. It is an invasive plant and grows along wetter coastlines in Ireland and Scotland apparently.
Did you know you can weave with the outer casing if the reeds too xx
I had no idea! I suppose a bit like flax fibre? Kx
Could that noise you heard in the stone rubble be a cavern down below? I think you should take a machete with you to get through the bracken, it might make the going easier. Look forward to your next video, they're always entertaining.
What a delightful video. When you showed the high point, I didn’t realise the island is so big! I could waste many hours foraging on those beaches. The air thing is bazaar! I saw a boat in the bay on one of the clips, do you get many bobbing bye? What bird life do you get? Just curious, as the song of them is so beautiful, not the crows, obvs😂. Sorry for all the questions, but love following videos.xx oh and that clock ticking, wonderful.❤
Not many boats, one is moored in the bay - not sure who that belongs to yet. The birds are finches, robins, oystercatchers, heron and curlews mostly. The odd cormorant and crow! Kx
The walls built not only to hem up the sheep. But to block the wind off.
Love your channel, but would like to see more of the actual renovations.
They've already been through this in earlier episodes. We're seeing this in real time. Renovations cost both time and money. It's impossible for them to upload two half-hour vlogs per week and include renovations to the cottage in every single episode.
I understand , they don't show a lot of any renovations . It's only been bits and pieces. Small glimpses of renovations. Love the history of the area, but hope they show a little more renovations soon.
@brendaborck1537 We have to work with island time. There's no nipping to the hardware store for us, so please bear with us. We promise you'll see every bit of reno we do in real time, as we're able. And we'll always give interesting content in the meantime. 😉 Our industrial vacuum will arrive any day now (supposed to arrive on the mainland Tues but didn't!!) and we can start prepping to repoint! We have so much to do but are at the mercy of delivery folk. Happily, our parts for the pressure washer arrived, so we can get started on the trench. Explaining this so hopefully you can understand our channel must and will be a totally different pace than most others. You're in for a unique ride, here. Kx
I believe the plant could actually be a giant gunnera (rhubarb)
Quite informative the video, it's too bad that the structure that looked like it might be a house. The one with the mantle and chimney looking structure. If only the walls could talk, and the stone walls along the countryside's. It's too bad you can't push a magical button on a tree. And poof it would show the past as this place existed so many years ago all this structures and the beauty all around.
Really look forward to you videos, my grandfather can from Scotland and often talked about how rustic and beautiful it was. Lynda from British Columbia, Canada
I hope you return to this Viking site in late winter, when the leaves have fallen and the bracken has been broken down by winter storms. You might find a lot more detail to the site, and be easier to navigate at that time of year.
The skull has goat horns, so it must be a goat. Nice find!
I'm really curious and new to the channel, do you own the whole island or only part? How many hectares of land is your croft?
I reckon it's most likely to be a Hebridean sheep. We don't own the island, we just have the pleasure of being the only two living here! Happy that you're enjoying the videos, welcome along! Kx
Interesting, wonder who owns the land where the ruins are ??
It was a pre-historic plant
Is there an old drainage system under there?