The Wandering Kilt
The Wandering Kilt
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bathgates backstory
join me for a trip down memory lane if you are old enough
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Відео

CHATELHERAULT A FRENCH FANCY?
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join me for a walk around chatelherault, a country park in south lanarkshire
aberlady east lothian
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is aberlady worth a visit?
GULLANE,SCOTLAND
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GULLANE OR GILLANE ? YOU TELL ME
IS PORTOBELLO NICE ?
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JOIN ME FOR A WALK AROUND PORTOBELLO, JUST OUTSIDE EDINBURGH
stranraer - Sunk Withouth The Ferries ?
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join me for a trip around stranraer in dumfries and galloway looking at the history and future
WIGTOWN SCOTLAND, COVENANTER MARTYRS AND BOOKSHOPS
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JOIN ME FOR A VIEW OF WIGTOWN IN DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY SCOTLAND, THE BOOK CAPITAL OF SCOTLAND
PORTPATRICK IN THE GLOAMING
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JOIN ME FOR A WALK AROUND PORTPATRICK, A SMALL VILLAGE IN SCOTLAND
venice, is it rubbish?
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A View of Venice,Italy
Bathgates Golden Oldies
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a look at some of Bathgates Old buildings, from above.
NEWTONGRANGE, THE NATIONAL MINING MUSEUM SCOTLAND
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GREAT PLACE TO VISIT
harley benton dnfx OR mooer g150 WHICH ONE
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a great starter effects pedal that makes you better
dunoon, ghosts of the cold war
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join me for a trip to dunoon
kinghorn, fife. is it boring
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IS KINGHORN WORTH A VISIT?
PERTH SALUTE PARADE SHOCK
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I CANT BELIEVE I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE
LUSS, LOCH LOMOND, SCOTLAND
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LUSS, LOCH LOMOND, SCOTLAND
las vegas in a kilt
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las vegas in a kilt
Firth of Forth cruise
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Firth of Forth cruise
glasgow, scotland in song?
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glasgow, scotland in song?
dundee, scotland, is it rubbish?
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dundee, scotland, is it rubbish?
crail, fife scotland
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crail, fife scotland
dunbar, east lothian scotland
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dunbar, east lothian scotland
culross scotland a fairytale village
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culross scotland a fairytale village
GIRVAN , AYRSHIRE-CAN IT BE SAVED ?
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GIRVAN , AYRSHIRE-CAN IT BE SAVED ?
dalkeith, Scotland -the dalkeith poisoner and other stories
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dalkeith, Scotland -the dalkeith poisoner and other stories
Dunblane, Scotland - PIES, POISON AND TENNIS
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Dunblane, Scotland - PIES, POISON AND TENNIS
Selkirk, a Scottish Border Town
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Selkirk, a Scottish Border Town
Kelso, Scotland - Abbey and Town
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Kelso, Scotland - Abbey and Town
CUPAR, A MARKET TOWN IN FIFE SCOTLAND
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CUPAR, A MARKET TOWN IN FIFE SCOTLAND
Falkland,Scotland - Ghosts and Murder most Foul ?
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Falkland,Scotland - Ghosts and Murder most Foul ?

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @properjob
    @properjob 3 години тому

    You didn't have enough time to explore? You're not kidding. You never got more than about 200 metres from your starting point. Paisley's number of listed buildings is second only to Edinburgh in Scotland. And you started out at Poundstretchers and went back to it more than once. Hmmmm. Low marks for effort.

    • @thewanderingkilt4698
      @thewanderingkilt4698 3 години тому

      @properjob you are probably right, I was driving past and thought, I have twenty minutes, better than nothing. I was planning on going back when the weather was good. Regardless of what I film it can only be a tester pot kind of thing to encourage other folk to visit. I don't know it as well as I know other places or I would have been more thorough, cheers g.

  • @patmckeane6588
    @patmckeane6588 День тому

    NO NO stay away junkies feral wains vape shops turkish barbers etc

  • @SamtheStoic87
    @SamtheStoic87 2 дні тому

    It's incredible how u get more views with Bathgate 😂 the algorithm is drunk

    • @thewanderingkilt4698
      @thewanderingkilt4698 2 дні тому

      I share it on Bathgate Facebook sites, it's surprising the amount of expats looking for a view of home, we can't all film Edinburgh and London all the time.

  • @SamtheStoic87
    @SamtheStoic87 2 дні тому

    I can't imagine anyone calling it rubbish... Maybe they could say that the water is dirty ? But not the city of Venice rubbish....

    • @thewanderingkilt4698
      @thewanderingkilt4698 2 дні тому

      It's usually people who have never been, ive been twice and I love it

  • @SamtheStoic87
    @SamtheStoic87 2 дні тому

    Broke shoes meaning?

  • @Fatimalillyy
    @Fatimalillyy 2 дні тому

    Love the video ❤ so informative! After watching your video, I was inspired to visit Dunkeld myself. It's truly stunning! I especially loved experiencing incredibly low clouds over the bridge - they looked magical! I was so inspired I even put together my own virtual tour focusing on the views and the food. It was a completely different experience filming it! What was your favorite spot to grab a bite in Dunkeld? Please check out my video too I would love a feedback ❤

    • @thewanderingkilt4698
      @thewanderingkilt4698 2 дні тому

      @Fatimalillyy hi Fatima, great effort. What do you use for filming? I always film in 4k, I use an osmo action 5 pro now. As to where I went for food, sadly only the coop, I waited 30mins. To get served in the hotel but left. I film lots of places, not all of them work, so the ones that are on my channel are the better ones. It's always a good idea to introduce yourself, I didnt like the sound of my voice at first, you get used to it. Just keep filming,cheers g

    • @Fatimalillyy
      @Fatimalillyy 2 дні тому

      @ i always film in 4K too. I use iPhone 16 pro. I just started creating content not long ago. Thanks for the suggestions. Appreciate it

  • @alastair6356
    @alastair6356 4 дні тому

    This brings back very happy memories of day trips to North Berwick and the beach, keep the videos coming George.🤩👍

    • @thewanderingkilt4698
      @thewanderingkilt4698 4 дні тому

      Thanks Alastair, we had great times on the beach too, if we could get parked lol. Thanks for your support.

  • @alastair6356
    @alastair6356 4 дні тому

    Well done George I learned more new snippets about Bathgate, very informative video.🤩👍

  • @mindyerainbisnis8412
    @mindyerainbisnis8412 5 днів тому

    Very informative George, good job.👍

    • @thewanderingkilt4698
      @thewanderingkilt4698 5 днів тому

      Cheers, I thought it might be interesting for folk that know Bathgate.

  • @BonnieThompson-ie9ci
    @BonnieThompson-ie9ci 6 днів тому

    My Paternal Grandparents were from Paisley & immigrated to Canada in the late 1800's. My Grand Mother , I've been told, was Lady Jane Bryson. My father was born in Canada in 1903.

    • @thewanderingkilt4698
      @thewanderingkilt4698 6 днів тому

      Have you ever visited Scotland? I'm sure if you check the census records you could find out where they lived, that would be an adventure, cheers g

  • @PeterCrawford-kf3gn
    @PeterCrawford-kf3gn 14 днів тому

    Great video,didn't feel the music complimented it

  • @illya7
    @illya7 15 днів тому

    love this. Fiundit by accident and loved seeing my hometown!

  • @ronnielambie2453
    @ronnielambie2453 18 днів тому

    Hi George I’m enjoying the videos,brilliant,it’s great you know your History let’s folk know what’s been going on all those years past,great Pal.

  • @treadingtheboards2875
    @treadingtheboards2875 18 днів тому

    A huge thanks for this video. I'm an Ayr born lad only a few short weeks off turning 80, but I left Ayr for the land down under in 1954 aged 9. My Grandparents and their children including my mother lived in a flat above what is now Aldi (as best a guess based on a family history story my Uncle wrote.) They moved to Lochside Rd. I think in the late 1930's. I vaguely remember walking up and down the main street and going over the bridge, I remember friends and I trying to row a boat on the river, probably in the early 1950's. I also remember the beach.

    • @thewanderingkilt4698
      @thewanderingkilt4698 18 днів тому

      I'm sure so much has changed over the years, not always for the best. I'm glad you enjoyed my video, I love sharing Scotland with the rest of the world. I've lost track of the many kind messages from expats glad of a view of home. Cheers g.

  • @rha4374
    @rha4374 23 дні тому

    A very pleasant vid that brought back good n bad memories, as a child cycling down the coast from Port Seton to the newt and frog ponds across the wooden bridge, as an adult, the waggon Inn was Fabulous for meals with exceptional staff. The chippy was also great. About 6.9 in I see the white house on left where entrance to waggon Inn was , I noticed the reddish timber pillar at main door which I installed over 20years ago is good as new. The Earl of wemyss was a great guy also his wife and I used to stop for a pint with my brother's dog in the inn and Nigel tranter the author was also there with his lab, made it interesting when both dogs trying to settle in front of log 🔥 without fisticuffs..., However,as wife and I were returning from beach a tad muddy I simply enquired at golf club car park to a "gentleman" If club house was open to non visitors for a coffee, the snooty git looked down on me and exclaimed, certainly not in that attire😂 I replied I don't go out on the mud in my Sunday best . That's always been a problem with Aberlady , and the coast in general,full of golf people that think they own the place.

    • @thewanderingkilt4698
      @thewanderingkilt4698 23 дні тому

      @rha4374 yes, sometimes golf clubs can be so snooty, I have had it too. Civility costs nothing. I'm glad my vid triggered good memories for you, that's why I make them, sometimes you wonder if folk will watch them and I am always surprised with the amount of nice comments, from all around the world, cheers g

  • @valeriehastie5522
    @valeriehastie5522 26 днів тому

    My mother in law used to live in the black and white corner house at 3 mins 56 secs in.

  • @dianedavison9826
    @dianedavison9826 Місяць тому

    Missed The River snd the Hill. 😢Many Happy childhood memories flooding back. ❤

    • @thewanderingkilt4698
      @thewanderingkilt4698 Місяць тому

      I try and keep the videos shortish, I could film more but most viewers only watch about 10 mins. Thanks for your comment, im glad it stirred memories for you, cheers g.

  • @Standingfortruth2024
    @Standingfortruth2024 Місяць тому

    ❤, thanks for your video. I was there Sept 2024 visiting my sister

  • @ronnielambie2453
    @ronnielambie2453 Місяць тому

    Very good George,I love the music,well done Pal.

  • @billyconcarni0569
    @billyconcarni0569 Місяць тому

    how are you floating

  • @davidhughes8560
    @davidhughes8560 Місяць тому

    Stayed in Girvan recently. Best AirBnb ever. Paid the same price for worst AirBnb ever in Oban. Walks near Girvan are spectacular, some of the best. But Girvan itself is sad, needs refurbishment/advertising/Something to draw the tourists in. Lots of potential but the walks/forests/ scenery need to be promoted more because there is nothing to draw people to Girvan itself.

    • @thewanderingkilt4698
      @thewanderingkilt4698 Місяць тому

      I'm glad you liked it, I can't see money being spent in the area any time soon, it could be a nice wee place , like crail.

  • @eddiewynne691
    @eddiewynne691 Місяць тому

    I lived in Loganlea & went to the Ramsay Tech...the beach was just a hundred yards away.

  • @ronnielambie2453
    @ronnielambie2453 Місяць тому

    Brilliant George,I always look forward to your videos,keep them going Bud.

  • @koldfyre4505
    @koldfyre4505 Місяць тому

    Quit being deluded; I was brought up here in Crookedholm and Hurlford from age 3-16; it is a run-down shite hole full of junkies and neds n scum now. When I was a kid my gran worked at the Kay Park trampoline and crazy golf hut, so always got free entry lol, the old baths with the wave machine were a treat, as were The Galleon, The Dean Park and free tours for having a library ticket was good, 20p for a bag of animal feed. Some of my best memories are in this shite hole, but that is the thing, as a kid you are oblivious to the scum bags. ;)

  • @Valhalla-or8mx
    @Valhalla-or8mx 2 місяці тому

    Who in their right mind decided to move the ferry terminal to Cairnryan in the middle of nowhere and took all the business away from Stranraer..

    • @thewanderingkilt4698
      @thewanderingkilt4698 2 місяці тому

      @@Valhalla-or8mx the greedy ferry companies I guess

    • @Valhalla-or8mx
      @Valhalla-or8mx Місяць тому

      @@thewanderingkilt4698 More likely the Council..

    • @iancampbell6925
      @iancampbell6925 Місяць тому

      The council kept putting lower and lower speed limits in Loch Ryan, till the ferry companies decided enough and moved out.@@Valhalla-or8mx

    • @thewanderingkilt4698
      @thewanderingkilt4698 Місяць тому

      Trust the clowncil to waste it for everyone

  • @RandallHeath1121
    @RandallHeath1121 2 місяці тому

    Very nice video - thinking of visiting the Hendricks Gin Palace and wanted to see more of the area. Lovely little town! Thanks for sharing.

    • @thewanderingkilt4698
      @thewanderingkilt4698 2 місяці тому

      @RandallHeath1121 my pleasure, pay a visit to the museum when you are there, cheers g.

  • @simonweakley3479
    @simonweakley3479 2 місяці тому

    I'm doing a fictional novel set at BMC in 1966 that is a murder/mystery. The hero of the book (a Graduate Trainee) does a stint at Bathgate where Harold Musgrove was Plant Director. I've got some stories from Harold of those days, but any others from people who worked there would be great. I'm an ex Austin Apprentice!

  • @Emily-xl2cr
    @Emily-xl2cr 2 місяці тому

    you have a very relaxing way of speaking, thought i'd tell you as a lot of people don't know how to narrate these types of vids, it's nice :)

    • @thewanderingkilt4698
      @thewanderingkilt4698 2 місяці тому

      Thank you Emily, at first I didn't like the sound of my voice, but after the first fifty videos I got used to it. It's nice when I get comments as I never know if the musics OK or if people just want me to shut up lol, cheers g

  • @morgsjoboo2247
    @morgsjoboo2247 2 місяці тому

    Morning Beautiful video with the perfect soundtrack ❤ We've never visited Portpatrick but it is on our must visit list for a while. Looks lovely Have a great Sunday Morgs Jo and Boo ❤

  • @SheilaLimontas
    @SheilaLimontas 2 місяці тому

    I've always known we have Scottish ancestors, but it didn't show up in my specific Ancestry DNA results-though my cousin's did. Well, my mother finally took the 23andMe test, and hers confirmed Scotland, with a "very close" genetic link to Fife! I’ve been to Edinburgh before, and I absolutely loved it-it felt like home.

    • @thewanderingkilt4698
      @thewanderingkilt4698 2 місяці тому

      Fife is such a beautiful part of Scotland, check out some of my other videos from there, culross, dysart, crail, pittenweem,falkland and st andrews. It will give you an idea of the place. I hope you visit sometime soon. Have you traced your ancestry? It could lead you to some amazing places.cheers g.

  • @kujo5424
    @kujo5424 2 місяці тому

    Love the views, stayed for the background soundtrack. The wife's family is from around there(Montgomerys).. Cheers and thanks.. Steve 😎

    • @thewanderingkilt4698
      @thewanderingkilt4698 2 місяці тому

      @kujo5424 thanks steve, I really enjoyed making this one. I do all the music myself, so I'm always chuffed when folk like it. Thanks again for watching, cheers g

  • @thetone1526
    @thetone1526 2 місяці тому

    Great video mate. A nice wee trip down memoery lane for me. Flannigans was my first pub ever, and i loved it there. To be fair, most pubs in Bathgate were good back in the 80s. The auld miners was superb on a Sunday for a sing song and the best characters you could ever meet. Its been 40 years since i was last in my hometown, and its changed so much, why have they destroyed the steel yard 😢

    • @thewanderingkilt4698
      @thewanderingkilt4698 2 місяці тому

      @thetone1526 Bathgate was brilliant years ago but I guess it's just the same everywhere. The local clowncil is all about livi and to hell with everyone else. Glad you enjoyed it, I did one of Whitburn and Armadale too, cheers g.

  • @randyhunter7611
    @randyhunter7611 2 місяці тому

    This was the home of my 4th great grandmother , Mary Bathgate. She migrated to America in 1851. Not much there she would recognize. She was born there in 1797.

    • @thewanderingkilt4698
      @thewanderingkilt4698 2 місяці тому

      @randyhunter7611 there are a few buildings dating before then.cheers g

  • @randyhunter7611
    @randyhunter7611 2 місяці тому

    My

  • @denisepowley4997
    @denisepowley4997 2 місяці тому

    The Waterfall in Armadale. I had my engagement party in it. Its the new Doctors Surgery now.

  • @truth8307
    @truth8307 3 місяці тому

    Hi, may I know whether one to two hours of walking is enough to see all the places in this video?

    • @thewanderingkilt4698
      @thewanderingkilt4698 3 місяці тому

      @truth8307 yes, probably about two hours if you include a ☕️ ,cheers g

  • @redeye61
    @redeye61 3 місяці тому

    Very relaxing viewing, Well done 👍

    • @thewanderingkilt4698
      @thewanderingkilt4698 3 місяці тому

      Thanks,im glad you liked it. It gives folk an idea of places to visit, and a wee chill out too, cheers g.

  • @2msvalkyrie529
    @2msvalkyrie529 3 місяці тому

    I've been in more attractive War zones.

    • @thewanderingkilt4698
      @thewanderingkilt4698 3 місяці тому

      @2msvalkyrie529 ha ha ha, I guess it's not for you then. How many warzones have a greggs? Lol

  • @willbee6785
    @willbee6785 3 місяці тому

    Actually, Jim Jeffries was brought up in Wallyford, a village 1 mile south of Musselburgh. A village with a host of professional footballers and managers, namely, Jock Wallace (Rangers FC) Jim Jeffries (Heart of Midlothian FC) John McGlynn (various, now Falkirk FC) Pro Footballers; Tam McLeod (Falkirk FC) Jim (Jumbo) Brown (Aston Villa) Tommy Donaldson (Aberdeen FC) plus others.

    • @thewanderingkilt4698
      @thewanderingkilt4698 3 місяці тому

      @willbee6785 it's a bit like broxburn/Uphall you dare not get it wrong even though they are joined together, thanks for the comment, sometimes I do get things wrong, cheers g.

    • @willbee6785
      @willbee6785 3 місяці тому

      @@thewanderingkilt4698 No problem. 👍

  • @georgeparker7838
    @georgeparker7838 3 місяці тому

    Reputed to be the cheapest area in the UK to buy a house.

  • @kenbakie4590
    @kenbakie4590 3 місяці тому

    I sometimes used to go on holiday to Girvan when I was a child in the 1960s. I remember going on the little motor boats around the boating pond and I can remember there was also a futuristic structure on the island in the middle. Maybe my memory deceives me, but Girvan is looking very run down compared to what I can remember.

  • @somethingelse4878
    @somethingelse4878 3 місяці тому

    From 3:02 myself and my wife are in this video lol Right side shorts and checkered shirt Stopped to yap

  • @morgsjoboo2247
    @morgsjoboo2247 3 місяці тому

    Morning Throughly enjoyed this. Thanks for all the information and history. Hope you're having a good weekend

    • @thewanderingkilt4698
      @thewanderingkilt4698 3 місяці тому

      Thanks for watching, im filming Lake Garda in Italy just now, not Scotland but beautiful too,cheers g.

  • @jimbrown2688
    @jimbrown2688 3 місяці тому

    Ive lived in Arbroath since i was 5, now 55. A once vibrant, busy wee town has.been run down by an incompetent wasteful council and a massive unwanted influx of immigrants.

  • @williammcilwraith9304
    @williammcilwraith9304 3 місяці тому

    No. Brought up there, left 47 years ago. Went last week and was horrified at the main street. Only lasted 1 night. Won't be back.

    • @thewanderingkilt4698
      @thewanderingkilt4698 3 місяці тому

      That's a pity, sometimes our memories of a place are better left alone. Going back can be tough

  • @sheisofthewoods
    @sheisofthewoods 3 місяці тому

    Thank you for this, my family is deeply tied to this area (McDonnalls and Grahams) and it was great to see what the area looks like 💚

  • @kareenstrathearn7950
    @kareenstrathearn7950 3 місяці тому

    i hardly reconise the new builds

  • @elizabethrobertson5533
    @elizabethrobertson5533 3 місяці тому

    Lovely video , and the music what is the music please ❤

    • @thewanderingkilt4698
      @thewanderingkilt4698 3 місяці тому

      @@elizabethrobertson5533 I compose it myself, im glad you like it.

    • @elizabethrobertson5533
      @elizabethrobertson5533 3 місяці тому

      @@thewanderingkilt4698 thankyou be good if you could make a playlist on your channel talented composer 🥰

    • @thewanderingkilt4698
      @thewanderingkilt4698 3 місяці тому

      @elizabethrobertson5533 ha ha, that's very kind of you, youtube doesn't allow copyright music, and as I play keyboards and guitar I recorded music that goes with my films, it's not to everyone's taste but one of my tracks has been played on local radio so they must be OK, cheers g.

  • @technogrumpsy
    @technogrumpsy 3 місяці тому

    Nice historical tour 👍

  • @lrennie5543
    @lrennie5543 3 місяці тому

    Great video. Lived on Belville Steet and emigrated to Ohio in 1952 when I was 10.

    • @thewanderingkilt4698
      @thewanderingkilt4698 3 місяці тому

      @lrennie5543 I'm glad you enjoyed it, its always nice to show expats their home town. Cheers g.

    • @UncleColin
      @UncleColin 2 місяці тому

      Did you know Jim MacDonald?