Hiking to Paul McCartney's remote Farm in Scotland!
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2021
- While on a roadtrip to Kintyre in Scotland I decided to see if I could find High Park Farm belonging to Paul McCartney where he and wife Linda stayed during the recording of both the RAM album, McCartney and early Wings songs.
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Thanks mate. Great stuff.
Good onr you for trekking on . I was rooting for Ya...
Thank for your clips. They truly mean the world and more to me.
I think most of us fans find that farm almost magical. For me, it doesn't matter if it's rumors, myth, etc. I take it all in, when it comes to Paul and Linda, in Scotland.
Personally, I find endless comfort in the songs and tales. The videos, footage, all that stuff. It never gets old.
I've always imagined Paul coming up with most of the songs off RAM, at the farm. True or not, I get lost in those moments. Endless memories, thanks to Paul and Linda.
The fields are full of heather. Beautiful.
As a teen I was so madly in love with Paul McCartney(as with so many)Probably into my 20s, too. His music, of course, his voice, his cute-to-the-max looks, etc. Then when I found out he’s a serious nature lover, living out on that farm in Scotland, my heart just melted! He was my dream man.
And the Beatles were and still are a staple in my life!
Sorry for the memory-based rant,..
Thanks for posting this video!
Love Paul
Lives in Sussex
In the 2 books memoirs.
He admits he isnt real Paul. He is Son of A Crowley
Loved this. Thank you so much for taking us on a journey into Pauls life after the Beatles. Linda and the children had an amazing childhood there and Paul wrote some amazing music. Thank You ❤
This is of course wonderful - - wow. I wish that I could have been there with you - - my family have always been camping - Dormobiles - tents etc - - the real world - thank you - A lot of people will never - ever understand !
Just Beautiful.
A place where Paul regrouped .
With Linda and the kids.
My favorite period of McCartney.
A place of healing.
Lovely Linda knew this.
.❤ this.
Scotland is quite beautiful.
The McCartney children & grandchildren will have this forever if they want. Just gorgeous slice of planet earth!
Thank you
Such gorgeous land! Thank you! This is the only way I will ever see this.
The album McCartney was recorded there. Linda died on his Tucson property in 1998. Her ashes are on that property and the Tucson property.
McCartney 1 was recorded in London. The farm then was pretty derelict & probably had an outside loo nevermind a studio. He did compose songs there tho'.
I thought this was an inspired journey. We have all seen the footage of The Beatles at Shea Stadium with the huge crowds and the mania in full flow. It was lovely, and an important part of The Beatles story, to have that footage contrasted with this quiet, rugged place where Paul went to repair and reinvent himself. Great video!
Well, I have to say that I enjoyed your massive "trek" through the countryside of Scotland. It is absolutely beautiful with such a peaceful, quiet ambiance. Thank you for taking us along with you.
HI Craig I'm one of the men who planted those trees around Paul's farms. I'm a local man. but back then I was just a boy. Thank you for making this video. It was nice to see my old country.
Just gorgeous. No wonder Linda loved it so much. Looks magical. Thanks for making this video! I've always been curious about this farm.
Wonderful! And you satisfied this Beatle maniac and Macca fan’s curiosity as to what it looked like. Thank you!
You’ve created a beautiful video, clear and vibrant in all of it’s color. You’ve captured the Scottish countryside exactly the way I would imagine it with all of its moorish landscape would look like.
12/25/23Thank you so much!! & Merry Christmas
I was probably 13 or 14 when the ram album came out. I'm 61 now, I love putting it on every 2 or 3 years. Paul McCartney is the Albert Einstein of writing music❤.
I'm very lucky too have grown up with the beatle era😁
Thank you so much!!! I really enjoyed seeing where Paul lived. Thanks to you, I saw it! I live in the USA.
I Love it! Thank you for showing this Lovely walk to Paul and Linda's Farm! I do enjoyed ,seeing where Paul and Linda must have been so Happy🌈🎶🌈
Thanks a lot for sharing your journey with McCartney fans around the globe.
Cheers Rig! Ive had a fantastic response from people and every comment counts...
Beautiful landscape nicely presented.
I enjoyed your video, Craig. It is great that you were able to hike so close. When I was in Campbelltown in 1978, I stayed at the hotel near the Mull of Kintyre. Some of the McCartney entourage were there, including Denny Laine. I was able to speak with him a moment. I did hike around the area and took great photos of the Mull of Kintyre, but I was not close to Paul's actual farm--at least, I don't think that I was. It was beautiful countryside, though. I was hoping that I could have met the McCartney family, but I was very pleased with my experience.
In 1977 we visited Scotland following the release of Mull of Kintyre. We stayed at the Keil Hotel (now abandoned) facing the Mull of Kintyre and across to Belfast. It was so exciting for me, a big McCartney fan, to speak to the staff about how Paul and the band had stayed there during the filming. He and Linda was unhappy there were no vegetarian meals on the menu, so she rushed home and brought back the fixings for everyone which they cooked up in the restaurant’s kitchen. We drove out to his farm and recording studio. We were told if the shutters were open, it meant they would be there. “Just stop in. He’ll probably invite you in for tea!” We walked Crescent beach where the video was filmed, visited the lighthouse, and talked to the locals. Paul is adored by all. They told stories of surprise visits to the local school to meet the children. Although I did not meet the legend in face to face, talking to those that knew him well was second to best. But I did cross paths with John and Yoko in NYC, sadly the summer before he was murdered. But that’s another story.
Tell us that story?! That’s amazin’ . Think it was different for them then. They could walk the streets. See loads of fotos of celebs then just walking about. Foto’s of Paul and Linda in Liverpool too from her exhibition just walking about. Graceland has no big fence too. If that was nowadays it would have a sentry. Maybe it did.
Things were indeed much different back then. There again, there wasn’t much up there in those days. Lands End had the Keil Hotel, a church, a pub and a few cottages. You know, the essentials. The nearest town was Campbelltown, and even that was small. It was an amazing experience for me. I was just 21 years old at the time. My parents felt it would be our last opportunity to travel together and they were right. I married two years later. But what a magical tour it was. I saw Paul’s house in London, Apple Studios, crossed the infamous cross walk. Then we headed up to Scotland. Pure Heaven! The locals up there said Paul and Linda were down to earthy sorts, although I think she kept him grounded. Now John and Yoko were just walking down the street in NYC as a friend and I approached. I couldn’t believe it. But I remembered how he said he loved NY because “people don’t bug you”. So I merely smiled. He nodded his head, tipped his hat, and smiled back. A very precious moment. I returned there four months later for a far more solemn reason, his vigil. Maybe I didn’t get to rub elbows with these two, but these memories I still hold near and dear.
@1625suzieq - enjoyed your informative & entertaining comment🫂. Thanks!
Thanks so much for this. I just listened to an interview with Stella McCartney. She has very fond memories of the freedom she experienced as a child with her family here. Very precious place. Linda loved horses and the kids would ride them bare back, all on their own. Total freedom.
Luv the verdant lush greenery and rolling meadows truly unspoiled natural beauty . I could quite easily spend the remainder of my days there . And in the words of Dylan Thomas ; " I was happy as the grass is green . "
Thank you and may
God bless u forevermore .
Thanks for the great video! As a lifelong Beatles fan, it's really interesting to see the farm from this perspective. The whole area has sort of an eerie quality to it, and then nestled away in this remote little place is this piece of Beatles history. The whole video is a bit of a treasure hunt, in a way. It's too bad that Paul doesn't go back here anymore, as it was such a big part of his post-Beatles life - but I'm sure it has a lot to do with Linda not being here, hurts too much for him to go back there.
The landscape is truly beautiful, looks like something Tolkien would describe in his books. I wish more places in the world would be like that, with preserved nature and freedom to roam.
Tolkien got his ideas from being in cannock chase during the war
Not suitable for supporting more than very low population. Nothing idyllic about if you had to live there before AWD cars, telecoms, aeroplanes to nearest airfield. Tolkien's Shire based on easier to live regions in England such as Midlands where he was a boy before moving into Birmingham
What a wonderful video!! Lovely and so very interesting to see it and I didn't have to get on a plane!! Thank you so very much!!
Craig, greetings from Vancouver, another wet and misty corner of our world. It was a delight to take a hike with you, hear your reflections and finally see, at ground level, the beauty of the Mull of Kintyre that so inspired McCartney to write such memorable and moving songs. Thank you so much for making and sharing your video. It is was a real treat!
WOW!!! I can't believe you took me to McCartney's home!!! "Smell the grass in the meadow"
Well done. Great stuff.
Lucky you got no rain.
Great video !!!
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It's a place where maybe "in our minds" we all need to retreat to in order to keep our sanity ???
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It was a beautifully "clever" move to locate in a remote area in order to start a new career !!!
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Because to write that first song ... (Uncle Albert) .... he had to pick up those disguarded rocks and stones in order to make a wall !!!
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If he had not ??? .... he would still be fighting those people to this day !!!!
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The gentleman had "WISDOM" ... that i have lacked in my life !!!
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MANY THANKS
Thanks so much for this, Craig! This is a journey I dream about taking and you’ve allowed us to do it vicariously through your lens. I enjoy your commentary as well. Good on yer, M8! Greetings from California!
In july 2018 I visited the VK for a week and in the Netherlands was an terrible heatwave with severe drought. When on the ferry towards the VK I already loved the cool seabreeze and when on land and travelled further north and see Scotland for the first time, I was taken aback and fell instantly in love with the rough nature. For the first time I loved it was cool and partially cloudy, reaching the Atlantic standing on Isle of Skye never seen so much colors of blue. The whole experience was breathtaking, oh and Scottish people are very friendly. Awesome video. 👋😀🇳🇱
Always loved the scenery in the Albums,,,,so cool to see you walking around and showing us the landscape......truly lovely......
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Thank you... always wondered what it was like..... absolutely loved it ☺️
Thoroughly enjoyed getting to see more of the area around the farm. Greatly appreciate you taking the time to do this. Very cool.
Thank you for the video. I've always dreamed of going to High Park Farm, all the while knowing it will never happen. I feel like I was there with you. Such beautiful landscape. All those wonderful songs written there...I wonder what will happen to this place in time. Thanks again. 👍🐏
Thanks for making this. Very glad to have experienced it with you. I now have a clear sense of it's beauty and remoteness. Very enjoyable.
Great video thank you for your time.
I really enjoyed this. Beautiful scenery. I felt like I was walking beside you. Thanks for making this.
Beautiful place by all means as I certainly appreciate the rural life myself here in Ireland, I'd often wondered about the Farm in Kintyre and imagined a lot of security around it, naturally we should always respect the privacy of others and you have captured a wonderful image and portrait without over stating this. Many thanks for taking the trip and putting mine and others curiosity to rest, much appreciated.
Absolutely special. Thank you for putting a lot of effort to it!
Lovely video Craig
I went to kintyre last year
Stopped in a bed and breakfast ,looked out the one window could see the cinema which macca paid for to be restored so I believe ,and the other window there is a statue of Linda holding a lamb
I did not get near his farm ,but drive down the road to the light house ,very quiet and mist and a few sheep ,what a beautiful area
Thanks for a good video
Cheers Ian - you stopped in Cambletown. It feels remote and I disnt feature the town at all but I did know about the Linda statue. Really chuffed you enjoyed the vid!
Stopped in Campbeltown craig
Thank you for taking us along to see Paul and Linda’s home and Kintyre!
More to come!
Great video. You were very respectful as well by not going too close. I LOVE this mccartney period. I love love love the Mccartney album and Ram. The mccartney album was all recorded on the farm and if you listen carefully you can here the kids coming In and out of the studio. The album is beautiful and idealic. Simple yet brilliant. I actually went to Campbeltown in about 1979 with a girlfriend and we tried to find the farm but was to far in the wilderness. The best ever though was that we stopped off into a pub in the evening and a folk group were playing and they actually played Mull of Kintyre. A very magical moment.
The youtube Beatles vortex les me here... I was expecting a mere trek and a look. What I got was an absolutely endearing commentary by you along the way, and some nifty "Ram On" to boot.
Thanks for allowing us to join you on your hike. I love going on long nature hikes, and this was a poignant, peaceful, and informative one.
Led, not les. Fumble finger
Enjoyed this trek across the farms and back country roads of Kintyre. “Mist rolling in ...” and was easy to see and imagine why Sir Paul McCartney was persuaded to write about this area. Love the song “Ram On” and appreciate your playing it during this video, that was lovely to hear that ukulele sing. Cheers from Old Highway 66 where Paul stopped with Nancy in 2008.
I think he was still with Heather in 2008.
Paul and Nancy took that trip in 2008.
@@andjulia9292 Yes, it was Paul's 66th birthday when Nancy Shevell and Sir Paul took the Mother Road from Chicago to Arizona. They had to leave early for the birth of Paul's grandchild. It was sure a thrill for local resident and business owners to see them!
My dad, Casey, and I really enjoyed your video. We just came across your channel. Thank you for sharing such a beautiful place and part of the life of one of our favorite people. Keep up the great work, we love your channel.
Hey! Thanks for a lovely comment. I’m glad you and your dad enjoyed the video. Make sure you watch my visit to where they filmed Mull Of Kintyre too on my other channel… link pinned in the comments. Hope to see you here again!
Pretty cool that you found it. Truly the epitomy of remoteness - Wow!! Thanks for the mini travelogue!
Thank you for all that you traveled and shown...👍
I enjoyed the video. Only thing missing is McCartney inviting you in for a cuppa tea and a chat.
More likely a lawyer would escort you away despite freedom to roam.
@@seltaeb3302 I seriously doubt that a lawyer in his fancy suit and shiny shoes would ever approach a muddy place like this.
....I'm sure that if Paul was there he would definitely invite you in...after all he's a friendly scouser...that's what we do...👍🏻
I would love to see any footage that didn't make it into this clip.
This is the best video on YT, hands down.
Wow, thank you!
@@craig-duncan Most welcome, buddy.
Enjoyed that thank you!
I enjoyed the trek to such a magical place. How lucky was Paul to be able to get away there with Linda after the Beatle breakup. It all turned out wonderful 🎉❤
I love it!! And the rewilding of the land is awesome!
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I love Scotland, and your video is just like being there on a walk with the hardy colourful foliage, calm enclosing weather, and beautiful silence The commentary with the associations with P Mc are a great context providing an interesting background thought for this stroll; the few clear notes of Ram on, are a perfect soundtrack; all these elements blend brilliantly for me. At first I thought hmmmm 20 minutes might be a bit long; but as usual on such walks, I could've stayed longer, doing nothing but being there. Thanks, good 'un.
I heard Paul watched your video. He said..."Stay off my land!" (Unless you buy his new CD 'McCartney III". Then all will be forgiven). I wouldn't cross his new fence though. Great content. You get a like...and a new sub.
Enjoyed seeing a bit of Scotland countryside...home of one of my ancestral lines! I am American/born and raised here in Ohio, USA..and it always interests me to see vids from The Old Country
Really enjoyed this. Thanks for taking us along!
Thank you for making this video. Loved your banter and appreciation for nature.
What beautiful country! What a cool video! Thank you Craig Duncan for sharing...
Fabulous! Thank you *so* much!
Loved this Craig. As a Beatles fan you read so much about these places and this particular place where I'll never get to visit, but your video really shows what it's like there. Thank you so much
I love this. When I listen to the early McCartney songs , I imagine this place. Maybe of Paul and Linda. Paul writing songs , walking around the fields.
Though I do not really know what it looks like. Thank you , from Indiana.
Thanks for posting this video. It brings back wonderful memories of my trip to Kintyre, the Mull, and driving in the mist and drizzle at 9:00 pm. Luckily there weren’t any midges! I love your narration. The solitude, peace, and landscape of Scotland is stunning. I adore Glencoe and the Orkney Isles.
thanks so much, I'm glad I pushed play
well done that man. I discovered this evening that I will have the chance to follow in your footsteps next month. Wahoo!
Great John - here was my starting coordinates... 55.460872, -5.626679
@@craig-duncan Thanx for that. I can see myself doing it alone as my travelling companion is not quite so kindly disposed to a 'wilderness' walk just to see Macca's farm! Hey Ho!
Thanks for filming and sharing your solitary experience with us. Loved the commentary. From a lifelong McCartney fan. Ram on !
Thank you for this amazing video. Very cool imagining what it must have been like for them living in this beautiful area.
No words. The beauty of this magnificent countryis just breathtaking. A big Paul fan almost 60 years, just wish i could've been here w Paul n Linda, n the children, would b like growing up in heaven. TY, Craig. Beautiful video.
Paradise; the night sky must be stunning.
You got more than a couple of comments this time :)
Nice video and I liked your musical accompaniment. Would be great to also see some kind of map of the area.
Ahhh hermoso lugar, desde Argentina🇦🇷 Gracias por llevarnos por esos caminos que anduvieron Paul y su familia!❤
Desde Argentina también!
Top Man , well done . I love it as well . Thank`s for sharing . Cheer`s .
Craig .. I really enjoyed this .. I felt like I was walking with you. I love the down to earth way you have shared your thoughts and this whole experience. It is such a remote, beautiful, misty, atmospheric area .. to learn all that happened here was so very interesting. A great video .. thanks.
Cheers John. very kind of you to say.
More wet & cold.
@@seltaeb3302 On a pragmatic level, yes, but on a romantic level ?
Enjoyed the video. I'm a Beatles fan. I have a large belly and I think I lost about an inch on our walk. Thank you
A delightful stroll Craig. I'm guessing you provided some of the uke too! Loved Ram when it came out and had a vinyl copy once. I've never been to Kintyre but often looked over from Arran in the past across the bit of water called the Sound of Kintyre. I wonder if some of the fencing was deer fence, usually high to stop them jumping over, and with new conifer plantation that would be required. An idyllic place really. But I agree, the memories for Paul might be too much.
That was one of the finest vlogs I have ever enjoyed. Thank you very much. I very much hope you will do more.
I really enjoyed this....thanks so much for making this video. I'm a lifelong Beatles and Paul fan. I've always been fascinated by this farm and the story behind it. I can see why Paul would retreat here to get away from it all.....can't get much farther from his busy and hectic life...lol....I can just imagine Linda loving it here. Riding her horse along the trails here looking at all the wild flowers...so peaceful and beautiful....Thank you again for sharing this : )))))))
You just gained your 183rd subscriber - keep it up mate 👍
Not to bad from 8 views and one comment!😂 Keep ‘em comin’ ! ❤Scotland 🇺🇸☘️
Craig, thank you for filming your trek to Paul’s and Linda’s Scottish farm. Best wishes on your campaign to reduce some weight. Hikes like this will definitely help the cause!
craig: I appreciate your candor and self deprecation. and taking us along on your morning hike in a beautiful locale
Thanks for this, it was lovely to see. Thanks for taking the trek! :)
I was just thinking about Paul McCartney's farm and looking into it, and your video appeared, so I watched it. Pretty cool. Thanks.
Craig, my wife and I stumbled on to your great, reverant, visit to Paul's farm in Scotland. Such a great video the we both enjoyed very much. That is a spectacular part of the world, isn't it? I've signed up to both your UA-cam sites too. Thanks for posting it.
This video makes me feel secure, for some reason. It's become a life staple.
I'm quite familiar with that landscape, having escaped to similar often.
The McCartneys didn't always fly in and out. They were stranded in Glasgow on Great Western Road once when their car broke down (early 1970s?). Local policemen were intrigued to find a genuine popstar driving some beat up old Land Rover, but the McCartneys came out of it very well, having charmed everyone.
I always liked McCartney as a person, and have grown to appreciate his music more and more as time has gone by. Big fan of the real fifth Beatle too, George Martin, and I'm well jell you managed to work with his son Giles, who continues to do amazing work with the Beatles back catalogue. [Funnily enough, I was watching a video all about AIR Studios just the other day!]
Thank you for sharing your experience!!! What a beautiful place, it must be great to be where many of those songs were composed.
This is the best picture quality I’ve ever seen in a UA-cam video. Someone will need to explain the trespassing laws in Scotland to me sometime! I’ve compiled some coordinates to know exactly where this was. Paste these into Google and look at the satellite image:
1:08 Parked the car at 55.461416,-5.626968
9:37 That’s Puball Burn at 55.466173, -5.632148
11:32 Standing near other farm at 55.471166, -5.632599
12:35 Sees Skeroblin Loch at 55.472418,-5.633653
13:37 The gate at 55.473624,-5.638387
15:57 Stopped by fence at 55.471689, -5.645795
Hi! Love the video, watching it over and over again. Great channel! Cheers
Damn great music. Love the riffs. I'm impressed! :) Beautiful country as well.
Thanks man - and for your continued support... more coming!
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Fantastic video!!! Thanks so much for sharing!!!
I don’t get to travel much anymore, but with your excellent video I feel like I’ve been there! Very cool and thanks.
I remember when that news reporter went out there in the early 70s uninvited
I am happy he "fixed the fence by the acre plot"
Seeing that a "young fox has been nosing around" .....
When you got really close, I could almost picture Martha bounding up to greet you.
Thanks for showing us the property. I tried to find this place in 1991 - before the internet and Google Maps 😊. Needless to say I ended up down some back road lost. I managed to get a photo of some farmer on his tractor, thinking I struck gold, only to find out I was in the wrong area. Glad you got there!!!
Very nice video. I feel as though I've made a friend and went on a nice walk in a beautiful and interesting land. Thanks from a McCartney fan in New Orleans.
Gorgeous! Can’t wait to visit this magical place someday 💚
I really enjoyed this fun, foggy, trek to a place of musical history, thank you Craig Duncan for your insight into this legendary location.
Thank you Andy Lucas for watching!! 👍
It's certainly not legendary! And I live there.
@@seltaeb3302 To the people who have followed The Beatles and McCartney the farm is of note for being the place that Paul McCartney retreated to in order to help him move on with his post-Beatles life, in that respect it is part of the McCartney legend.
@@andylucas1175 Thank you!