The Cave Dwellers At Wick | Scotland's History

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[@forbesmeek6304]

Good article, bit of a poem,anon.
, "From out the cave in single file stepped forth the Clan MacPhee"

[@scotlandshistory]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. I really like that wee poem. Thanks for sharing it.

[@AScottishOdyssey]

Another really interesting views. I didn't know that people were still living within cave until so recently.

[@scotlandshistory]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. It's quite remarkable. There were numerous families who lived in caves all around the Scottish coast. They must've been hardy souls.

[@AScottishOdyssey]

@@scotlandshistory They must have been very hardy.

[@lisadolan689]

Thank you 🙏 😊

[@scotlandshistory]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching x

[@elizabethmcglothlin5406]

So we have a long and dishonorable history of trying to outlaw homelessness without helping them.

[@scotlandshistory]

Pretty much, although for the travelling folk, it was, and is, a way of life. Some took houses when offered, some didn't. Thank you for watching!

[@capt.bart.roberts4975]

These people, were too poor for the petty scruples of The Victorian Bourgeoisie.

[@scotlandshistory]

They were just living hand to mouth. Thank you for watching.

[@Nastyswimmer]

Rather than being onomatopoeic, "tinkler" sounds to me to be a corruption (or mis-hearing) of "tinker" - a tinsmith or sheet metal worker.

[@scotlandshistory]

In Caithness they were called tinklers due to the sound of their tin goods clanking together on their carts. Thank you so much for watching.

[@Nastyswimmer]

@@scotlandshistory Surely they should have been called "clangers" then ;)

[@scotlandshistory]

@@Nastyswimmer haha, you have a point! Perhaps I should've said tinkling rather than clanging.

[@forbesmeek6304]

Some of the local gentry were pretty scruffy. Folk weren't sure if they were Sinclairs or Tinklers. 😱

[@scotlandshistory]

@@forbesmeek6304 I've heard that before 😂

[@TravisBrady-wn8fr]

The dwellers despised geese. They killed them all. Even the goslings were quartered and hanged. They kept uttering "No more quack quack!!"

[@scotlandshistory]

I've not heard of this before. Thank you so much for watching.

[@robertboyle2573]

A cut above the Bean clan, who also lived in a cave!

[@scotlandshistory]

Yes, just a bit! Thank you for watching.

[@SIEBEGORMEN]

is this a repeat /? I seem to recall it from a while ago

[@scotlandshistory]

Yes, it's one of the videos I've redone as the sound was poor, but I added a wee bit more information. Thank you so much for watching it again.

[@SIEBEGORMEN]

Their always good

[@scotlandshistory]

Thank you. That's much appreciated.

[@shadetreader]

Hating poor people, a British tradition...

[@scotlandshistory]

That may be true for some people, but not all. Thank you for watching.

[@forbesmeek6304]

Nae names nae pack drill😂

[@scotlandshistory]

They survived as best they could and names weren't necessary for cash in hand I guess.

[@forbesmeek6304]

Referring to the gentry. 😂

[@scotlandshistory]

Ah...I'm with you.