Niel Gow's Oak Birnam Highland Perthshire Scotland
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Channel: tourscotland · 2014 · Travel & Events
Tour Scotland video of Niel Gow's Oak on ancestry visit to Birnam by Dunkeld, Highland Perthshire. This Scottish tree, which sits on the banks of the River Tay near Dunkeld, is Scotland's first entry into the European Tree of the Year competition. It is here that many of Scotland's best strathspey and reels were played and composed by Niel Gow, born 1727, died 1807, the famous 18th century Scottish fiddle player. This spot provided inspiration for much of his music as he sat beneath the oak tree a short walk from his cottage in the hamlet of Inver. The tree has been called Neil Gow's Oak from that time to the present day.
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