Thank you for this. Excellent story while I was walking the dogs. I've just bought the book you read this story from. Looking forward to reading it. Thanks Jon, great content.
@evaldasd290714 күн бұрын
A Beautiful Story
@adventure.shetland14 күн бұрын
@@evaldasd2907 it’s one of my favourites!
@Grahammarch1015 күн бұрын
Great video Jon, I finally fully understand the 94 bill head
@adventure.shetland14 күн бұрын
@@Grahammarch10 it makes a lot more sense now, doesn’t it?
@sagelawrence944916 күн бұрын
Thank you! Thank you so much! It's your other video featuring 2 of the songs by The Revellers that I have watched over & over ...& Over making this story one more educational and ever so fun feather in my cap (so to speak!😄) I am an older woman but I will make an adventure to Shetland as soon as I can! Shetland is my dream in the near-ish future, learning about Scotland and her past my present and You my friend from afar will be the first to get a hold of as soon as it all comes together! (and maybe I can enjoy The Revellers in person🎶) In the meantime keep on keeping on and I'll see you in your next adventure video!! ✌️
@sagelawrence944916 күн бұрын
That is not a link to anyone other than You & Adventure Shetland
@adventure.shetland15 күн бұрын
@@sagelawrence9449 thanks Sage!
@Hjaltland216 күн бұрын
Enthralling Jon ! Enjoyed your re telling of this story. I'll look forward to further episodes..
@adventure.shetland15 күн бұрын
@@Hjaltland2 thanks Kenny! It’s a great story
@HernetheHunter12119 күн бұрын
Excellent video thanks for sharing. Hopefully we will get that trip next year!
@jsa-z172226 күн бұрын
I loved hearing the trow stories! The first time I learned about them was in the amazing fantasy series The Bitterbynde trilogy. The author paints vivid pictures of trows and the research is brilliant.
@adventure.shetland26 күн бұрын
@@jsa-z1722 I’ll need to check that out!
@Cat_Stevens26 күн бұрын
this channel is very underrated!
@adventure.shetland26 күн бұрын
@@Cat_Stevens aww thank you!
@SkyeSage1726 күн бұрын
Loved the stories. Thank you...
@adventure.shetland26 күн бұрын
@@SkyeSage17 I’m glad you enjoyed them!
@sanguinelynx27 күн бұрын
This was a nice collection of stories, thank you!
@adventure.shetland26 күн бұрын
@@sanguinelynx thank you
@sheenamakinshaneАй бұрын
Beautiful view
@adventure.shetland26 күн бұрын
The views are spectacular!
@sheenamakinshaneАй бұрын
new subscribe here
@adventure.shetlandАй бұрын
@@sheenamakinshane welcome! And thanks for subscribing!
@sheenamakinshaneАй бұрын
Amazing place
@adventure.shetlandАй бұрын
@@sheenamakinshane it certainly is!
@davecooper32382 ай бұрын
Some cracking Shetland beaches. Wear a vest.
@adventure.shetland2 ай бұрын
@@davecooper3238 cheers Dave - I did have a vest on for filming at quite a few of these!
@DebsSkelton2 ай бұрын
Shall we add some of these to my next trip? Must sort out dates for that!
@adventure.shetland2 ай бұрын
@@DebsSkelton definitely, and definitely!
@DebsSkelton2 ай бұрын
Looking forward to exploring more of Shetland with you - had a great time last trip :)
@adventure.shetland2 ай бұрын
@@DebsSkelton you weren’t the only one!
@sagelawrence94492 ай бұрын
Congratulations on your new and beautiful Freya💙 😍 So happy you'll be able to get everywhere in style! I love your videos and the music 🎶 Have great fun and see you in your next video! ✌️💜
@adventure.shetland2 ай бұрын
@@sagelawrence9449 thank you!
@brucejohnson30904 ай бұрын
Good video thanks, can you do a video on the cake fridges ?
@WashThatCar4 ай бұрын
That is a GREAT shout! It might end up being my most expensive video ever though 😂
@cathyleecoaching27924 ай бұрын
We're new fans of Adventure Shetland! My husband and I spent a day in Shetland with Jon touring some of these sites, and it was the highlight of our 14-day cruise. Jon is so knowledgable about these archeological sites, absolutely amazing. We were lucky enough to have beautiful weather, and saw puffins and seals, not to mention the ubiquitous sheep and of course, shetland ponies. Loved it! Can't wait to return for a longer stay. Thank you, Jon!
@EuanMacmichael-j1f4 ай бұрын
That was great
@adventure.shetland4 ай бұрын
@@EuanMacmichael-j1f thank you!
@HernetheHunter1214 ай бұрын
Love the music with the video. Works perfectly. 👍👍
@HernetheHunter1214 ай бұрын
Cracking video. Really interesting. A couple I did not know about. Thanks John.
@adventure.shetland4 ай бұрын
@@HernetheHunter121 thanks Adrian!
@gjmiller1385 ай бұрын
This was a wonderful video, loved it. After doing a DNA test recently I learned 66 % of my heritage is Scottish and from Orkney and Shetland. Growing up in the 60's with Nova Scotia Scottish Grand and Great Grand parents I alway knew I had a Scottish Heritage but finding out it was the northern isles was exciting, For know videos like yours is as close as I can get to the real thing for now.
@adventure.shetland5 ай бұрын
@@gjmiller138 thank you! Hopefully you manage to get across here some day!
@davecooper32385 ай бұрын
Bit disappointed that you missed one major Unst attraction. Sammy’s bus shelter & the John Peel memorial is.
@adventure.shetland5 ай бұрын
Looks like I’ll have to make another video!
@davecooper32385 ай бұрын
@@adventure.shetland The bus shelter is one of the places we head for. We like to check out the current year’s theme. I Mistakenly called it Samm’y bus-shelter it is Bobby’s shelter. There is or was a stone on the associated traffic island. It reads or read. John Peel Memorial Traffic Island.
@adventure.shetland5 ай бұрын
@@davecooper3238 the stone is still there! And it’s always fun to see the theme of the bus shelter too
@davecooper32386 ай бұрын
Good to see puffins still at around. Did they ever return to Calders Geo ? Seen there early 1990s then disappeared.
@adventure.shetland6 ай бұрын
Yes, they were still at Calder’s Geo and further along the cliffs at Eshaness last year. I’ve not seen any so far this year, but that’s more likely because I’ve been there at the wrong time of day.
@davecooper32386 ай бұрын
@@adventure.shetland Good to hear that. We have been up to Calder’s in the breeding season many times since aprox 1993. Last time 2023. At one time we walked south down to The Bruddens to sing and recite poetry to the seals. But one year used cartridge’s had ended up in crevices on the edge of the cliff. The seal numbers didn’t recover. So after about three years we stayed around the lighthouse area.
@HernetheHunter1216 ай бұрын
Iconic birds. Love them and Sumburgh such a lovely place to see them close up.
@adventure.shetland6 ай бұрын
It really is so handy for seeing them!
@ericrabinowitz63906 ай бұрын
Beautiful photos. Who's the lovely fiddler?
@adventure.shetland6 ай бұрын
The first set is Aly Bain, and the second is Kevin Henderson
@ericrabinowitz63906 ай бұрын
@@adventure.shetland That's why it sounded familiar; I know Aly Bain from Cape Breton! Kevin Henderson is new to me. Lovely musical background. And the Puffins are SO cute.
@ShonaPatersonArtiemiss6 ай бұрын
great to hear these stories told by you.. thank you! I visited that house between 1978 and 1980 with my dad and his workmates.. they were building the power station in Lerwick and had a day off.. we were in the house up and down the stairs.. some even were on the roof (it was on at that time) and in and out the rooms on the bright sunny day. Lots of photos were taken by various people at the time too.. only when we got back to the power station one of the locals said we shouldn't have gone there as it's haunted to which we poo pooed.. only not one single photo turned out that was taken there!! I actually only found out what the house was called today!!! hence why I was able to see this video.. amazing! The new owners must be bonkers to buy that.. with all it's history!
@adventure.shetland6 ай бұрын
Ooh! That is creepy! Thanks for sharing your story, it’s a cool one!
@HernetheHunter1216 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed the 5 videos. Great stories and info. Nicely done. 👍
@adventure.shetland6 ай бұрын
Thank you Adrian!
@HernetheHunter1216 ай бұрын
Excellent video John. Looking forward to watching the other 3 stories. Glad I found your channel. 👍👍
@adventure.shetland6 ай бұрын
Thank you Adrian, those are some really kind words!
@lailanisanmartin85736 ай бұрын
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@davecooper32386 ай бұрын
Looks lovely. From experience. Not guaranteed warm, but very nice all the same.
@adventure.shetland6 ай бұрын
That’s exactly it Dave! Looks tropical, doesn’t always feel it!
@Grahammarch107 ай бұрын
did you get back up?
@adventure.shetland6 ай бұрын
I did, and lived to tell the tale!
@rayp-w59307 ай бұрын
i don't suppose the buyer was an American billionaire, or is it just millions these days?
@adventure.shetland6 ай бұрын
Honestly, I have no idea who the buyer was!
@rayp-w59307 ай бұрын
question: the 750 men interviewed re: Lawrence Bruce, would there be a record or list remaining of their names? and were they all fr Uinst?
@chriscoughlan52217 ай бұрын
I´ve been to the Shetlands twice, once by air, and once by ferry. I didnt get round to seeing these Archaeological Sites mainly cuz i was on a bicycle. I did get to see a good example of a ´ Black House ´near Sudburgh (airport). Great video!!
@adventure.shetland6 ай бұрын
Thanks Chris!
@rileyhoffman66297 ай бұрын
Yes, please, to Unst longhouses. It would be helpful to see a map (briefly) when going site to site. Thanks and I so desperately want to visit...
@adventure.shetland6 ай бұрын
I will get a video of Unst longhouses at some point for you (and everyone else too, but mostly for you!) Maps are definitely becoming something people want so I will do my best to add those too.
@DB-pm2vy7 ай бұрын
Interesting vid but as someone who’s never been further north than Orkney I’d have appreciated a map showing a map with the location of these places on it. Felt a bit like a vacuum and I’d have appreciated it a bit more grounded in the environment . Thanks
@adventure.shetland6 ай бұрын
Thanks for your comment, I will do what I can to add maps etc in future
@Sam-in-a-Dam7 ай бұрын
That looks awesome and I hope you had fun
@adventure.shetland6 ай бұрын
Thank you! I think it’s safe to say we enjoyed it
@jamesleonard28707 ай бұрын
Cool! 🏄♂️🌊🪷
@isabellac34018 ай бұрын
Amazing! Can't wait to see these!!
@juliamurphy1398 ай бұрын
So many Viking sites there! They had a substantial presence it seems.
@adventure.shetland8 ай бұрын
They seem to have done, given there’s at least 60 potential longhouse sites alone, plus the churches and burial grounds.
@juliamurphy1398 ай бұрын
Wow! A lot!
@adventure.shetland8 ай бұрын
@@juliamurphy139 loads!
@Ulfhednir98 ай бұрын
Would love a video about the rural long houses in my ancestral homeland :)
@adventure.shetland8 ай бұрын
Apologies for the slow reply - I’ve got a video featuring some of those uploading to the channel today! I would love to do a more in-depth version of it too, so stay tuned for that!
@Ulfhednir98 ай бұрын
@@adventure.shetland legend ty
@adventure.shetland8 ай бұрын
@@Ulfhednir9 it’s up now!
@Ulfhednir98 ай бұрын
@@adventure.shetland Awesome thank you will go watch it now
@fionawelsh9 ай бұрын
Half of them english
@Grahammarch109 ай бұрын
Any pin badges yet? ;)
@adventure.shetland9 ай бұрын
Haha no yet Graham. Maybe for the winter collection 🤷♂️
@juliamurphy1399 ай бұрын
Fascinating! Love the wide variety of creatures!
@adventure.shetland9 ай бұрын
It would seem folk had a lot of things to worry about or keep an eye on!
@juliamurphy1399 ай бұрын
So wonderful to see the old folk tales and dialect being preserved!
@adventure.shetland9 ай бұрын
Thanks Julia, I do love these old stories!
@andrewstevenson1189 ай бұрын
Great work. I flew from Bergen to Shetland in 2015, but it was just a stopover on the way to the Orkneys. Need to go back.
@adventure.shetland9 ай бұрын
Thank you! Ah, you’ll definitely be due a proper return then!