Why Scotland Is 94% Empty

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[@FactVoyageYT]

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[@ianmacewan9416]

Norway, thats what would happen.

[@timkbirchico8542]

The real reason this area has a very small population is largely due to the Highland Clearance Act.

[@b_ks]

If Scotland went independent, I think they would quickly apply for EU membership.

[@JupiterThunder]

@@ianmacewan9416 Venezuela and Argentina, that's what would happen, under the Scottish Nazi Party.

[@ianmacewan9416]

@@JupiterThunder Childish assumptive piffle.

[@robmuir-music7290]

I live in the empty bit with the sheep 😂 I can assure you it is not empty, it is overrun with tourists and and holiday homes that out priced the locals. Homes are now so expensive that locals born here cannot afford due to the holiday houses that are only lived in two weeks of the year.

[@peggywoods4327]

The same thing has happened where I (use to) live in the mountains of Colorado. Majority of the housing got bought by people to use on their holidays and rent out on Air BnB. No place for the locals to live, but the 2nd home owners need them to provide services. I would prefer to live with the sheep

[@lizardking1096]

So true... Red part riddled with rich English wankers while old Jock struggles to survive

[@highlandsprings5752]

Laughs in London.

[@matthewredman7814]

Well london is london. Its always going to have people. I live near Cullen and out of the 250 fisherman houses in the town, about 235 are holiday homes. Its killing the community up here.

[@highlandsprings5752]

@@matthewredman7814 I 100% agree with you, I can't stand second homes, I'd go as far as to say that the government should probably ban the acquisition of second homes but they should also ban the importation of foreign workers and kick out a lot of them to help ease the social and economic problems that are destroying our society's, I just thought it was funny that he was complaining about a problem that isn't even 1/10th the issue that London is facing, Just like to check that ego/victim complex that many your Scots like to have as the whole union goes down the crapper.

[@rabha1754]

If by "no-one" and "empty " you mean 1.29 million people live in the red area, then you are spot on.

[@rachdarastrix5251]

Ikr. If the thumbnail was truthful I'd just move to the north shores of Scotland and live there. And I'd do it even if I have to get there by committing grand theft canoe.

[@MrSpleenboy]

@@rachdarastrix5251That's a long paddle!

[@rachdarastrix5251]

@@MrSpleenboy Wait, WTF. Someone on the internet is replying to me without being an asshole? That's so odd. Good to see you. Hope you are having a wonderful day. Yeah normally I would love a chance to get that much exercise, but right now I have a pinched nerve and no pain killer. But yep. Getting to Scotland by canoe. Some people will try to convince others not to try something like this because it is not easy. Others want to do it anyway because it is hard, and because they told them not to.

[@MrSpleenboy]

@@rachdarastrix5251😃 I'm good thanks! Hope the pinched nerve gets better soon! It would be a fantastic paddle too - there are places en route that can legit make a person tear up at the sheer beauty on display, plus think of the potential wildlife interactions that close to the water...

[@rachdarastrix5251]

@@MrSpleenboy Yeah, especially since your cooler can only carry so much. Good to go for a swim now and then so you can catch them with a trident.

[@michaeledmondson5100]

My favourite animals are midges. They do a magnificent job of keeping the highlands wild. Tourists tend to only come once, get eaten, and never return.

[@colincampbell437]

I always thought it was the midges that finished off the Roman legion sent into haggisland, never to return. There is absolutely no defence against them. They bring their relatives for a "rammy". Poor Hadrian tried building a wee wall to divide Scotland and England, but didn't build it high enough to stop them coming over. Who needs nuclear missiles when you have midges !!!!!

[@carolynellis387]

Scotland's own weapons of mass destruction midges!

[@musicteacher5757]

As a Floridian who loves our Florida outdoors... 🤣 I hate, loathe, despise our "deer flies". At times the mosquitoes will try to suck you dry. I call it "involuntary blood donations".

[@RobertGillontheinterweb]

You have two choices, go when the weather will ruin your trip or when the midges will ruin it

[@alasdairburton1814]

@@RobertGillontheinterweb - the secret to avoiding the midge problem is to try to stay inside when the wind is less than 4 miles per hour ... over 4 miles per hour, midges are swept downwind ... and, being a mountainous country, such winds over 4 mph are the common occurrence ...

[@globaltraveller]

Aberdeen is indeed the Oil Capital of Europe. Yet it only got a ring road in the last couple of years. Where did all the oil wealth go? Not to Aberdeen, or anywhere else in Scotland for that matter.

[@splintercast8092]

It did fund lots of nice buildings and roads in London though.

[@pauls3204]

Paid for thatchers dole queue

[@ytcensorhack1876]

Not sure about it being safe after seeing 2 druggies hammering t crap out of each other in broad daylight in t centre of town

[@vespasian266]

Hate to burst your bubble but even if Scotland was independent, the oil money would still not go in your pocket. and oil prices go down by the way, many's a time when oil companies might be running at a loss. Only the UK exchequer could weather a oil price slump.

[@globaltraveller]

@@vespasian266 Oil prices are higher than their 10 year average and the question is not so much about now or next year. It’s about the last 50 years. Aberdeen was the centre of a vast wealth creating industry in the U.K. but has next to nothing to show for it as the revenues flowed south. At one point oil revenues made up 15% of the U.K. Government’s budget. Contrast Aberdeen with Stavanger in Norway. Stavanger has good housing, quality infrastructure that has stood the test of time and in itself creates even more wealth for the local area. Aberdeen only got a bypass in 2018. As for the U.K. governments budget being there to plug any gaps. Please. They can’t even afford to repair a few crumbling schools.

[@br5380]

I live in an 'empty bit', population density 63 people per square mile - I like living here.

[@grahamleiper1538]

Same here. Happily living in an empty bit.

[@tdoran616]

We should bulldoze it and build estates for more Africans and Muslims to live in. Be a decent human being

[@br5380]

@@tdoran616 what about the African Muslims?

[@tdoran616]

@@br5380 house them in your home, they’re escaping war and bombs that you’re dropping on their land

[@grahamleiper1538]

@@tdoran616 last time Scotland voted for the bunch of charlatans making up the current UK government was the 1950s. Pin your blame elsewhere.

[@brynleyshon]

“maybe some Americans would come and save these islands” … that’s the last thing we need!

[@jondavis3427]

Omw

[@Aromatic.Bleach]

Man. My lineage on both sides is heavily scottish. I live in the SOUTHERN USA. Deeply south. I hate it here. I hate this country. America is doomed. I'd love to relocate to Scotland for. . . Reasons. I'm polite and have manners! Lol

[@roberw1912]

There is a dark story why Scotland has a low population in the North. The landlords preferred sheep farms instead of people and a huge number of people were evicted. My dad had 3/4 of his grandparents with Gaelic surnames. Their ancestors were forced to go to Glasgow to survive. Scotland also lost a lot of people when James I deported much of the borders to avoid their constant raids into England and they now populate Northern Ireland. Also a lot of Scots emigrated to England as well.

[@FactVoyageYT]

Interesting! Thanks for sharing.

[@debbiehenri345]

Yes, when I lived in England, a lot of my friends there were derived from Scottish parents/grandparents, with plenty more having moved south for more job opportunities. When I moved to Scotland over 20 years ago, I discovered that many of the local youth (those with ambition anyway) were 'still' moving out of Scotland.

[@OscarOSullivan]

A lot of that happened in Ireland the Gaelic world has a suffered a lot

[@inconceivableabysses]

F@#$ the monarchy. How anybody can support its continued existence is beyond me.

[@hugoagogo9435]

Now we have English moving up here in their droves. Many saying they don’t like the immigration problems down south

[@cw7422]

I lived in Edzell Scotland in 1963-65, 1974-75 and 1980-83 when my father was in the US Navy and when I was in the US Navy as well. It’s the most beautiful place on earth.

[@thisweekmetaverse]

My aunt married a US serviceman based in Edzell. Lived in Montrose then Emigrated to PA. Lovely family

[@stultum]

thats crazy i can imagine its similar to the unpopulated parts of canada.

[@williamwilliam5066]

Rubbish. Property is cheap as chips up there.

[@garystranock1200]

Lived in Montrose most my life and travelled all,around Scotland , this video neglects to mention the 100s of towns and villages in those red areas

[@RoobrtLiwanduski]

@@williamwilliam5066what the hell has property prices got to do with how beautiful it is 😂

[@davidcarruth1317]

I think the concentration of land ownership should of been mentioned in this, there’s a really interesting book called who owns Scotland that covers this really well

[@dannymack9636]

Yeh but just because you name something as a Scottish asset, it doesn't necessarily mean it is,, behind these strategies is an owner who you can bet your bottom doller they are either royalty or noble stock. Scotland will one day return to it roots without the nobles or the royalty, and return to tribes.

[@roadwarrior8560]

Scotland was stolen by the English, if the Scots had any balls they'd have voted for independence when they had the chance.

[@joeleoleo]

No mention of the lack of land reform with most of the nation owned by a relatively small number of landowners? Fewer than 500 people own more than half of all Scottish private land. The clearances don’t really appear to have stopped.

[@Tranxhead]

The biggest and most active acquirer of Scottish land is Anders Povlsen. And fortunately he has better intentions for the land than most other landowners.

[@boxtradums0073]

Of course an Englishman isn’t going to explain the real damage done and sinister motivations behind it. If that happened today there would be people in The Hague for crimes against humanity.

[@AndrewArminRyan]

@@boxtradums0073 Ah, the lie that England is responsible for the Highland Clearances; it was a policy pursued by both Scottish Lords and Clan Chiefs due to the transformation of the Scottish economy.

[@williamwilliam5066]

A flamethrower could get rid of the rest?

[@boxtradums0073]

@@AndrewArminRyan nope English lords who held Scottish titles too 😉. The last highlands clearances happened in the late 1800’s btw 😉.

[@rumcajs009]

I travelled across Scotland a couple of months ago, and i was totally blown away, to a degree that I'm very seriously considering moving to either Glasgow or Edinburgh. If you haven't seen Scotland yet, you should!

[@Rick_Cleland]

I _love_ Edinburgh, there's an atmosphere you can literally feel in that City.

[@SirenaWF1]

My ancestors saw it in the 1660s.

[@Nightmareof94]

Hope your rich if your thinking of living in Edinburgh its very expensive around there not to mention very crowded

[@iamunknown5116]

It’s full of massive mountains and hills, the terrain is up and down, cold all year round.. lovely once you adapt to it, very peaceful too! Glasgow and Edinburgh are a no go, Edinburgh is junkie capitol same as Glasgow, you’ll get robbed or stabbed in Glasgow, that’s the sad truth, Glasgow was knife and murder capitol if Europe in 2005, it’s still way up there in the rankings for those crimes unfortunately.. I will say that the nicer towns are outside those places, some of those country cottage villages are stunning, would love to move to a quiet rural area myself, so quiet with non hostile wildlife everywhere.. and like is said endless mountains and hills, oh and the lochs, those make the scenery perfect at certain times of the year, now that’s the place to be! 👌🏻

[@rumcajs009]

@iamunknown5116 after London, Birmingham and Manchester, Glasgow won't surprise me anymore 😉

[@charlesbritten4220]

Correction, the highest 56 mountains in the UK are in Scotland. There are 71 peaks over 3,500 ft in the UK, of which only one (Snowdon) is outside Scotland. However, Loch Lomond is not the largest lake by surface area; Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland is.

[@samdaniels2]

Use metres ffs.

[@Demun1649]

@@samdaniels2 It would still be the SAME RESULT, dumb cluck. You should be more flexible, I can cope with both Metric and Imperial, and I'm 74. You sound a lot younger.

[@MikeAG333]

@@samdaniels2 Use manners, FFS.

[@reddwarfer999]

@@MikeAG333 I see what you did there!

[@ashleythorpe7933]

​@samdaniels2 All Ordinance Survey maps are in metric only since 1974, so using feet for altitude is DEAD in Britain.

[@user-ks3ol3lw3b]

My American gf won a scholarship to any college in the English speaking world she could be accepted at. She randomly chose a school in Aberdeen, thinking that Scotland would be a great foreign experience for her. When she got there, she found out that it was full of Americans from the Texas oil fields.

[@alanz3497]

No she didn't. Within the city limits Aberdeen currently has a population of 238,000 people. Less than 500 of them are from the United States. She maybe chose to hang around with those

[@user-ks3ol3lw3b]

@@alanz3497She chose Scotland to get away from America and have a new experience. One person isn't going to go from house to house introducing themselves to the locals - she just kept hearing Texas/Oklahoma accents when she went out.

[@georgemorrison9280]

…..that must have been in the 70s and early 80s . There’s hardly an American left in Aberdeen .

[@bigstevie1690]

She chose Aberdeen over St Andrews?

[@christophergallagher3845]

If she chose glasgow would've been surrounded by Chinese students and that's not a knock on chinese . They're cool kids don't cause any trouble

[@fenrirwolf3739]

I also live and work my croft in the 'empty ' bit. I often describe my Strath as like a cul de sac but spread over 20 odd miles. Everyone knows everyone. Its quite and I deeply love living in harmony with the natural world.

[@thehighlandlife2023]

It’s perfect in these empty red bits isn’t it!😍

[@kitfrew9983]

Silence is golden.

[@MrKungFuPanda18751]

Great video highlighting Scotland and its natural beauty. We love our country and having a small population in the highlands makes it such a peaceful place to be to get away from the chaos that is Edinburgh and Glasgow. Love hiking and just spending time with nature.

[@paul6925]

I'm glad they are protecting Loch Lomond. Don't let it turn into Niagra Falls.. I live in Ontario and I find the Niagra area so depressing. It's just ugly and all the crap they built around this beautiful waterfall spoils it. When I go some place like Gullfoss Waterfall in Iceland or Loch Lomand / Loch Ness it's so beautiful and unspoiled.

[@DeanBarnett_]

Agreed, the falls are beautiful but I'm always amazed at how much of a dump the actual city is.

[@paul6925]

@@DeanBarnett_ Yup

[@docjaramillo]

You should visit the western United States … it is spectacular wilderness for hundreds of miles of untouched landscapes. Yes Phoenix is a travesty of a city, but most of the western US is really pretty.

[@paul6925]

@@docjaramillo Yea maybe some day. Unspoiled wilderness is great.

[@paul6925]

@@joannenugent8495 Scotland is so beautiful it would be a shame to ruin that!

[@alangaillard2988]

I live in "empty" SW Scotland, it's beautiful, quiet & I love it here.

[@beecee985]

Was there on holiday few weeks ago, lovely rolling farmland and yes very quiet

[@deniseorr1736]

Me too 😁 I also love my country, was born in Edinburgh and grew up in the Borders xxx

[@kumasenlac5504]

Don't tell everyone...

[@alangaillard2988]

@BradleyUK58 You'll be living in a tent then, as there are no hotels, b&bs etc.

[@Dex43GK]

Class here innit

[@florianvelling6427]

Can't believe he didn't mention it but the main reason are the highland clearances: before the industrial revolution the area was more densly populated then now. When the industrial revolution started, english factories needed wool to produce clothing. At this time clans shared common lands within their community but it was formerly held by the clan chief. A lot of clan chiefs were in need of money (for reasons which I will not get into) so they sold the clans common land to english business men. The military and other groups proceded to remove scottish people from the newly acquired lands which led to massive migration waves to scotlands larger towns. Conviently for the capitalists, these people had no education or expirience for any jobs that are aviable within the city, so they could abuse their dire situation and pay them low wages and force them to work long hours (I'm talking 16 hours a day and more). The highlands were then used for wool production. You can see the reamins of the lost communities in the countless ruins in scotland.

[@jimcree6869]

You really need to do some homework. Scottish lairds threw the peasants off the land . Yes it was for wool but it wasn't English people you twonk

[@mike-myke22]

I went on holiday in the 'empty' place last year. The towns and villages get quite busy in the summer.

[@l1verpool1000]

I sometimes go through Scotland with work and always feel happy in the surroundings, such as a beautiful place

[@lynnerodgers4461]

Have visited Scotland three times in 2016, '17 and '18. Loved every minute. Virginia born and bred. I guess the Appalachian mountains and the Highland mountains being the same from Pangea before everything split may be a reason. Love the highlands of Scotland! Am way overdue for a visit.

[@musicteacher5757]

lynnerodgers4461, So cool to see that someone else knows about Pangeia... (spelling?)

[@ewangent]

It's no wonder so many Scots descendants stay in Appalachia, Canadian Eastern provinces and The Pacific Northwest, Darien proved we weren't built for other climates.

[@johndoe-ss9bz]

@@ewangent :: The settlers in the Rocky Mountains were very progressive, and advanced economically with a higher standard of living, schools and employment.

[@rbnjr]

@@ewangent It is harder to live in warmer climates if your descendants are from Scotland but it can be done with a bit of suffering thru the sweat and weight lose . I need to visit Scotland for myself to see if its suits me.

[@leannewalker1422]

I’m from Aberdeen but the poverty I have witnessed is indeed disturbing. The drug scene is prolific and even though Aberdeen is the “Granite City” and the oil capital of Europe, these days it is in an economic crisis.

[@feltycomic8558]

Real. I live in Tilly and can't even walk outside at night without feeling unsafe

[@leannewalker1422]

@@feltycomic8558 aye, I wouldn’t walk around Tillydrone either

[@Nicole-kc1vx]

I just moved to Aberdeen recently for uni, and there has yet to be a day that I go outside without seeing a druggie or drunkard. It gets even more disturbing when you see them with their young children. I knew nothing about Aberdeen before relocating here, I didn't know there was such a problem here. The state of many of the rental flats are another problem. I'm very excited to explore the rest of Scotland, but I doubt I will return to Aberdeen after i've finished uni.

[@feltycomic8558]

@@Nicole-kc1vx Aye, I've lived here all my life and I was shocked when he said Aberdeen was rated the safest

[@williamturner6366]

humza and krankie are responsible for that.

[@JoskMclaren]

Keep Loch Lomond as it is! Another thing with the Highlands is you miss out on a lot of free postage deals and many others add a surcharge. Its something to consider in these times since we seem to get so many things delivered.

[@thehighlandlife2023]

Yes and some just will not deliver to the far north of Scotland at all!

[@bigteddy66]

​@@thehighlandlife2023they don't deserve the business. I one priced to get a pallet of goods shipped north and then priced to have it sent south (with the same company) it was way cheaper to go south. I asked why this would be and they hung up. They do it because they can. Always avoid sellers that charge more.

[@thehighlandlife2023]

@@bigteddy66 yep! I won’t buy from those companies!

[@mob1662]

Went to Scotland to visit my mate in Uni, I stayed in Partick for a few days. I can honestly say I’ve never met a more welcoming friendly bunch of people as I did in Scotland. Best people ever! 💯 ✊🏾

[@hmu05366]

@BradleyUK58yeh it’s a great place to live 😊

[@dat_sneckie_boi6375]

As someone from Inverness, the long and short of why nobody lives up these parts is because the Scottish Government frankly just don't care about anyone outside the Central Belt. The road link was only last heavily upgraded in the 1980s and despite repeated promises to get it up to Dual Carriageway standard, its been moving at a snails pace meaning its about 3 or so hours driving or on the train, the education system is overloaded and the city is chock full of Airbnb dickheads who buy up affordable properties meaning anyone thats gearing up to move out of their parents house has to look elsewhere because there's no affordable, rentable accomadation. It sucks living here sometimes, but its the only place I will ever call home

[@lwinklly]

You live in Inverness? We wouldn't be able to tell from your username, dat_sneckie_boi6375

[@graemeglass7566]

Really?. You do know that Transport is a reserved power to Westminster! So put your gripes to No. 10 Downing Street mate, not Holyrood. Unionist are you by chance?

[@col4574]

In contrast people live all the way up North in Norway,and there is work.That is a government policy.........the difference is clear

[@RossBradley-vd5rc]

You forgot to mention just how bad the Scottish government owned Cal-Mac ferry service is, woefully neglected and underfunded, putting people off living on the islands as you can't rely on getting to or from them in any sort of timely order.

[@graemeglass7566]

@@RossBradley-vd5rc Start paying more taxes then. The Central belt funds your ferries. The islands couldn't afford one ferry between them. Live on an island then pay for it.!!

[@alexroca6981]

To say nobody lives in the areas highlighted in red is completely false!

[@Billy-The-Goat]

as an person of Indian decent born educated and worked in England I always wanted to be in the Scottish Highlands on my holidays and which for me is a kind of place I would want to live if I did not have any worries about earning a income. I hope someday that would happen. It was my first time in the highland all those years ago that will always bring me back

[@TrueNativeScot]

I hope not. We have enough foreigners here. Scotland is turning against your kind heavily

[@thehighlandlife2023]

Can totally earn an income many do up here…. Like us!

[@michaelatkinson7577]

Another very happy income earner here, plenty of work in the Highlands....

[@michaelatkinson7577]

Depends more upon what you are prepared to do - to be able to live up here. Hospitality, care work, teaching (all ages) catering - through from basic to high end, driving and much more. All areas crying out for labour @@oldeuropemyhome76

[@EMINEM4973]

Why not lndia?

[@ApocalypseofMichael]

Coming from Newcastle upon Tyne, Scotland was where I spent most of my holidays. Us In the Northeast are akin to the folk in Scotland more than down South. Such a beautiful and majestic land❤

[@WeskerXM96E1]

Yes I feel north Cumbria, Carlisle etc feels pretty close to Scotland but without the accent. It's amazing going to Gretna and they speak proper Scotts only a 20 minutes drive away!

[@boxtradums0073]

The Geordies are one with Scot’s. There are two varieties of ‘English’ people I see as one and the same as Scot’s. The Geordies and the Scousers.

[@ApocalypseofMichael]

@@boxtradums0073 I agree, friendliest of peoples 👊✨

[@williamwilliam5066]

Yeah stay up there you viking vowel mangling cnuts.

[@OnlyGrafting]

​@@boxtradums0073Scotland and England sorta merge around the border. If a Scot goes south they think it's oddly Scottish, and if an Englishman goes north they think it's oddly English. It's because the UK as a whole is anglicised and the easiest place to showcase this is by the borders of England and Scotland and Wales.

[@faronrich9381]

My father's American family was affected by the second phase of the Highland Clearances, and eventually, built a house on a road they named Loch Lomond. My grandmother said her great-grandfather told her it was a beautiful place in Scotland, and I'm positive she didn't know it was a lake.

[@terricoxmieth2147]

😅

[@ANDROLOMA]

Cool video. I learned more about Scotland in these few minutes than I ever knew. Well done.

[@williamwilliam5066]

Sorry state of intelligence and education where you live.

[@ANDROLOMA]

@@williamwilliam5066 Just because you declare it so? That's monstrously impertinent, Mr. Judge.

[@williamwilliam5066]

Monstrously factual though@@ANDROLOMA

[@ANDROLOMA]

@@williamwilliam5066 I tend to disregard blanket condemnations for being as recklessly contrived as racism is. Savvy? Thus, monstrously fictional.

[@outsidethebox5713]

Midges?? Now there's a big reason.

[@scottguffie7759]

Aye, I live in Ayrshire, Scotland and in the summer even down here the midges can come in thick enough clouds you'd swear they'd drain a person dry in seconds and the Highlands are even worse 😀.

[@outsidethebox5713]

Absolutely, you wait all year for the decent weather only to get eaten alive when it arrives....don't underestimate the power of the critter! @@scottguffie7759

[@samdumaquis2033]

Oh yeah

[@williamwilliam5066]

Exactly. This video maker hasn't a clue.

[@outsidethebox5713]

You've obviously had first hand experience with the critters.....once bitten (multiple times) and crawled on, never forgotten...Likewise.@@williamwilliam5066

[@candles3333]

I live up in the Highlands and would like to keep it quiet thank you. So get off my land.

[@davidbowley9401]

Totally agree,this is how we like it, Would not live in a town or city if you paid me megabucks!! Thank goodness for the midges!

[@Moolstly]

Inverness might have the worst public transport I have ever been on, I am 15ish minutes from the city and the last bus from the city centre is 5pm assuming it even shows up

[@adamlea6339]

You missed out midges.

[@MrSpleenboy]

Nowhere is safe from them... 😆

[@just_a_quick_ride]

@@MrSpleenboy East coast is 👍

[@calumbrooknicolson]

‘But why do very few people live in the Scottish mountains? The combination of lack of housing, educational facilities and work places, functional 2-way roads, make it a difficult place to live.’ There is clearly more to the story than just that, and I prefer full explanations over partial ones.

[@kumasenlac5504]

Well, it all began with the Beaker People. I'm fully in support of your preference for impartial explanations.

[@calumbrooknicolson]

What do you mean?

[@THE_ECONNORGIST]

Hardly anyone lives in the Highlands due to the lack of employment opportunities and lack of affordable housing. Most houses that go on for sale are quickly snapped up by rich English people who turn them into holiday homes and AirBnB’s. People don’t even bother viewing them in person, they see them online and just buy them. It’s a terrible state of affairs.

[@Trenz0]

Airbnbs fucked up housing across the world. Similar story here on the US West Coast

[@williamwilliam5066]

It serves a purpose though. Keeps those dumbass scots out of a home.

[@ninecatsmagee8384]

NOPE. There's lots of employment but no housing! What there is in our area was snapped up by people who want holiday homes and live in them two weeks of the year -- at Christmas.

[@THE_ECONNORGIST]

@@ninecatsmagee8384 not sure I agree. What employment opportunities are there in the Highlands for young people?

[@Stirlingshirecastle]

​@@THE_ECONNORGIST There are plenty of job opportunities in the North. From, health, technology, to retail, etcetera. And those are just a few of the many jobs available.

[@gordonwilson1631]

Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire are now cheaper options for house buyers in Scotland. The oil and gas boom peaked a long time ago. John Lewis closed its Aberdeen store a few years ago. That speaks volumes.

[@987jof]

Yeah was about to say renting my flat in Aberdeen is waaaay cheaper than in Edinburgh or Glasgow atm 🙃

[@ametrinemoon]

Aberdeen city centre has changed a lot. Not just John Lewis, Debenhams as well which was in the trinity centre, as well as BHS. The bus prices by first bus is horrendous and that is me in the shire. I am seeing a lot more english people moving in this area as you can normally hear them a mile away.

[@IAmAlorel]

@@987jof Finished uni in Aberdeen 7 or so years ago, it was definitely still very expensive back then. Moved to Glasgow and managed to find a cheaper flat in the city centre 🤷 nice to hear it's getting relatively under control

[@just_a_quick_ride]

@@ametrinemoon Debenhams and BHS are gone from everywhere now, though it's a shame about John Lewis in Aberdeen I guess. Still got an Apple Store at Union Square though, so someone's got money.

[@phoebegreig6523]

I live in that “empty bit” in the mountains and I can tell you IT’S NOT EMPTY!!! I can tell you there are little towns, villages and hamlets here. Sure jobs might be limited but we do have them. And shooting and game keeping is big here. There IS POWER AND INTERNET in the HIGHLANDS!!! WE AREN’T DEGENERATES!! Maybe try getting in contact with ACTUAL Scots who live in these areas instead of the lowlanders in your southern- I mean “central belt” who never leave their area

[@geordiegeorge9041]

In my teens I toured Scotland on my motorcycle. And I could ride for miles without seeing another person, it was great.

[@TDCflyer]

I have to correct you on one thing: Scotland is not empty. It is full of 100% Scotland, and that is a very good thing these days.

[@williamwilliam5066]

deep fried scotland. Yum!

[@PMCKnivesAndTools]

I live a mile from Loch Lomond. I love being able to walk out my front door and straight into the countryside. Thanks for the insightful video.

[@MikeBishop]

Same. It's the best.

[@williamturner6366]

i also live less than a mile from my local dole office its just a few minutes drive from my mortgage assisted 4 bedroom semi with a lovely large garden . yours mohamed.

[@dl1an77]

im from North East England, and i love to visit Scotland, its one of the best places on earth and its only a few hours on the train, if you have not been to Scotland an live in the UK, book a train ticket

[@pauls3204]

I used to live on the west side of the empty bit , plenty folk live there . Beautiful area and like every other country in Europe, people live near the big industrial cities

[@monstrosity_YT]

I live in Scotland and I'm always so happy when everyone stops company's from destroying our country.

[@redbeardsbirds3747]

As an American who’s been to the Scottish Highlands….it feels very primeval and at times like another planet…reminded me somewhat of the lunar like high semi desert landscapes of the American Midwest just before you reach the Rocky Mountains. The Highland mountains are spectacular…many of the highest peaks are a bit of a challenge to climb but well worth the panoramas you get ! 👌🏼

[@alicemilne1444]

I'm Scots and I've been in the American Midwest. I don't see any comparison with your "lunar like high semi desert landscapes". The landscapes are very different.

[@Ash-um8er]

@@alicemilne1444 same, ive been to the highlands, canadian rockies and american and I can definitively say they're all different especially the highlands. Its too bad weed was illegal there bc I found some pretty cool smoke spots on some hills

[@williamwilliam5066]

It's true, america reminds me of a sort of legoland hell inhabited by robots whose only adjective is "cool" Losers.

[@OnlyGrafting]

​@@Ash-um8erit's illegal but from personal experience, having had neighbours smoke it whenever it would be the most annoying time of day to smell it, for years now the police simply don't give a fuck.

[@nuancematters]

@@alicemilne1444 The greener parts of Utah and Montana definitely resemble Scotland

[@MemekingJag]

Mate we all know the real reason is that ya go too far into the highlands, you're risking meeting the Haggis, a very dangerous local animal. If you do find one on a walk, make sure to identify if it's a lefty or righty by which leg is longer, and then run in either a counter clock-wise or clock-wise direction to escape.

[@yvonnehayton6753]

You mean widdershins or anti-widdershins?

[@lwinklly]

It's the wild haggis that are lefties I think, they're the far more dangerous bunch. The righties usually just end up living by ravaging bins around the sneck by the time they're adults.

[@pulchralutetia]

The Haggis is an endangered species in parts of Ayrshire and the Borders.

[@got2kittys]

The dreaded side-hill winder Haggis lives on mountains. 2 legs on one side longer than the other. They must only travel sunwise, or widdershins. But they meet, and mate. Their even- legged offspring roll downhill eventually, and are the lowland country Haggis of lore. Any throwbacks must slowly wind their way up a mountain or hill.

[@nonyabeeswacks1919]

I'll save you the trouble of watching the whole thing - the parts where there is no population are owned by a grand total of 5 people, and they don't want anyone on their land

[@islandrona3458]

Thank you so much, I live in Scotland and didn’t know about the flamingo land plans. Iv signed the petition and shared with my friends and family. Thank you so much for this information. ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@mabit]

Guess you dont live near Balloch or West Dumbartonshire. We the locals all wanted the theme park for the work and investment opportunities. Dont you hate it when people unaffected think they should sign a petition. We would rather have jobs, infrastructure, a working hospital, improved rail and roads. Other than your "Its so pretty leave it alone" mentality.

[@islandrona3458]

@@mabit and that’s why our world is the way it is, it’s all about the ,money, I may not live there but spent meany childhood and adulthood days their as my aunt and uncle lived there. I’m sure there are lots of other places in the central belt they could consider not besides one of our natural treasures. My father was a well known Scottish landscape painter and had full page obituary spread when he died in the Herald and the Scotsman. So let’s just say an appreciation and the love of the natural Scottish landscape is in my blood. I completely understand that you want the these things, take it from someone born in Campbelltown, brought up in the highlands and after living in Edinburgh and Ayr the area I live in now for 20 years, has nothing, we have a hospital that we can barely use and have to travel 67 miles to Aberdeen on a road that still isn’t a dual carriageway and is and is the old road in meany areas and this is what we are going through now, my husband can barely walk with a spinal injury and as I say 67 miles to get seen. So believe me I get it but some things mean more than money but I can appreciate where you are coming from.

[@islandrona3458]

@@mabit it’s Moray by the way lol

[@mabit]

@@islandrona3458 Thats a lot of waffle for I dont live there and its nothing to do with me.

[@islandrona3458]

@@mabit ok, whatever you say ❤️

[@tarrynharris373]

I live on the only island in the Orkney archipelago which suffered from the clearances. As a result the island's population has dropped from over 900 in the mid 19th century to just over 250 today. One third of the island has been completely uninhabited since then. Some of the issues you outlined are still a barrier to maintaining or increasing the population in Scotland, but looking at our island several things have definitely improved over the past few decades. Firstly, we have better internet here than we had in many places in England. Islanders find solutions to problem in a way that benefits not only themselves but the wider community. The other thing that many people have begun to realise (largely due to the pandemic) is that when you work from home then your home can be anywhere. You don't need to be near a city or have immediate access to the shops. If you forget something at the shops you can ask a neighbour or just wait till next week. We don't get amazon parcels next day delivery but usually the day after. Living within an island community, you can be as involved or as hermit-like as you want. The crime rate is ridiculously low. Either way there will always be someone keeping an eye on you to make sure you are safe. I have lived in big cities, suburbs, villages and rural areas around the world and we live in such a unique place. There is nothing wrong with being adventurous and leaving you island home to experience the world, but it is a beautiful place to come home to.

[@gaffysmenk]

👋 ...from the other side of the Westray firth..

[@Maraaha55]

An Orkney bobby was asked where the tourist could park. He said - Anywhere. Just don't be daft wi it. They asked What if the car is in the way? Just leave the keys in the car and if it's in the way it'll get moved But what if someone steals it? ... They won't, but if they do, we'll find it. Where are they goin tae tek it anyway? Yaah, Island life.

[@gaffysmenk]

@@Maraaha55 yep. I've never locked my vehicles always leave the keys in the ignition.. or the house.

[@raymondtonns2521]

Terry rural living can be a blessing with the right neighbors . sounds like you are blessed. i was born and raised in Queens county in NYC .until the 1960's it was a decent place to live.. now if i must go there i am on the verge of tears for what is see.

[@user-fg3ei7pp4v]

More power t’ yer arm, lassie.

[@BluTrollPro]

The Greens consistently stand in the way of economic boons for rural Scotland, from preventing development in the example you cite, too attacking our rural industries (whisky, crofting). It’s a massive problem we face that a party with so little of the vote (about 5%) have a stranglehold on our government.

[@hmu05366]

I agree. It was understandable that the snp had to get in bed with them but the green coalition meant we focussed to much on marginal issues

[@JohnDoe-ee6qs]

Scotland beautiful, nice people for the most part, like everywhere really and weather to remember

[@FactVoyageYT]

glad you enjoyed!

[@JamesMonty]

It’s not empty, it’s well kept natural beauty. Populating an area does not make it better. Everyone in Scotland is thankful we are not like England, over population and no identity. We embrace our smaller population and beautiful scenery. We don’t want you to live here, just come and visit now and again. Go to London if you want lots of population, irony is that that city is probably the least friendly place in the UK. Scotland is proud to be friendly and hospitable.

[@thecovidprisoner]

If you haven't been in Highlands on Munroe's your missing out on a special experience , danger lurks around the corner for the naïve. Can experience the four seasons on single day even in summer , winter is a whole new league . No joke so never take outdoors for granted ALWAYS go prepared.

[@carolehouston3959]

The rubbish that’s peddled as fact is unbelievable .

[@Mykst]

Be constructive. At least explain why this is so.

[@thebritishtwat1317]

@@Mykst a lot of this video kind of brushes over the terrible history Scotland has, Aberdeen the "oil city" didn't see a cent of the money from the oil and the English still claim it was a fair deal. And the clearances, map faults like Lewis and Haris being the whole island not just the bottom half etc

[@np939427a]

Owened by Crusty Ruperts, Run by Crusty Gready Ruperts, Camerons BFF numpty in parliment owns 6,000 sq km, Putin estate 2,000 km with many more Lackies with their gready finger in the Scottish Mince Pie!

[@McConnachy]

Exactly. Scotland a proud nation, bought and sold. Everything including 15 trillion of oil revenue went to London

[@eugenehogan687]

It's called suppression they robbed us blind.London got Crossrail Heathrow and a new Sewage system .Scotlan gets just enough to keep us quiet.

[@Tayloradrift]

Keep Scotland they way it is!

[@TrueNativeScot]

sadly, jews have targeted us in the Kalergi plan also. Africans, muslims, indians and asians are flooding this country and act genocidal towards natives. We will have a giant race war within a decade

[@HipposHateWater]

I've heard that a large portion of the Highlands were also quite thickly forested, according to many pre-1800's accounts. But they were all cut down to fuel the industrial revolution + the push for pastoralism. What you see now is basically stripped bare compared to what once was.

[@kumasenlac5504]

There are still remnants of the original temperate rain forest in the areas around Loch Maree.

[@hmu05366]

I think much of it was cut down long before 1800 - many centuries before the Indy revolution

[@dprout3392]

That's why Scotland is called "God's own country". Lets keep it that way, provided rising temperatures don't spoil it.

[@kumasenlac5504]

5:52 The Highland Clearances were simply the final acts of the Agricultural Revolution begun in England in the mid 17th century. This was characterised by enclosure and clearance of the landless peasantry. The Lowland Clearances in Scotland ran from the 1750s to the 1830s. In all instances there was a migration of the displaced and some degree of violence. In the first two stages the dispossessed were absorbed by the factories of the Industrial Revolution. The Highland Clearances came in the slump following the Napoleonic Wars - aggravated by the collapse of the kelp market and the potato blight.

[@tonytaskforce3465]

Evicted by force from land your ancestors have farmed and called home for hundreds of years and driven off to slave in some ghastly early cotton-mill. What fun it must have been. And above all let's write about it in a detached jaunty tone; it really suits the material. As long as landowners and factory-workers were coining money what else matters, eh?

[@kumasenlac5504]

@@tonytaskforce3465 I never said it was fun - I was merely stressing the fact that it was not unique.

[@tonytaskforce3465]

I don't think anyone said it was. That doesn't make it any less horrifying for those who had to endure it. @@kumasenlac5504

[@johnschuh8616]

@@tonytaskforce3465 The Highlanders are thought to be uncivilized. Sort of like the native Americans in Georgia. That they like the Cherokee might have ton the disinterested eye of some observers seems very much like their neighbors seems beside the point. History is written by the conquerors.

[@tonytaskforce3465]

Not any more. Victims get their day in court too. @@johnschuh8616

[@Fornaxfornax1]

Dont forget the local councils are extremely corrupt and incompetent. So we pay through the nose for council tax, in return we have shir roads, bad services and the council always want another pound. And your neighbour can always bribe the council and get planning permission to put up a turbine next to your house. Living anywhere with so much corruption is difficult.

[@soundssimple1]

Scotland has stunning beauty. Scotland does want and offer fantastic tourism, what it does not want are over commercialised huge disney style theme parks destroying the local towns, lifestyle and beauty.

[@MarthaJones-v5p]

Save Loch Lomond from greedy bastards! By all means keep influencers from USA out or at a minimum & throw Trump out! I am an American who fell I love with the Highlands! I long to be there! Do not spoil your beautiful country with US ugliness!

[@jacobitelivinghistory]

I can highly recommend watching You’ve Been Trumped it’s a 2011 Scottish film about Trump in particular about his Aberdeen golf course !

[@user-dv4go6se7u]

You forgot to mention that most of Scotland is owned privately, very often by wealthy foreign absentee landowners. Most of Scotland is, in fact, not owned by Scotland.

[@jerryrichardson2799]

Scotland, England, and Canada are at the top of my travel list, when I "retire".

[@FactVoyageYT]

You'll love it.

[@you3ee]

Why wait all the way till then? Go this year

[@williamwilliam5066]

Don't come to England please.

[@Uduwerage]

Well, I live in the so-called empty area where fuel poverty is all too common, ironically, considering we produce a large proportion of the wind energy for the UK.

[@williamwilliam5066]

Burn air then you paki

[@WealthGT8]

The biggest reason why Scotland is 94% empty and which you missed out was that 2/3 of Scottish land is owned by 3 wealthy men alone. So all of that land is privately owned and untouchable for use by Scottish citizens. Elite wealthy men destroyed the Scottish society.

[@kumasenlac5504]

Scots and visitors can roam over it freely - we have some of the most liberal right-to-roam legislation anywhere.

[@huporhaha1]

We lived in the NW Highlands for 15 years. Our son became friendly with a family from Texas who came to visit. He took them for a drive to see the area. "What do you think of the scenery?" he asked. "We can't see any!" was the reply, "There are too many mountains in the way!" BTW, my icon photo of the tree is one I took of the Yew Tree in the garden of Dundonnell House owned by Tim and Jane Rice.

[@smilerstewart1326]

I live in the empty bit and it’s glorious! ❤

[@user-me8ot1iw1q]

Me to

[@smilerstewart1326]

I’m West Highlands. Where about are you? Thank you for your comment 👍

[@Muzic4xLife]

This video is a great introductory video on Scotland. Thanks for the vid

[@markanderson3870]

Just a heads up, where your palm tree graphic is on the west coast, there are actually palm trees growing. Inverewe has them. No lie, haha.

[@suzannehaigh4281]

The rest is NOT empty, I lived in the Highland for 14 years, have you ?

[@michaelrains64295]

I assure you that there are vast numbers of places in the US where citizens closely guard against corporate action and commercial development. In fact, the US national park system alone is more than four times larger than the entirety of Scotland. That doesn’t even account for state parks, municipal parks and private preserves and wilderness. We’re not one giant shopping mall and amusement park.

[@kumasenlac5504]

Thanks to your present government - you're now a refugee camp and the melting pot is separating into its constituent ingredients as fast as it can.

[@garymcatear822]

Scotland is basically the British Isles last great wilderness, it is mostly empty because of a Scottish law preventing too many landowners, the law limits the amount of landowners to stop the countryside being fragmented so much that the wilderness will disappear.

[@alicemilne1444]

That is rubbish. Land ownership is being reformed in Scotland to ensure more equitable distribution. Community buy-outs are being promoted. The "wilderness" as you call it only became so in the past 200 years.

[@garymcatear822]

@@alicemilne1444 The wilderness has always been the wilderness you idiot, not just in the last 200 years. They will not allow fragmentation of the land because they want to keep the wilderness, also the big land owners are not the type to sell their land because they like it the way it is too, that was their main reason for buying it.

[@fret-less]

Hmmm protect the land by making sure only a few rich people can own it?

[@thebritishtwat1317]

@@alicemilne1444 mate I literally fucking live in the "wilderness" you can't build a house if the land is considered a croft and already has one built on it. Even if that "house" has been a ruin since 1985. Also "community buy-outs" are a scam, my local trust is run by a business magnate, his son, his cousin, and his friends. Why isn't anyone else on the committee? (you may naively ask). Because if you join they will make your life hell, down vote any proposal you have, promise you they will vote for your idea if you do some paper work, and then fuck you over later on, and then cut a hole in your fence and let all your sheep out while letting their own fucking cows ruin your croft causing thousands in damages. (but don't worry it was "just the wind" according to the police, personally I never knew the wind could hold wire cutters)

[@aa-xg3ct]

LOL

[@HomerSparkle]

Being mostly empty is by far the best thing about Scotland.

[@xneurianx]

Why did you say Aberdeen has one of the lowest employment rates in the UK as if it was a good thing? I assume that was meant to be lowest UNemployment rates?

[@evelynwilson1566]

The central belt and south have gorgeous countryside and coastlines too _ indeed Loch Lomond is only ten miles from the beautiful City of Stirling. These areas also experienced Clearance although not as drastic as in the Highlands. People DID live in the hills throughout Scotland but these areas were depopulated by clearance. The central belt boomed in the industrial revolution so people moved there. Sadly many of these industries are gone or much reduced. However those who are well paid can commute to Glasgow oer Edinburgh. Land is expensive so most people can't afford to buy i t regardless of whether its in the Highlands or Lowlands. We compromise by living in Scotlands many smaller towns and larger villages where we can afford to buy or rent and we often have roots, as well as easy acces to countrtside and beautiful scenery,

[@FlatDerrick]

I used to live up near Inverness, the biggest problem other than the weather is that the area is governed from both Edinburgh and Westminster, who both understandably have to put the massive number of people living in the much denser areas first when it comes to policy and law. Oh, and the midgies.

[@heatherturner2366]

Midgies?

[@thebritishtwat1317]

@@heatherturner2366 mosquitoes like things, actually I don't know if their one in the same but they are annoying lmao

[@SparkyJohn111]

It's 94% empty because it's a cold, miserable place to live, beautifully rugged but cold and miserable.

[@jimf671]

Would have been better if done by somebody with at least a tenuous grip on reality.

[@Astonyshing]

Years ago now I took a train journey round Scotland. Highlights were the line between Glasgow and Oban, a trip across the Isle of Skye (ferry and bus needed for that), the line between Kyle of Lochalsh and Inverness and a return journey from Inverness to Thurso (where you can stare out to the North and ask yourself how much/little land there is between there and the North Pole). The scenery is astonishing and if you love wildlife (😍) there is nowhere better to be. So who needs people anyway? Well train drivers and crew obviously and the people I did meet were extremely friendly.I would recommend it to anybody. And also worth noting that some people in the Orkneys don't want to stay either in the UK or an independent Scotland and instead want to join Norway.

[@Astonyshing]

Sorry my memory has been failing me. The ferry is between Mallaig and the Isle of Skye, not Oban.

[@spyhunter66]

Sounds like a great trip! We’re off to Skye next weekend.

[@Astonyshing]

Enjoy your trip! I expect that it will be well worth the effort.@@spyhunter66

[@brendano4196]

I just got home from a trip to Scotland. Rented a car in Edinburgh and drove up through the Highlands and over to Isle of Skye. The country is breathtaking. Isle of Skye is almost like another planet. Highly recommend visiting there.

[@Delta-fs8jm]

@@brendano4196 ​ @Astonyshing Read it again, the poster did not say he got a ferry from Oban to Skye. Note the comma!

[@darthfader1970]

Far from empty just to many holiday homes lying empty,hopefully a huge increase in council tax will hopefully address that and get rid of the 2 week tenants

[@roderickmain9697]

Back in the early 70s, Poolewe gardens just north of Ullapool, did indeed have palm trees. (might still have them. Ive not been in a while). Allegedly, being on the Gulf Stream brought enough warm(ish) air to keep them going. Note that Loch and Lock are not pronounced the same. ('ch' a germanic sound that lots of English speakers have difficulty with. There are a lot of places as well as Lochs that have this 'ch' sound in them - e.g. Auchtermuchty).

[@freestonew]

Looked up the gardens in google images. Yes, palm trees, they still have them.

[@alicequayle4625]

I found out fairly recently that Cairn gorm really should be pronounced gorrym as gorrym means blue. I'm using the Manx spelling of gorrym.

[@tozmom615]

I live just twenty mins from the gardens, they are south of Ullapool and yes, they still have palm trees.

[@roderickmain9697]

@@tozmom615 yay. Good reason to do another visit (50 years later)

[@tozmom615]

@@roderickmain9697 definitely wait till summer. It isn’t open just now anyway, but wait till May or June. Just up from it, towards Ullapool the Corrieshalloch gorge has a new visitor centre too. I’d definitely recommend doing a wee trip to both places.

[@HaniiPuppy]

3:40 - Scotland already has palm trees. They're along the west coast.

[@sarahintheuk5928]

I agree, rewilding not developing will save our planet. I love Scotland and love to visit in my caravan, I’m in the midlands but it can get claustrophobic here in 🇬🇧 ❤

[@Galloway8786]

Galloway and the Borders could become an independent state and as long as the A1 and A74 remain untouched it would go unnoticed for centuries.

[@deniseorr1736]

Fingers crossed it stays this way, I grew up in the Borders and now in Dumfries and Galloway 😊 xxx

[@hozzer68]

Just to point out the west coast of Scotland has palm trees, just search for a picture of Argyll square, Oban

[@FactVoyageYT]

haha just googled! pretty cool.

[@roddymcniven8734]

Sorry, they’re not palm trees, they are cordyline Australis or the New Zealand cabbage tree. They cope very well in coastal areas, especially on the Gulf Stream. They are not related to palms at all. Just sayin

[@alicemilne1444]

@@roddymcniven8734 There are two different kinds of plam tree that do grow well in Scotland, though. They are the Trachycarpus fortunei and the Trachycarpus wagnerianus.

[@roddymcniven8734]

@@alicemilne1444 correct

[@roddymcniven8734]

@@alicemilne1444 the Washingtonia also will grow

[@a13xdunlop]

I am in Dumbarton, been lost driving at night traveling up North in Winter a few times, you forget how wild some parts are, hauntingly beautiful but disconcerting at night. I have also been told from reliable sources that the big black cats are out there.

[@briann2541]

There's so much of this that MAKES MY BLOOD BOIL. Statements factually incorrect, not up-to-date, or poorly explained. Stop it. Just delete, please.

[@mueslimuncher1950]

You neglected to mention the midges!

[@l.ashleygarr6537]

I went to sign the petition and I found they won! Flamingo Land is OUT!! Loch Lomond is SAVED!!🎉.

[@phillipsiviter2024]

I thought I was going to hate this as I live in the Far North - Wick to be exact - but found myself agreeing with it in the end. Well said sir, as much as we'd love the new blood, we don't need the problems that go with it.

[@garymcmanus9946]

Thinking of moving up there from the Borders, any advice?

[@hazelmartin704]

​@@garymcmanus9946 Bring youngsters. It's a really great place for shooting, skiing, horse riding, fishing, kayaking, wild water rafting, climbing, hill walking, conservation work, botany, art and literature. And, of course, music, dancing and whisky. You're going to love it.

[@TheFrame7]

Scotland's nature is truly captivating!

[@Deathstaroya]

What nature? Scotland is an ecological desert - all those barren moors ? They are kept that way due to locust deer numbers - forest don’t get a chance to grow - large predators - all gone - eagles - handful left. When you travel the rest of rural Europe or the north US or Aus - you will see lots of “nature” not just sheep or deer. I lived overseas for 20 years came back and I’ve realised how big our problem here is - heartbreaking there are practically no salmon left in any of the traditional fisheries like the tweed or Spey. :(

[@jackpowrie3]

@@Deathstaroyanever been to Camusdarrach beach I take it?

[@padraigmuldoon561]

Billy Connolly was right. There's only two seasons in Scotland, Winter & June.

[@michaelaguelo829]

3:19 literally describing islands as being landlocked! C'mon FactVoyage!!

[@Savanna1702]

I live in the “empty” bit…it’s certainly not empty! Although one of its charms is that there isn’t the crazy hustle bustle of more populated areas. Sure, it’s dark over the winter but we get longer daylight hours over the summer. Aberdeenshire and the east gets far less rainfall than the west and the Glasgow area. And houses are generally much cheaper, you get far more for your money here.

[@brianlouishaddock4551]

First it is all protected land, forest , with peat bogs,and government land along with private lands and estate’s and crown property’s .

[@brazzn]

Wow this channel has such high quality videos yet about 300 subscribers? Remember me when your famous

[@gavinnorthants]

I did some work for Hotpoint delivering household appliances, and a lot of the population was retired. They move up there to get more property for their money and to get a place in the country. We did delivery to a few young farmers, but most people without a farm seemed to be retired.

[@thekaird377]

It’s also worth noting that much of this “empty” space in Scotland was and could still be populated today, if it weren’t for the ethnic cleansing carried out at the behest of the English, against Scottish highlanders and their way of life. Most of which was eradicated...