Opening of the Atholl Highlanders Parade outside Blair Castle in Perthshire Scotland 2017 Highlights

With the annual 2020 Atholl Highlanders Parade and Gathering at Blair Castle in Perthshire, Scotland now cancelled, here is the start of one the previous parades outside this beautiful Castle. The Atholl HIghlanders are Europe’s last remaining private army under the command of the Duke of Atholl. This shows the Highlanders, led by their Pipes and Drums, marching up and forming ready for the parade outside Blair Castle in 2017.

[@furiacabocla2furiacabocla589]

I am brazilian, i have no conections with scotland but i love bag pipes playing in this march, the sargent chief, every element. I dream one day watch this alive. Greetings.

[@camrenwick]

I think it's great. Keep some of Scotland's great history and traditions alive. Not to forget that Scottish soldiers are famous throughout the world. My respect.

[@johnrandall125]

I remember hearing of a German soldier in WW1 who faced Scottish soldiers for the first time: "We looked out and saw these men in skirts advancing on our trenches and we all laughed! We did not laugh for very long!"

[@lordwiss6887]

Superbe. Longue vie à l'Ecosse. With respect from France.

[@virgiliovazzari6743]

Large and Fantastic! God bless Scotland! Thanks for sharing God bless you.

[@marcelocadencia3402]

Parabéns ao Povo escocês por suas tradições. Excelente 👌 Bravo 😄 Brasil.

[@thomasmcmurray791]

Wow! I miss home.this is my family! Have had the pleasure of visiting the castle. They are the only private army in the Queens realm. Murray has the greatest collection of ancient firearms in the world. The countryside is absolutely beautiful!

[@pennyreda7643]

Thank you so much for this.

[@craigdavidson2278]

I lived near Tummel Bridge (Pitlochry) and would visit Blair Castle and loch Rannoch with my grandad. Bouncing about in the back of his series 1 landrover. He ran a forge near to the gates and we were allowed to plany in the grounds. Circa 1972.

[@billhuber2964]

Damn they can march!!! I'm impressed. Greetings from the USA.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@teamaztexz]

Hey Bill greetings from Glasgow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@jmdudley3859]

This is why Scotland is the greatest country in the universe ! 👍👍👍🍺

[@andrewwigglesworth3030]

... and which parts of the universe have you visited recently? :-D

[@NeilSmithArt]

Superb and this is what Scotland's all about!

[@sarsfieldabu3223]

Liking the drill...the old lee sure makes for good rifle drill. First weapon i learned arms drill with, still remember the moves glad to say :-) . Well done and best wishes to all on a grand performance well executed.

[@billhuber2964]

I learned my first manual of arms from a 1903 springfield rifle at great Lakes Naval training center back in '73.

[@fandangofandango2022]

Always Good to Hear Great Piping and Drumming.

[@michaelwhitehead6310]

Absolutely amazing

[@edwardweaver1467]

At the start It sounds Like they play their Beloved March.

[@stevegreer5230]

Well done. Much respect from America

[@chasemurraychristopherdola7108]

You said it and I would also say much respect from me because I am part Scottish because my parental grandfathers paternal grandmas maiden name was Murray and I would also say much respect from me as well because I play the tenor drums in a pipe and drum band that is named after the famous famous brave and mighty black watch which is a British Canadian and Scottish infantry regiment

[@herserenehighnessm]

💐

[@MyRonnierocket]

This is why I love my country

[@hobertlee7598]

Awesome,,,God Bless Everyone

[@RobinLynnGriffith]

My peeps are from Aberdeenshire I'm so proud of my blood!

[@sannytizer7772]

They used to call me the duke of blair atholl, but when my kilt lifts with the wind they call me the duke of bare arsehole.

[@jasonk.3278]

I love Scotland.

[@annaglber5095]

Is all ok in around Europe. Hope all safe. And peacefully all around Europe. ✌✌✌🆙🆒🆗👍👍👋👋🏪

[@kennyjones9376]

Kind words

[@mariofloresduran6807]

@@kennyjones9376 .

[@gouldamadine4614]

Sehr schön,Danke!

[@caroledavis9362]

Beautifil castle backdrop. Once went grouse shooting with the former Duke (the shoot across the glen from the one Lord Snowdon caught some shot at someone shot down the line of butts got him and his loader.) Very down to earth chap.

[@marcelocadencia3402]

Excelente 😀👌 Bravo Brasil 😄

[@manuspirit7983]

So nice to see them, marching with the musik

[@channysmith83]

Love watching the marching.

[@gjef9971]

The Atholl Highlanders is a Scottish ceremonial infantry regiment. They are the only remaining private army in Europe, and act as the personal bodyguard to the Duke of Atholl; Chieftain of the Clan Murray, a family that has thrived in Perthshire for some 750 years.

[@thomasmcmurray791]

This is my family. I have had the pleasure of visiting the castle. They are the only private army in the Queens realm. He also has the best collection of military firearms anywhere in the world. It's also some of the most beautiful scenery in the world.

[@Messerschmidt109]

@@thomasmcmurray791 they should have ian from forgotten weapons come and peruse the collection im sure there are plenty of old and interesting firearms that would be interesting to watch

[@michaelwren5276]

Magnificent!!!!!

[@dianekessler5842]

My heart is in Scotland.

[@oldgrumpym37]

I'd rather drink with 'em than fight 'em, that's for sure!

[@barrymorley796]

William Benson Drinking with them can be a bit of a tough time!

[@kiltedbill7594]

makes the blood rush fast in my veins

[@peterderiemer3854]

The Hessians were frightening. The Highlanders were TERRIFYING!💖 Imagine doing that to a cute little kitty!🤗😜😂🤣😂🤣😂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💞💓

[@habeco1]

Beautiful Tartan check!

[@kinneucher]

Beautiful tartan is sufficient, check is something else entirely. :-)

[@mr31337]

Those ancient amazons look dapper in their skirts & red socks. Go on Jocks!

[@harrycday6528]

mr31337 Don’t you ever refer to Scotland’s Clan dress the kilt as a skirt.😡😡🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😡😡

[@luismiguelrodriguezrico2719]

Espectacular se me pone los pelos de punta

[@margaridadurelli5846]

Amo esses escoceses e sua historia

[@マッテオ-x8w]

One of my while back grandfathers owned that castle I’m a Murray and Scottish too

[@korneliawegwerth2391]

Whow. I love Celtic Music.

[@andrewwigglesworth3030]

Which has nothing to do with this video.

[@patsymillar9447]

Can someone please tell me what the green sprig is in the bandsmens caps. ?

[@kinneucher]

It's a sprig of juniper, the badge of the Clan Murray, of which the Duke of Atholl is Chief.

[@patsymillar9447]

@@kinneucher Thank you so much for clearing that up for me.

[@carlosdelsol76]

I love UK's traditions

[@annwilhelmsson2526]

Love it ❤️

[@pjmoseley243]

Drilling is correct here, no cow kicking!

[@aprilmoore2917]

Mighty fine.

[@DavidisApocalypse]

Nice to see them marching with a good looking rifle

[@ricardodibartolomeo3969]

Lindo! 👏👏👏👏👏❤❤

[@ichabod0391]

What tartan is their kilts/plaids?

[@ichabod0391]

@Bluepurgatory1 Thank you...

[@barrycroyle7160]

Nice

[@vickidianacoghlan8946]

Scoooooooooooooooooooootlund yaaaaa weeeeeeeeee laddie!!!!!

[@marcopasquali2599]

My mother still reminds when Scottish troops entered in Rome in 1944

[@melbrooker1590]

Proud Scots 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 the uk says it won wwii but they forgot you couldn’t have done with it without the celts

[@Dryhten1801]

The Celts that live and fight for the UK?

[@DaleHartley]

@@Dryhten1801 That would be the Scottish, the Irish, and the Welsh...The English have keltic blood in them, but very diluted with the roman, anglo-saxon, then norman (norse). However, for all real intents and purposes you might as well say the UK is all keltic, since they history's are so entwined.

[@Dryhten1801]

@@DaleHartley "very diluted" = 60% on average? Yeah ok lol!

[@DaleHartley]

@@Dryhten1801 you are referring to the kelts that migrated into England bud...Not the native population left from the time that the lands that would become England being keltic. Romans, invaded and greatly effected the make up, then the Anglo Saxons came in and killed a LOT to take control, then you have the Normal invasion in 1066 and the subsequent centuries of their control. Plus England has always been a bit of a cultural/racial melting pot due to trade. ( yes sometimes trade at the point of a gun, but still very mercantile) Anyway bud, Feel free to feel how you want. My first major was Anthro/Archaeology specializing in Northern European people specifically the keltic ones, so I do understand the topic pretty well. I have been out of it for decades, but still it has not changed that much. I think you are trying to hard to be simplistic and not looking at the over all picture.

[@Dryhten1801]

​@@DaleHartley Recent genetic studies show the average Englishman is at least 60% Genetically Brythonic Celtic, and more and more research is disproving the Anglo-Saxon genocide myth and moving to the belief that the Anglo-Saxons moved in small numbers and primarily altered and converted the Britons to the Germanic languages, religion, and culture. So it was a cultural genocide primarily, not genetic. Then you say the English have "always been a bit of a melting pot" referencing the empire. This isn't true and is parroting anti-European lies. Even disregarding the extreme genetic similarity between all the ethnic groups the English derive from, those peoples can all be drawn in a little circle in North West Europe, and that is all. If you think that's a "melting pot" you don't understand the concept of ethnogenesis at all.

[@seanhartnett79]

Nice.

[@richkeeshan9757]

THEY MAY TAKE OUR LIVES... BUT THEY'LL NEVER TAKE... OUR FREEDOM!!!!!

[@andyanderson5326]

Best dressed dads army.

[@yuosefyusef7430]

Great .. Witch country is this ???

[@netpass2010]

well... Namibia obviously

[@uselesseater1584]

Scotland

[@magnuswalker7957]

Scotland but they are the only recognised private army in the UK.

[@stevegreer5230]

Scotland

[@geordie114]

Swaziland or Albannach, Take your pick or even Just Alba or maybe Clanadonia.

[@tonytotten408]

13 dislikes ..why did you give your reason ..lol wel common let's see your her heritage .I can only guess rowing a kid /on boat in the middle of a dance floor or pawncing around a pole with bells on your ankles and waving handkerchiefs 😂😂👍👏👏👏👏👏👏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🥃

[@harryb8945]

Curry mate. And everything else we've plundered of the world. That's our heritage and its bloody marvellous.

[@leone.6190]

3:12 did he say "achtung" ?

[@bensonlilooto6317]

He's saying Atholl Highlanders

[@leone.6190]

@@bensonlilooto6317 thank you. Good to know.

[@LachlanRennie10]

And halt

[@chrisjustus5446]

Remember The Death Of Alpin.

[@edwardlewandowski7830]

🕊🌷✋🌍🎺

[@Ольгаива-щ7к]

Как на островке веселятся

[@timothyhines7845]

What were bagpipes the ONLY FLIPPING thing in the damned parade???? They're cool and all but never seen a guy killed by one.

[@brucethedruid]

You can't see the rifles? See the long pointy things they are carrying on the shoulders?

[@stevenmatthys2886]

3:12 ACHTUNG!

[@fredgluhbirne4075]

Hab mich auch gewundert, wieso plötzlich deutsch gesprochen wird.

[@robertrobert7924]

Thank Thor they are marching with real rifles and bayonets rather than modern plastic ones. Was hoping the cannon would fire a salute. Maybe the English wouldn't allow even firing a blank charge of black powder. You know how crazy there gun & knife laws are. Greetings from a Pollard in America. Too bad Scotland did not vote to become independent.

[@brucethedruid]

These are soldiers. Of course they are marching with their weapons.

[@robertrobert7924]

@@brucethedruid Perhaps if I put it another way: I am glad they are marching with traditional SMLE I Mk III Rifles and the proper steel and wood bayonets, instead of the current weapons used by UK infantry which have synthetic stocks and bayonet grips. I own one of those rifles from Australia and a repro bayonet that fits it.

[@paint_thinner]

Those are Lee-Metford rifles not SMLEs.

[@tankerspam5884]

In addition to Moon Meme, they would be allowed to fire blanks, re-enactors do it regularly. This regiment isn't loyal to the Scottish Parliament, it is loyal to the Duke of Atholl.

[@DaleHartley]

@@tankerspam5884 They are the ONLY private army allowed in the UK, because of Service to the queen (Victoria). Although the Duke's Loyalty is to the Crown and State. Technically.

[@robertwillis4061]

To really wind up a few people, have a company of soldiers march in, dressed in full SAS black c/w gas masks, Mp7's the lot. Then you would have a private army

[@pierreb4958]

ET MA CULTURE A MOI ? C'EST VRAI QUE JE FAIS PARTIE D UN PAYS MULTICULTUREL EN VOIE DE DISPARITION.

[@ykmvp1870]

All these guys are old

[@harrycday6528]

They are all workers on the estate dosen’t matter about their age.can you do better.The only private army in the United Kingdom. 👍🌺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

[@Joe-fe4xi]

YKMVP1 Because it’s Europe’s only legal private army, and most of them are veterans.

[@danielspillett5393]

fucking racket had to put up with this at guards dopot pirbright during training the school of jockish cat strangling was down the road why have they got the lee enfield 303 even the army cadets have a cadet version of the sa80

[@TicketyBoo.]

Yet it seems they all manged to put up with your bigoted attitude. Don't like it, leave, go watch another video but haud yer wheesht ya glaikit eejit.

[@maxy1172]

They are not British troops these guys are the only legal private army in Europe and are loyal to his grace the duke of atholl not the queen they are the last truly Scottish soldiers in the UK and they are armed with lee metfords not Enfields only reason they have them are for events like this other wise they use halberds and swords think of them like the Duke of atholl queens guards

[@camrenwick]

@@TicketyBoo. Well said

[@alicewatt4154]

You have no idea!

[@harryb8945]

Because their not in the British army you mug. Their a ceremonial army and the rifles our Lee Metford rifles not Lee Enfields. As an Englishman I apologise for this mans tripe. The bagpipes are a wonderful instrument and hope that it will be played across Britain and the world for ever.

[@johnphillipstevensen3490]

Blood rituals and human sacrifice has gone in in that castle for centuries.

[@williampeterson7044]

And how do you know that?

[@brucethedruid]

@@williampeterson7044 obviously in the "secrets of the illuminati" video he watched last week.

[@tobymcarey6117]

That's what i like to see.... Feck social distancing! Long live the the Independent Republic of Blair Atholl. 😜

[@tobymcarey6117]

Nawwwww 🤭