Waltzing the Stones - Caithness

[482annemarie]

well i can understand this clear as day!!

but i've lived in caithness all my life lol

[malcolmcog]

Fas at ye sayin ? 

[slaterpuss]

Hector - how wonderful to see a clip of him at work and it takes me right back to being a child and watching him construct new fences and dykes on our farm when I lived in Caithness. I always wanted to help, and Hector being the kind man, gave me a hammer and staples and a 1/2 pence for each completed one - thank you for this - Catherine Sutherland

[tehkiwiman]

Lord shanis... I haven't a clue what he's saying!

Can make oot small parts, but that's about it..

[aberhan78]

what is the name of this music _??

[malcolmcog]

fas at ye say ? Could ye chust loose at fake penny whistle in the background.

[workie666]

lol hard to belive he is in his late 80s new his brother peter very well

[workie666]

lol hard to belive he is in his late 80s

[daveyfuckingG]

Davey Grant in Poland says "Thank fuck for the real men o Caithness"

[IndyFishing]

@daveyfuckingG Hi Davey...I've never met a Polish person that I didn't like, great people all of you!

[BillDFC]

Gaelic was never really spoken in the North East, the traditions of the North east are more Nordic.

Gaelic was the language of the West.

[draven26]

I'm from Caithness and even I'm struggling, not many people talk like that anymore

[davidgrahamscott]

Lovely film..good work once again.

[fionndan]

@ GrandmaDig -

Do you know these men? You know Hector Sutherland?

[aberhan78]

could s1 tell me what is the name of this Music i really like it i need it ....

[panzerKO]

This is simply amazing, and the accent is just incredible. Thank you for posting this, it is always very interesting to see people preserving every aspect of their ancient culture, including their language.

I also have a stonemason video on my profile, which I recorded down here in Brazil.

[aberhan78]

Really nice.Choosing music,Theme reality work etc. all perfect.Respect 5 *****...

[gusgorilla76]

What a treat to see this fine art! I love your county. Reminds me of the time I visited my friend's family near Wick. Her Dad spoke just like this gent and I had to ask her to interpret quite frequently. Mind you, Dad had similar problems understanding my Suffolk accent.

[NoExitWoundUK]

brilliant video folks!

[GrandmaDig]

Glad you liked it! :)

[ReidHenderson]

It seems that they were speaking really thick Scotts and not Gaelic.. I could make certain words out.. But the rest I had to use your dialouge.. My family is from Caithness so it is nice to hear accent from my great ancestors homeland...(Michael Reid Henderson)

[GrandmaDig]

I'm glad you liked it Reid. Thank you for watching.

[daktal]

Nice tae meit ye! Ma family are Hendersons as well! Caithness and Sutherland area

[ReidHenderson]

Nice to meet you too.. I would love to come to Caithness and meet my present day family members from there even though im all the way In South Carolina in the united states..

[lioxait]

nice job!

[GrandmaDig]

Thank you.  :)

[cullodenmermaid]

Can you please translate this?

[GrandmaDig]

I have added a partial transcript in the video information.  I hope this helps. :)

[bennyfromboner]

Shuut eeeee dooooor an keep eeee draaaft oooot.Lol lol I think .........

[queeniexx]

Oh i love that accent!

[GrandmaDig]

Please post again.  :)

[GrandmaDig]

Sorry, went to reply to message and clicked REMOVE instead of REPLY! So sorry :(

[GBFBCBCB]

how did you get email up there

[GBFBCBCB]

the gid old days haha ha ha

[GrandmaDig]

The good old days nothing! lol This is happening today! :)

[SouterJohnie]

Like Hector in the film, I too grew up in a quarrying community. It's great to see a little snippet of history still happening, thanks.

[GrandmaDig]

I think it is important to preserve some of these old skills in film. :)

[hobathy]

This video really captured the feeling of the

Caithness people and countryside. Perfect.

[GrandmaDig]

Thank you, that was part of the aim, I think the BBC are trying to build up a video/slideshow map of the highlands, so it is good that it captures the feeling of the area. :)

[Jonnah111]

Extremely well produced video on a fascinating topic set to wonderful music - what a beautiful place Caithness is!! - very well done indeed.

[GrandmaDig]

Thank you Jonnah111 I appreciate your comments. :)

[TEIFI32]

Good stuff, pocket history there the wind made itself known though lol

[GrandmaDig]

Thank you. You should have heard the wind, I managed to cut a lot of it out but it was very noisy.

[GrandmaDig]

I think we are too windy for midges, mind you we have planted trees and I guess we will get midges in the future!

[Naefearjustbeer]

Apart from the midges!! ;)

[Naefearjustbeer]

Caithness the best place in the world.

[GrandmaDig]

I must say that I agree with you NaeFearjustbeer! I love the countryside, the people and the accent!