TÌR IS TEANGA – EXPLORING HOW THE GAELIC LANGUAGE AND SCOTTISH LANDSCAPES DEFINE EACH OTHER
TÌR IS TEANGA – LANDSCAPES AND LANGUAGES
Tuesday 23 June, 6.55pm on BBC ALBA
Presenter Colin MacLeod dons his hiking boots to climb in some of the most spectacular mountain scenery in Scotland; Assynt, Torridon, Kintail and the southern Cairngorms, in the series, Tìr is Teanga.
Dramatic landscapes are synonymous with the name Scotland and Tìr is Teanga explores the relationship between the Gaelic language and the hills and mountains, discovering how one defines the other.
The third programme in the series, focusing on the Deeside area, will be broadcast on BBC ALBA on Tuesday 23 June at 6.55pm. BBC ALBA is available on Sky channel 168 and on Freesat channel 110.
In this week’s programme, Colin MacLeod explores the spectacular hill country where the waters of the River Dee cascade for more than 50 miles from high up in the Cairngorms.
Lochnagar, described by Queen Victoria as “the jewel of all mountains here”, is a really beautiful hill with a fascinating place name history, and Ben A’an is one of the most unusual mountains in Scotland. Strange granite ‘tors’, each with their own stories and myths rise abruptly from the flat grasslands scattered along the length of the ridge.
Next week, Colin MacLeod will explore Glencoe with walking in Kintail and Glen Affric, in the next programme in the series to be broadcast on BBC ALBA on Tuesday 30 June at 6.55pm.
Tìr is Teanga was produced by Caledonia TV.
