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Togail - A-Listers in Lewis and Harris

Episode 9 of 13

Togalaichean A-List ann an Le貌dhas agus na Hearadh.
Jayne MacLeod takes us on a tour of the eight A-Listed buildings in Lewis and Harris.

Tha Jayne NicLe貌id gar toirt air turas timcheall ochd togalaichean A-List ann an Le貌dhas agus na Hearadh is i ag ionnsachadh mu eachdraidh agus sgeulachdan ceangailte riutha bho mhuinntir an 脿ite fh猫in. Tha i cuideachd a鈥� faighneachd carson a tha na togalaichean seo air an A-List agus d猫 an obair a tha an l霉ib a bhith gan d矛on airson nan ginealaichean ri teachd.

Tha i a鈥� t貌iseachadh a turas ann an Nis aig f矛or Cheann a Tuath Eilean Le貌dhais aig taigh-solais Rubha Robhanais far a bheil i a鈥� faighinn facal air an neach-gl猫idhidh mu eachdraidh an taigh-sholais Stevenson seo, agus mar a tha an obair air atharrachadh thar nam bliadhnachan. Tha i a鈥� cluinntinn bho Dods MacPh脿rlain, a b鈥� 脿bhaist a bhith os cionn sealg a鈥� ghuga, mar a chaidh losgadh air an taigh-sholais aig 脿m an D脿rna Cogaidh. Tha i cuideachd a鈥� tadhal air f矛or sheann eaglais an ath-dhoras ann am baile E貌rapaidh, far a bheil an t-Urramach Moger ag innse dhi gur ann gu Nis a th脿inig Cr矛osdaidheachd gu Eilean Le貌dhais an toiseach, agus 鈥檚 ann a-null a Ste貌rnabhagh a tha i a鈥� dol an d猫idh sin gus ionnsachadh mu Lobht nan Se貌l agus mu Chaisteal ainmeil Le貌dhais.

Tha turas Jayne ga toirt gu Eaglais na h-Aoidhe ann an sg矛re an Rubha, far a bheil m貌ran de chinn-chinnidh Clann MhicLe貌id air an t矛odhlaigeadh, agus gu seallaidhean 脿lainn na Hearadh, gu Caisteal Amhuinnsuidhe agus gu Eaglais R貌ghadail. Tha i a鈥� cur cr矛och air a cuairt ann an Scalpaigh, far a bheil i a鈥� dol air turas b脿ta chun an taigh-sholais as sine anns na h-Eileanan an Iar. Ann an cuideachd Choinnich MhicLe貌id, a bhuineas don sg矛re agus aig a bheil f矛or e貌las air a鈥� mhuir, tha Jayne ag ionnsachadh mun eachdraidh a tha aig an togalach cli霉iteach seo.

Jayne MacLeod takes us on a fascinating tour of the eight A-Listed buildings in Lewis and Harris. She learns about the rich history and lesser-known stories connected to these places from locals who know them well. She finds out why these buildings are A-Listed and also asks what is being done to protect and preserve them for future generations.

She begins her journey in Ness at the Butt of Lewis Lighthouse where she speaks to the retained keeper, who tells her about the history of this Stevenson building and how the job has changed over the years. She hears from Dods MacFarlane, of guga hunt fame, how the lighthouse was fired at during the Second World War. She then visits St Moluag鈥檚 church in the neighbouring village of Eoropie, where the Rev Moger tells her that it was to Ness that Christianity first came to the Isle of Lewis, and she heads to Stornoway to learn about The Sail Loft and the famous Lews Castle.

Jayne鈥檚 journey also takes her to the district of Point to the Ui Church, where many Chiefs of the Clan MacLeod are buried, and then south to the stunning landscape of the Isle of Harris, to Amhuinnsuidhe Castle and St Clement鈥檚 Church in Rodel. Where better to end her journey than in Scalpay, where she goes on a boat trip to the oldest lighthouse in the Western Isles with skipper Kenny MacLeod, who is well versed in the history of the building and the surrounding area.

In Gaelic with English subtitles

58 minutes

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Executive Producer Margaret Mary Murray
Presenter Jayne Macleod
Executive Producer Seumas Mactaggart
Production Manager Marion Maclean

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