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Iagan MacN猫ill a鈥檒eantail Slighe Naoimh Chuithbeirt a Maolros gu St Boswells. Iagan MacNeil explores the St Cuthbert鈥檚 Way, from Melrose to St Boswells.

San t-sreath seo tha Iagan MacN猫ill a鈥檆ur e貌las air an d霉thaich agus an eachdraidh air Slighe Naoimh Chuithbeirt.

Chaidh an t-slighe taistealach ainmeachadh airson an Naomh Cuithbeart, a bha, san t-seachdamh linn, na mhanach, na aonaran, na fhear-leighis agus na easbuig. Tha i ruith fad tr矛 fichead m矛le sa dha eadar Maolros sna Cr矛ochan far an deach e na 貌ige dhan mhanachainn, gu eilean naomh Lindisfarne far cladach Northumbria, far an deach a thiodhlagadh an toiseach.

Sa phr貌gram seo tha Iagan a鈥檛貌iseachadh aig Abaid Mhaolrois far am bruidhinn e ri Iain Craig bho 脌rainneachd Eachdraidheil na h-Alba. Coisichidh e tro Shliabh Eildon, tadhlaidh e air bailtean Bowden agus Newton St. Boswells, f脿gaidh e an staran airson feuchainn a-null air Drochaid Coise Dryburgh chun na h-Abaid, agus mu dheireadh thall, gheibh e leasan iasgaich slait air Abhainn Tuaidh.

Iagan MacNeil finds out about the landscape and history along the St Cuthbert鈥檚 Way. The 62-mile long pilgrims鈥� route - named after the 7th-century hermit, healer and bishop, St Cuthbert - links Melrose Abbey in the Scottish Borders where Cuthbert began his religious life, with his original burial place on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne off the Northumbrian coast.

Iagan starts off at Melrose Abbey where he talks to Iain Craig of Historic Environment Scotland, before walking through the Eildon Hills and visiting the towns of Bowden and Newton St Boswells. He then slightly diverts off the route to cross Dryburgh Footbridge and visit Dryburgh Abbey, before a fishing lesson on the River Tweed.

In Gaelic with English subtitles

29 minutes

Last on

Sun 16 Feb 2025 20:30

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Presenter Iagan MacNeil
Producer Julie McCrone

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