Cailean MacCoinnich
Documentary in Gaelic. Roddy MacLean follows in the footsteps of Colin MacKenzie, the island boy who rose to become the first Surveyor General of India.
Tha Ruaraidh Macilleathain a' siubhal sgeulachd beatha an Eileanach a fhuair ard inbhe anns na h-Innsean. Thog Cailean MacCoinnich air a Steòrnabhagh gu ruige tìr fad as, ach tìr a rinn e na b' fhasa do dh' fheadhainn eile a shiubhal leis na mapaichean a chruthaich e na dhreuchd mar a chiad rannsaiche cruth - dùthcha na h-Innsean.
Roddy MacLean traces the footsteps Colin MacKenzie, the Stornoway man who at the end of the 18th century made the journey to India and helped to map the country as he rose to the position of the first Surveyor General of India.
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Cailean MacCoinnich
Duration: 01:33
Broadcasts
- Thu 6 Oct 2011 21:15
- Mon 10 Oct 2011 22:30
- Thu 29 May 2014 21:00
- Mon 2 Jun 2014 22:30
- Fri 24 Jun 2016 20:00