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A Less Travelled Road
From Loch Moidart, Paul encounters Bonnie Prince Charlie, Jacobite history and the legacy of war on his way to Loch Ailort.
Paul follows in the footsteps of Bonnie Prince Charlie exploring the lesser-known lochs along the west coast of Scotland.
Landing at Glenuig, he makes his way inland to Loch Moidart and MacDonald country, walking the old coffin road, which was used for centuries by funeral parties, taking their dead to a sacred isle. On the track Paul meets a trials bike enthusiast and learns the secrets of a 'dabbing coat' before landing off the Green Isle where he rings a 1,100-year-old bell for the dead.
Taking a boat north, Paul sails up Loch Shiel to Glenfinnan where Bonnie Prince Charlie officially began his rising to reclaim the throne for the Stuart dynasty. From a forgotten monument that commemorates this event, Paul heads back to the coast and Loch Ailort, where he learns how to knife fight before taking a trip across the loch to a deserted community on the roadless Ardnish peninsula.
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Paul uncovers a forgotten memorial to Bonnie Prince Charlie
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Paul discovers an 1100-year-old bell
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Broadcasts
- Mon 16 Sep 2019 19:30±«Óãtv One Scotland & Scotland HD only
- Sun 22 Sep 2019 20:30
- Mon 23 Sep 2019 13:30
- Wed 18 Mar 2020 19:30
- Sun 18 Oct 2020 20:30
- Wed 21 Oct 2020 19:30
- Mon 21 Jun 2021 13:00
- Thu 13 Oct 2022 22:20
- Tue 28 Nov 2023 20:50
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