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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 Ste貌rnabhagh gu ruige t矛r fad as, ach t矛r 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 - d霉thcha 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.

45 minutes

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Fri 24 Jun 2016 20:00

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