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Prògram Choinnich

Date 27 August 1998
Track ID 28905
Part 1

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Program Choinnich 27.08.1998

Summary

A stone lion head from the Roman era is on display at an Edinburgh exhibition.

The 'Pax Romana' exhibition in Edinburgh Arts Centre features a stone head of a lion, which was found in 1997. Coinneach MacLean went to view it, and he says the head is complete and is around five feet long and three feet high. It dates from Roman times.

Recording Location

County - Ross and Cromarty

Parish - Stornoway

Island - Lewis

Village/Place - Stornoway

Item Location

County - Midlothian

Parish - Edinburgh

Village/Place - Edinburgh

Language

Gaelic

Collection

BBC

Source Type

Dat

Audio Quality

Good