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Prògram Choinnich

Date 16 August 2001
Track ID 32578
Part 1

Track Information

Original Tape ID

Program Choinnich 16.08.2001

Summary

The work of geologist Archibald Geikie.

Norman MacDonald gives an account of the life and work of geologist Archibald Geikie. He was born in Edinburgh in 1835. At one time he was head of the Geological Survey. His particular field of interest was volcanoes and their impact on the earth's form. He was the first geologist to claim that the rock found in Lewis and southern Harris was the hardest and the oldest rock in the world. He spent some time in Skye and gave a written account of the clearances that he witnessed in the Strath district.

Item Subject/Person

Geikie, Professor Archibald

Recording Location

County - Ross and Cromarty

Parish - Stornoway

Island - Lewis

Village/Place - Stornoway

Language

Gaelic

Collection

BBC

Source Type

Dat

Audio Quality

Good