Miorbhail na Monach - Secrets in the Peat 

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Mìorbhail na Mònach

Miorbhail na Monach - Secrets in the Peat

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Presenter Anne McAlpine bids to uncover the secrets locked away in peaty landscapes.

Anne McAlpine explores the magnificent peatlands in Scotland and around the world.  From stunning pool systems, to Iron Age bog bodies, Anne discovers the secrets in the peat.

A series exploring magnificent peatlands in Scotland and around the world - and why they are the unsung eco-heroes of our planet. Presenter Anne McAlpine takes us on a journey from the boreal peatlands of Canada, to the expansive peat plains of Finland and the beautiful blanket bogs of home. 
Along the way we see Iron Age bog bodies, stunning pool systems, meat-eating plants and bogs covering stone walls older than the Pyramids.
Anne meets a peat scientist in Sutherland monitoring the health of a vast and spectacular landscape dotted with bog pools - Europe’s biggest blanket bog. 
The peat moors of Lewis inspire writers, artists and musicians, including local band Peat & Diesel. Anne also goes to the Netherlands, where she learns of the role in peat extraction of the country’s most iconic symbol – the windmill.

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Anne MacAlpine

Catriona Lexy Campbell

Seumas Mactaggart

Margaret Cameron

Joanna Young

Miorbhail na Monach - Secrets in the Peat: Series 1: Eachdraidh na Mònach - Our Peaty Past

Eachdraidh na Mònach - Our Peaty Past

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Anne McAlpine learns about the importance of sphagnum moss during WWI.

Anne McAlpine learns about the importance of sphagnum moss during WWI. Tha Anne NicAlpein ag ionnsachadh mu riatanas na còinnich-boglaich aig àm a’ Chògaidh Mhòir.

Tha dust bho Linn an Iarainn, a chaidh a ghlèidheadh gu cùramach ann an cruth mar leathair le na ceimigean iongantach a tha a’ nochdadh ann am boglaichean, gan cur fon phrosbaig aig Taigh-tasgaidh Nàiseanta na h-Èireann. Tha na bodhaigean boglaich a’ toirt fianais riatanach seachad mun àm anns an robh iad beò. Ann an Dùn Èideann, tha Anne a’ tachairt ri Pàdruig MacCuidhein, agus a shìn-sheanar air a leòn sa Chogadh Mòr. Anns an tasglann, tha iad ag ionnsachadh mun oidhirp saor-thoileach gaisgeil a bh’ ann gus còinneach-bhoglaich, lus sùighteach, ana-bhaictiridheach, a thogail bho mhòintichean na h-Alba gus a cleachdadh mar bhannan. Tha Anne cuideachd a’ tadhal air dùn Ròmanach Vindolanda agus an taigh-tasgaidh, agus am measg nan ullaidhean, tha an aon phaidhir miotagan bogsaidh a th’ air fhàgail bhon Ìmpireachd Ròmanach air fad, a chaidh a ghlèidheadh anns a’ mhòine. Ach tha uallach ann mun àm ri teachd agus atharrachadh na gnàth-shìde a’ toirt buaidh air maith an ùir. 

The remains of Iron Age humans, sensitively conserved in a leather-like condition by the incredible chemicals in bogs, come under the spotlight at the National Museum of Ireland. These bog bodies provide vital evidence about the times in which they lived. 

In Edinburgh, Anne McAlpine meets Peter MacQueen, whose great-grandfather was injured in the Great War. In the archives, they learn about the heroic volunteer effort to collect absorbent, anti-bacterial sphagnum moss from Scotland’s bogs to make into wound dressings. Anne also visits Roman Vindolanda Fort and Museum, where treasures include the only surviving boxing gloves from the entire Roman Empire, preserved in the peaty landscape. But there are fears for future finds as climate change affects the quality of the peat soils.

Miorbhail na Monach - Secrets in the Peat: Series 1

Anne McAlpine explores the magnificent peatlands in Scotland and around the world. From stunning pool systems, to Iron Age bog bodies, Anne discovers the secrets in the peat.

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