The Lost Monastery of Deer/Air Toir Manachainn Dheir
Season 2018Episode 12Season 2018Episode 14

E13 The Lost Monastery of Deer/Air Toir Manachainn Dheir

BBC Documentaries / Season 2018 / Episode 13

10 Jan, 2018 · 1h

 
Season 2018Episode 12Season 2018Episode 14

E13 The Lost Monastery of Deer/Air Toir Manachainn Dheir

BBC Documentaries / Season 2018 / Episode 13

10 Jan, 2018 · 1h

 

On the shelves of the library at Cambridge University lies a book that symbolises the heart of Scottish Gaelic culture: the Book of Deer. It is a gospel book that was written in Deer in Aberdeenshire sometime between the 8th and 12th century. Within the pages of the book is the first ever writing that exists in Scottish Gaelic. "The Book of Deer is a tiny book but it has... see more

On the shelves of the library at Cambridge University lies a book that symbolises the heart of Scottish Gaelic culture: the Book of Deer. It is a gospel book that was written in Deer in Aberdeenshire sometime between the 8th and 12th century. Within the pages of the book is the first ever writing that exists in Scottish Gaelic. "The Book of Deer is a tiny book but it has... see more
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