[Dòmhnall Angaidh Moireasdan - Preseantair] Tòisichidh an còigeamh Fèis Beinne aig Urras Cheann a Tuath na Hearadh Disathairne sa-tighinn. A bharrachd air cothroman sreap agus coiseachd, bidh òraidean agus filmichean ri fhaicinn cuideachd. Tha an t-Urras ga fhaicinn mar chothrom air na th’aca ann am beanntan na Hearadh a thaisbeanadh. Tha an aithris seo aig Ruaraidh Rothach.
[Ruaraidh Rothach – Neach-aithris] Tha ainm Eilean na Hearadh a’ tighinn bhon fhacal a bh’ aig na Lochlannaich airson àirde agus gu dearbha tha iomradh air a thoirt do na beanntan cùbhraidh tric agus minig ann an rann. Tha Fèis Beinne aig Urras Cheann a Tuath Na Hearadh air a bhith a ruith bho 2011 agus a rèir an urrais tha tòrr ann a tharraingeas ùidh a bharrachd air cothroman airson sreap agus coiseachd.
[Calum MacAoidh] Ged ’s e Fèis Beinne a th’ againn air an Fhèis tha seo a tha a' mairsinn seachdain, tha tòrr a bharrachd ann air dìreach a bhith a’ dol a-mach dha na beanntan. Tha sinn a’ cur air dòigh diofar thachartasan tron t-seachdain, a-muigh agus a-staigh. Airson daoine a tha sùbailte agus a tha ag iarraidh a dhol a-mach dha na beanntan, ’s airson daoine a tha dìreach ag iarraidh a bhith a’ fuireach nas fhaisge air an dachaigh. Agus tha tòrr ùidh anns a’ ghnothaich. Agus tha tòrr dhaoine a’ tighinn chun na fèise.
[Ruaraidh Rothach – Neach-aithris] Chan e Ceann a Tuath Na Hearadh a’ phrìomh cheann-uidhe san dùthaich airson luchd-sreap oir chan eil na beanntan cho àrd ri Rothaich ann an sgìrean eile. Ach a dh’ aindeoin sin, tha tarraing shònraichte ann do luchd-sreap agus coiseachd.
[Ruaraidh Rothach – Neach-aithris] Tha tòrr chothroman coiseachd, gu h-àraidh a-muigh anns na beanntan ann an seo. Agus cuideachd tha cothroman sreap ann ma tha daoine ag iarraidh sin a dhèanamh. Mar eisimpleir ’s e Sròn Uladail, ‘s i tè dha na creagan as aithnichte ann am Breatainn airson sreapadairean agus tha i sin ann an ceann a tuath Na Hearadh ann an seo. Ach tha an àrainneachd mun cuairt oirnn gu math sònraichte. Chan e a-mhàin na beanntan ach na tràighean ‘s na lochan agus a h-uile càil tha mun cuairt oirnn ’s tha barrachd is barrachd dhaoine a’ tighinn an seo a choiseachd agus a ghabhail brath air an àrainneachd a tha muigh.
[Ruaraidh Rothach – Neach-aithris] Tha dòchas ann cuideachd gu bheil an fhèis a’ leudachadh an t-seusain turasachd san eilean seachad air deireadh An Lùnastail agus gun tig buannachd a bharrachd na chois. Ruaraidh Rothach, BBC An Là, Na Hearadh.
[Donald Morrison – Presenter] North Harris Trust’s fifth Mountain Festival will begin next Saturday. In addition to climbing and walking opportunities, there will also be talks and films. The Trust sees it as an opportunity to showcase the Harris mountain range. Roddy Munro has this report.
[Roddy Munro – Reporter] The Isle of Harris’s name comes from the Viking word for height and indeed, references are often made to the fragrant hills in song. North Harris Trust’s Mountain Festival has been running since 2011 and, according to the Trust, there is plenty to raise people’s interest as well as climbing and walking opportunities.
[Calum MacKay] Although we are calling this week-long festival a Mountain Festival, there’s a lot more to it than just going out onto the hills. We are organising different events through the week, outdoors and indoors. For those who are supple and want to go out onto the hills, and for those who want to stay closer to home. And there’s been a lot of interest in the event. And a lot of people are coming to the festival.
[Roddy Munro – Reporter] North Harris isn’t the country’s prime destination for climbers as the hills aren’t as high as Munros in other areas. But despite this, it has a unique appeal for climbers and walkers.
[Calum MacKay] There are lots of walking opportunities here, particularly out on the hills. And there are also climbing opportunities climbing if people want to do that. For example Sròn Uladail is one of the most famous rocks in Britain for hill climbers and that’s here in North Harris. But the environment which surrounds us is very special. Not only the hills but the beaches and lochs and everything around us, and more and more people are coming here to walk and to take advantage of the outdoor environment.
[Roddy Munro – Reporter] It is also hoped that the festival will extend the island’s tourist season to beyond the end of August and that it will bring with it many additional benefits. Roddy Munro, BBC An Là, Harris.
[Dòmhnall Angaidh Moireasdan - Preseantair] Tòisichidh an còigeamh Fèis Beinne aig Urras Cheann a Tuath na Hearadh Disathairne sa-tighinn. A bharrachd air cothroman sreap agus coiseachd, bidh òraidean agus filmichean ri fhaicinn cuideachd. Tha an t-Urras ga fhaicinn mar chothrom air na th’aca ann am beanntan na Hearadh a thaisbeanadh. Tha an aithris seo aig Ruaraidh Rothach.
[Ruaraidh Rothach – Neach-aithris] Tha ainm Eilean na Hearadh a’ tighinn bhon fhacal a bh’ aig na Lochlannaich airson àirde agus gu dearbha tha iomradh air a thoirt do na beanntan cùbhraidh tric agus minig ann an rann. Tha Fèis Beinne aig Urras Cheann a Tuath Na Hearadh air a bhith a ruith bho 2011 agus a rèir an urrais tha tòrr ann a tharraingeas ùidh a bharrachd air cothroman airson sreap agus coiseachd.
[Calum MacAoidh] Ged ’s e Fèis Beinne a th’ againn air an Fhèis tha seo a tha a' mairsinn seachdain, tha tòrr a bharrachd ann air dìreach a bhith a’ dol a-mach dha na beanntan. Tha sinn a’ cur air dòigh diofar thachartasan tron t-seachdain, a-muigh agus a-staigh. Airson daoine a tha sùbailte agus a tha ag iarraidh a dhol a-mach dha na beanntan, ’s airson daoine a tha dìreach ag iarraidh a bhith a’ fuireach nas fhaisge air an dachaigh. Agus tha tòrr ùidh anns a’ ghnothaich. Agus tha tòrr dhaoine a’ tighinn chun na fèise.
[Ruaraidh Rothach – Neach-aithris] Chan e Ceann a Tuath Na Hearadh a’ phrìomh cheann-uidhe san dùthaich airson luchd-sreap oir chan eil na beanntan cho àrd ri Rothaich ann an sgìrean eile. Ach a dh’ aindeoin sin, tha tarraing shònraichte ann do luchd-sreap agus coiseachd.
[Ruaraidh Rothach – Neach-aithris] Tha tòrr chothroman coiseachd, gu h-àraidh a-muigh anns na beanntan ann an seo. Agus cuideachd tha cothroman sreap ann ma tha daoine ag iarraidh sin a dhèanamh. Mar eisimpleir ’s e Sròn Uladail, ‘s i tè dha na creagan as aithnichte ann am Breatainn airson sreapadairean agus tha i sin ann an ceann a tuath Na Hearadh ann an seo. Ach tha an àrainneachd mun cuairt oirnn gu math sònraichte. Chan e a-mhàin na beanntan ach na tràighean ‘s na lochan agus a h-uile càil tha mun cuairt oirnn ’s tha barrachd is barrachd dhaoine a’ tighinn an seo a choiseachd agus a ghabhail brath air an àrainneachd a tha muigh.
[Ruaraidh Rothach – Neach-aithris] Tha dòchas ann cuideachd gu bheil an fhèis a’ leudachadh an t-seusain turasachd san eilean seachad air deireadh An Lùnastail agus gun tig buannachd a bharrachd na chois. Ruaraidh Rothach, BBC An Là, Na Hearadh.
[Donald Morrison – Presenter] North Harris Trust’s fifth Mountain Festival will begin next Saturday. In addition to climbing and walking opportunities, there will also be talks and films. The Trust sees it as an opportunity to showcase the Harris mountain range. Roddy Munro has this report.
[Roddy Munro – Reporter] The Isle of Harris’s name comes from the Viking word for height and indeed, references are often made to the fragrant hills in song. North Harris Trust’s Mountain Festival has been running since 2011 and, according to the Trust, there is plenty to raise people’s interest as well as climbing and walking opportunities.
[Calum MacKay] Although we are calling this week-long festival a Mountain Festival, there’s a lot more to it than just going out onto the hills. We are organising different events through the week, outdoors and indoors. For those who are supple and want to go out onto the hills, and for those who want to stay closer to home. And there’s been a lot of interest in the event. And a lot of people are coming to the festival.
[Roddy Munro – Reporter] North Harris isn’t the country’s prime destination for climbers as the hills aren’t as high as Munros in other areas. But despite this, it has a unique appeal for climbers and walkers.
[Calum MacKay] There are lots of walking opportunities here, particularly out on the hills. And there are also climbing opportunities climbing if people want to do that. For example Sròn Uladail is one of the most famous rocks in Britain for hill climbers and that’s here in North Harris. But the environment which surrounds us is very special. Not only the hills but the beaches and lochs and everything around us, and more and more people are coming here to walk and to take advantage of the outdoor environment.
[Roddy Munro – Reporter] It is also hoped that the festival will extend the island’s tourist season to beyond the end of August and that it will bring with it many additional benefits. Roddy Munro, BBC An Là, Harris.