Green and pleasant land

Green and pleasant land. . , Green and pleasant land , Cluaintean glas is sìtheil , As you arrived in Elphin, did you notice that the grass looks greener here? , This is because the rock under the soil is limestone, which makes the ground more fertile than the surrounding area, and so the grass grows better. A' teannadh air Ailbhinn, an do mhothaich sibh gun robh an àrainneachd nas guirme a' fàs mun cuairt oirbh? , ‘S e an t-adhbhar airson seo ach gu bheil clach-aoil fon ùir an seo, a’ dèanamh an talamh nas torrach na gheibhear ann an sgìrean eile, a’ freagairt air feumalachdan an theòir an seo. , Hot and sunny Scotland , Suilven, looming in the distance, is largely made from Torridonian sandstone. This rock was laid down by enormous rivers flowing through a bare rocky landscape1,000 million years ago. At that time, Scotland lay near the equator! , Gàidhealtachd na grèine , ‘S i clach-ghainmhich Thoirbheartain a' chlach as motha a lorgas ann an Sula Bheinn. B' iad mòr-aibhnichean a ruith tarsainn air tir creagach, lom a dh'fhàg a' chlach seo ann bho chionn 1,000 millean bliadhna air ais. 'S ann faisg air crios Nathaniel cruinne a lorgadh. Alba aig an àm seo! , A sparkling cape , If the weather's clear, you may see glittering pale grey rocks on Cùl Mòr. This hard rock is called quartzite, which forms a frost shattered rubble on the summit. There was originally a continuous layer of quartzite across the whole area, burying the Torridonian sandstone. This layer was worn away in places by ice sheets and glaciers. , Stùcan daoimean , Air latha soilleir, grianach chìthear boillsgeach ag èirigh bho chreagan liath a' Chùil Mhòir. Is ainm na cloich cruaidh seo 'clach-èiteig', air a bheil uachdar sgoltadh, deàlrach. Bha an sgire gu lèir air còmhdachadh le clach-èiteig uaireigin, air muin na cloiche-gainmhich Thoirbheartain. Chuir na siotaichean-deighe is sruthan-deighe às dheth mòran den sreath seo ge-tà. , Getting into the groove , You can see where the ice sheets also dug out long, deep grooves in the mountain's lower quartzite slopes as they moved across the landscape. Despite their power, the ice sheets couldn't shift the blocks of quartzite from the summit. This tells us that the glacier ice was very thin at the top and unable to slide over the ground and dislodge the rocks. , Claisean na deighe , Chithear far an do rinn na siotaichean-deighe claisean mòra, domhainn ann an leòidean cloich-eiteig aig bonn na beinne agus iad a' gluasad thar na sgìre. A dh'aindeoin cumhachd is cuideam nan siotaichean, cha dèanadh iad càil air na cnapan mòra cloich-èiteig aig mullach na beinne. Tha seo ag innse dhuinn gun rob an deigh car tana gu h-àrd gun cumhachd gu leòr innte airson dèanamh mòran air na mullaichean. , Did you know? , The quartzite rock was originally white sand deposited in a warm shallow sea 540 million years ago. Scotland was more like the Bahamas back then! , An robh fios agaibh? , Chaidh clach-èiteig a chruthachadh le gainmhich ghil air fhàgail le cuan tana, blàth bho chionn 540 millean bliadhna. Bha aimsir na h-Alba an uair sin coltach ris na gheibhear sna Bahàmas san là an-diugh!