Pytheas and the Iron Sea

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The Essay explores the peoples and myths of Iron Age Britain. Centuries before Caesar's armies set foot on Albion, the Greek explorer Pytheas circumnavigated our island in 320 BC. Writer Mandy Haggith imagines the world and folk of the west coast of Scotland encountered by Pytheas. Whilst the sea itself with its ever-changing yet permanent presence allows us to travel back across the water to the rugged coastline of Assynt where liminal communities dwelled among the brochs. Producer: Mark Burman