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Outer Hebrides

Author : Mark Rowe
Publisher : Bradt Travel Guides
ISBN 13 : 1784770361
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (847 download)

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Download or read book Outer Hebrides written by Mark Rowe and published by Bradt Travel Guides. This book was released on 2017-04-10 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: adt's new guide to the Outer Hebrides: The Western Isles of Scotland, from Lewis to Barra, by experienced writer and journalist Mark Rowe is the only full-size guide to focus solely on the islands of Lewis, Harris, St Kilda, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist, Eriskay, Barra and Vatersay. Masses of background information is included, from geography and geology to art and architecture, with significant coverage of wildlife, too, as well as all the practical details you could need: when to visit, suggested itineraries, public holidays and festivals, local culture, plus accommodation and where to eat and drink. Walkers, bird-watchers, wildlife photographers, beach lovers and genealogists are all catered for, and this is an ideal guide for those who travel simply with curious minds to discover far-flung places of great cultural, historical and wildlife interest. The Outer Hebrides is an archipelago of 15 inhabited islands and more than 50 others that are free of human footprint. Huge variations in landscape are found across the islands, from Lewisian gneiss, which dates back almost three billion years, to rugged Harris with its magnificent sands running down its western flanks and the windswept, undulating flatness and jagged sea lochs of the Uists. This is a land where Gaelic is increasingly spoken and ancient monuments abound, where stunning seabird colonies and birds of prey can be watched, and where the grassy coastal zones known as the machair are transformed into glorious carpets of wildfllowers in late spring and summer. Whether visiting the Standing Stones of Callanish, the Uig peninsula, Barra's Castle Bay, or historic St Kilda, or if you just want to experience the romance of the Sound of Harris, one of the most beautiful ferry journeys in the world, Bradt's Outer Hebrides: The Western Isles of Scotland, from Lewis to Barra has all the information you need.

A Voyage to the Hebrides, Or Western Isles of Scotland;

Author : Louis Albert Necker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Voyage to the Hebrides, Or Western Isles of Scotland; written by Louis Albert Necker and published by . This book was released on 1822 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland, Circa 1695

Author : Martin Martin
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
ISBN 13 : 0857902881
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (579 download)

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Download or read book A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland, Circa 1695 written by Martin Martin and published by Birlinn Ltd. This book was released on 2018-05-17 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the greatest travellers in Scotland, Martin Martin was also a native Gaelic speaker. This text offers his narrative of his journey around the Western Isles, and a mine of information on custom, tradition and life. Martin Martin's wrote before the Jacobite rebellions changed the way of life of the Highlander irrevocably. The volume includes the earliest account of St Kilda, first published in 1697 and Sir Donald Monro, High Dean of the Isles, account written in 1549 which presents a record of a pastoral visit to islands still coping with the aftermath of the fall of the Lords of the Isles.

To The Hebrides

Author : Samuel Johnson
Publisher : Birlinn
ISBN 13 : 0857905163
Total Pages : 609 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (579 download)

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Download or read book To The Hebrides written by Samuel Johnson and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2012-09-28 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samuel Johnson's Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland and James Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides are widely regarded as among the best pieces of travel writing ever produced. Johnson and Boswell spent the autumn of 1773 touring Scotland as far west as the islands of Skye, Raasay, Coll, Mull, Ulva, Inchkenneth and Iona. Highly readable, often profound, and at times very funny, their accounts of the 'jaunt' are above all a valuable record of a society undergoing rapid change. In this pioneering new edition, Ronald Black brings together the two men's starkly contrasting accounts of each of the thirteen stages of the journey. He also restores to Boswell's text 20,000 words from his journal which were denied entry to his book because they were intimate, defamatory, or about the islands rather than Johnson. The endnotes incorporate Boswell's footnotes, translations of Latin passages, a clear summary of pre-existing information on the two texts, and a fresh focus on what the two men actually found on their trip. To the Hebrides also includes contemporary prints by Thomas Rowlandson, seventeen new maps and a comprehensive index.

Love of Country

Author : Madeleine Bunting
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022647173X
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (264 download)

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Download or read book Love of Country written by Madeleine Bunting and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Excellent . . . Almost the perfect marriage of travelogue to the inner landscape of political ideas and cultural reflections . . . a super read.” —New Statesman Few landscapes are as striking as that of the Hebrides, the hundreds of small islands that speckle the waters off Scotland’s northwest coast. The jagged, rocky cliffs and roiling waves serve as a reminder of the islands’ dramatic geological history. Facing the Atlantic, the Hebrides were at the center of ancient shipping routes and have a remarkable cultural history. After years of hearing about Scotland as a place interwoven with the story of her family, Madeleine Bunting went to see for herself this place so full of history. Over six years, Bunting returned again and again to the Hebrides, fascinated by the question of what it means to belong there. With great sensitivity, she takes readers through the Hebrides’ history of dispossession and displacement, a history that can be understand only in the context of Britain’s imperial past, and she shows how the Hebrides have been repeatedly used to define and imagine Britain. Love of Country is a revelatory journey through one of the world’s most remote, beautiful landscapes that encourages us to think of the many identities we wear as we walk our paths. “A remarkably thorough digest of the many histories of the Hebrides.” —Wall Street Journal “Moving and wonderful. . . . Both the author and reader of this book end up losing themselves not just in politics and history and the details of nature, but a sense of wonder” —The Guardian “Makes you feel you are there even if you have just left.” —Observer, Best Books of the Year

A Description of the Western Isles of Scotland

Author : Austin Mardon
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1897472080
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (974 download)

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Download or read book A Description of the Western Isles of Scotland written by Austin Mardon and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the 16th century description of the Hebrides the Western Isles of Scotland by Donald Monro. It is one of the first travelogues of the area. It is a modern translation of the manuscript.

Sea Room

Author : Adam Nicolson
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061238821
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (612 download)

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Download or read book Sea Room written by Adam Nicolson and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2007-08-14 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1937, Adam Nicolson's father answered a newspaper ad—"Uninhabited islands for sale. Outer Hebrides, 600 acres. . . . Puffins and seals. Apply."—and thus found the Shiants. With a name meaning "holy or enchanted islands," the Shiants for millennia were a haven for those seeking solitude, but their rich, sometimes violent history of human habitation includes much more. When he was twenty-one, Nicolson inherited this almost indescribably beautiful property: a landscape, soaked in centuries-old tales of restless ghosts and Bronze Age gold, that cradles the heritage of a once-vibrant world of farmers and fishermen. In Sea Room, Nicolson describes and relives his love affair with the three tiny islands and their strange and colorful history in passionate, keenly precise prose—sharing with us the greatest gift an island bestows on its inhabitants: a deep engagement with the natural world.

The Outer Hebrides Guide Book

Author : Charles Tait
Publisher : Charles Tait Guide Books
ISBN 13 : 9781909036406
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (364 download)

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Download or read book The Outer Hebrides Guide Book written by Charles Tait and published by Charles Tait Guide Books. This book was released on 2019-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Isles of the West

Author : Ian Mitchell
Publisher : Birlinn
ISBN 13 : 0857901885
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (579 download)

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Download or read book Isles of the West written by Ian Mitchell and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2012-07-30 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isles of the West describes a three-month voyage made in the summer of 1996 around the Hebrides. The author's aim was to explore the major issues peculiar to the islands as the century dawns. How does land reform, for example, look from the point of view of the islanders? Does nature conservation actually help the environment? Is the commercial promotion of 'heritage' a blessing or a curse? Interwoven with the beauty of the islands and the seductive feeling of freedom which comes from making long voyages in small boats is the nagging worry that alien forces, both Scottish and European, sentimental and mercenary, are distorting the indigenous society by imposing outside ideas on communities which are valued in part because they are so free of external pressures. Who are these bodies, both public and private, that want to save the islands from the islanders? Ian Mitchell's controversial book examines these conflicts and describes how pleasant it can be to worry about the future while lolling on the sun-drenched deck of a gently moving sailing boat.

A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland

Author : Samuel Johnson
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland written by Samuel Johnson and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book describes a journey through Scotland beginning in Edinburgh. Many of the islands of the Hebrides are visited, each of which is described individually.

A Voyage to the Hebrides, Or Western Isles of Scotland;: With Observations on the Manners and Customs of the Highlanders.

Author : L. A. Necker
Publisher : Sagwan Press
ISBN 13 : 9781376769678
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (696 download)

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Download or read book A Voyage to the Hebrides, Or Western Isles of Scotland;: With Observations on the Manners and Customs of the Highlanders. written by L. A. Necker and published by Sagwan Press. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

An Eye on the Hebrides

Author : Mairi Hedderwick
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1788854500
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (888 download)

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Download or read book An Eye on the Hebrides written by Mairi Hedderwick and published by Birlinn Ltd. This book was released on 2021-04-08 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mairi Hedderwick embarks on a six-month-long journey to 40 islands from Arran to Lewis, recounting her pilgrimage around the archipelago of the Western Isles with which she has had a lifelong love affair. Filled with wit and wisdom that is matched by her spell-binding illustrations, Mairi Hedderwick portrays the islands in all their diversity, with swift and perceptive cameos of everyday life drawn with humour and affection alongside gorgeous landscapes which capture the truly magical beauty of the Hebrides.

A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland, Circa 1695

Author : Martin Martin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 438 pages
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Download or read book A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland, Circa 1695 written by Martin Martin and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Voyage to St. Kilda

Author : Martin Martin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
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Download or read book A Voyage to St. Kilda written by Martin Martin and published by . This book was released on 1749 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Voyage to St. Kilda

Author : Martin Martin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book A Voyage to St. Kilda written by Martin Martin and published by . This book was released on 1753 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Author : James Boswell
Publisher : London : T. Cadwell and W. Davies
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. written by James Boswell and published by London : T. Cadwell and W. Davies. This book was released on 1807 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

VOYAGE TO THE HEBRIDES OR WEST

Author : L. a. (Louis Albert) 1786-1861 Necker
Publisher : Wentworth Press
ISBN 13 : 9781374378377
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (783 download)

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Download or read book VOYAGE TO THE HEBRIDES OR WEST written by L. a. (Louis Albert) 1786-1861 Necker and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-29 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.