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Book Synopsis The Outer Hebrides by : Mary MacLeod Rivett
Download or read book The Outer Hebrides written by Mary MacLeod Rivett and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2021-09-01 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Outer Hebrides lie 40 miles to the west of mainland Scotland, forming a barrier to the North Atlantic. Culturally distinct from early prehistory, the islands contain a wealth of historical and archaeological monuments, including the standing stones at Callanish, the magnificent St Clement’s church at Rodel as well as numerous brochs, castles, Pitish houses, croft houses and industrial and military buildings. In addition to descriptions of key historic sites from prehistory onwards and gazetteers covering every place of historical interest, this book also traces the development of the modern environment and landscape of the islands, enabling the visitor to appreciate the sites within their historical and cultural context.
Author :Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :410 pages Book Rating :4.:/5 (89 download)
Book Synopsis Ninth Report with Inventory of Monuments and Constructions in the Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles by : Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland
Download or read book Ninth Report with Inventory of Monuments and Constructions in the Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles written by Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Guga Hunters by : Donald S. Murray
Download or read book The Guga Hunters written by Donald S. Murray and published by Birlinn Ltd. This book was released on 2018-05-10 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every year, ten men from Ness, at the northern tip of the Isle of Lewis, sail north-east for some forty miles to a remote rock called Sulasgeir. Their mission is to catch and harvest the guga; the almost fully grown gannet chicks nesting on the two hundred foot high cliffs that circle the tiny island, which is barely half a mile long. After spending a fortnight in the arduous conditions that often prevail there, they return home with around two thousand of the birds, pickled and salted and ready for the tables of Nessmen and women both at home and abroad. The Guga Hunters tells the story of the men who voyage to Sulasgeir each year and the district they hail from, bringing out the full colour of their lives, the humour and drama of their exploits. They speak of the laughter that seasons their time together on Sulasgeir, of the risks and dangers they have faced. It also provides a fascinating insight into the social history of Ness, the culture and way-of-life that lies behind the world of the Guga Hunters, the timeless nature of the hunt, and reveals the hunt's connections to the traditions of other North Atlantic countries. Told in his district's poetry and prose, English and - occasionally - Gaelic, Donald S. Murray shows how the spirit of a community is preserved in this most unique of exploits.
Book Synopsis Western Scotland by : Reginald J. W. Hammond
Download or read book Western Scotland written by Reginald J. W. Hammond and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 1974 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Outer Hebrides by : Stewart Angus
Download or read book The Outer Hebrides written by Stewart Angus and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a natural history of the islands in the Outer Hebrides - Lewis, Harris, the Uists and Benbecula and Barra, with their outlying islets. This, the first of three volumes, gives an account of Hebridean geology, landforms and climate, followed by a resume of findings on glaciation in the region. The chapters on coastal development and erosion contain newly-researched material, and the volume concludes with a chapter on climate and soils.
Book Synopsis The Outer Hebrides by : Mike Sullivan
Download or read book The Outer Hebrides written by Mike Sullivan and published by Pesda Press. This book was released on 2010-06-08 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guidebook contains 44 great sea kayak trips around the archipelago of the Outer Hebrides, Berneray to the Butt of Lewis and including St Kilda. The book presents all the navigational and tidal information a sea kayaker needs on this section of coast.
Book Synopsis The Castles of Scotland by : Martin Coventry
Download or read book The Castles of Scotland written by Martin Coventry and published by Birlinn Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Castles of Scotland is the most complete and comprehensive guide available to the nations wealth of castles. This new edition is the culmination of 10 years research, and covers more than 2700 castles as well as mansions and historic houses, all alphabetically organised, with detailed maps, visiting information, illustrations, and anecdotes of hauntings and family histories. This is the bible of Scottish castles, an absolute must for all castle enthusiasts and anyone interested in Scottish history.
Book Synopsis Hebridean Journey by : Brigid Benson
Download or read book Hebridean Journey written by Brigid Benson and published by Birlinn Ltd. This book was released on 2022-10-06 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortlisted for the Scottish Nature Photography Book Awards Washed by the surging waves of the Atlantic Ocean, the island chain of Scotland's Outer Hebrides lies at the very edge of Europe. From white shell sands, peaty moors and gnarly mountains to heather hills, sea-green lochs and mysterious ancient monuments, these are places of unrivalled beauty. This book is a fabulous invitation to discover the unique magic of Lewis and Harris, Berneray, North Uist, Grimsay, Benbecula, South Uist, Eriskay, Bara and Vatersay, as well as the vibrant Gaelic culture of the islanders. Packed with fascinating insights, hidden gems and helpful information, it offers the uplifting opportunity for meaningful travels and life-affirming experiences in these extraordinary islands.
Book Synopsis Plantation and Civility in the North Atlantic World by : Aonghas MacCoinnich
Download or read book Plantation and Civility in the North Atlantic World written by Aonghas MacCoinnich and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-09-17 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The settlement of the Hebrides is usually considered in terms of the state formation agenda. Yet the area was subject to successive attempts at plantation, largely overlooked in historical narrative. Aonghas MacCoinnich’s study, Plantation and Civility, explores these plantations against the background of a Lowland-Highland cultural divide and competition over resources. The Macleod of Lewis clan, ‘uncivil’, Gaelic Highlanders, were dispossessed by the Lowland, ‘civil,’ Fife Adventurers, 1598-1609. Despite the collapse of this Lowland Plantation, however, the recourse to the Mackenzie clan, often thought a failure of policy, was instead a pragmatic response to an intractable problem. The Mackenzies also pursued the civility agenda treating with Dutch partners and fending off their English rivals in order to develop their plantation.
Book Synopsis Enclosing Space, Opening New Ground by : Tanja Romankiewicz
Download or read book Enclosing Space, Opening New Ground written by Tanja Romankiewicz and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2019-03-31 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enclosures are among the most widely distributed features of the European Iron Age. From fortifications to field systems, they demarcate territories and settlements, sanctuaries and central places, burials and ancestral grounds. This dividing of the physical and the mental landscape between an ‘inside’ and an ‘outside’ is investigated anew in a series of essays by some of the leading scholars on the topic. The contributions cover new ground, from Scotland to Spain, between France and the Eurasian steppe, on how concepts and communities were created as well as exploring specific aspects and broader notions of how humans marked, bounded and guarded landscapes in order to connect across space and time. A recurring theme considers how Iron Age enclosures created, curated, formed or deconstructed memory and identity, and how by enclosing space, these communities opened links to an earlier past in order to understand or express their Iron Age presence. In this way, the contributions examine perspectives that are of wider relevance for related themes in different periods.
Book Synopsis Challenging Preconceptions of the European Iron Age by : Wendy Morrison
Download or read book Challenging Preconceptions of the European Iron Age written by Wendy Morrison and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2022-06-20 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays by leading researchers in the archaeology of the European Iron Age pays tribute to Professor John Collis who, since the 1960s, has been involved in investigating and enriching our understanding of Iron Age society and, crucially, questioning the status quo of our narratives about the past.
Download or read book Scotland written by David M. Munro and published by HarperCollins (UK). This book was released on 2006 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first comprehensive guide to Scotland since the 19th century, produced on behalf of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. It is remarkable that in this age of information there is no up-to-date guide to the places of Scotland. That situation is about to be remedied with the publication of "Scotland: An Encyclopedia of Places and Landscape", edited by Dr David Munro, Director of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society and Bruce Gittings of the University of Edinburgh. This authoritative, comprehensive gazetteer will include over 8,500 entries on cities, towns and villages, mountains, lochs and rivers, visitor attractions and monuments throughout the nation. Each entry places its subject in an appropriate historical, geological or environmental context, providing essential information of interest to a wide range of potential users. The book starts with an introductory essay on the Landscapes of Scotland. There is also an extensive glossary of terms (including Gaelic words incorporated into many place names), and a detailed bibliography. Street plans are provided for over 100 main towns and cities, as are maps of each administrative area, spread throughout the book. There is a fully indexed full-colour atlas, providing a wealth of extra cartographic information.
Book Synopsis Sailing Directions for the West Coast of Scotland by : United States. Defense Mapping Agency. Hydrographic Center
Download or read book Sailing Directions for the West Coast of Scotland written by United States. Defense Mapping Agency. Hydrographic Center and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Sailing Directions for the West Coast of Scotland, Mull of Galloway to Cape Wrath, Including Hebrides by : United States. Naval Oceanographic Office
Download or read book Sailing Directions for the West Coast of Scotland, Mull of Galloway to Cape Wrath, Including Hebrides written by United States. Naval Oceanographic Office and published by . This book was released on with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Einstein's Beets by : Alexander Theroux
Download or read book Einstein's Beets written by Alexander Theroux and published by Fantagraphics Books. This book was released on 2017-05-10 with total page 793 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Britney Spears loathes meatloaf and “all lumpy stuff.” Arturo Toscanini hated fish. Ayn Rand despised salads. Alexander Theroux’s Einstein’s Beets is a study of the world of food and food aversions. The novelist and poet probes the secret and mysterious attitudes of hundreds of people―mostly famous and well-known―toward eating and dining out, hilariously recounting tales of confrontation and scandalous alienation: it contains gossip, confession, embarrassment, and perceptive observations.
Download or read book Dun Eistean - Ness written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-12-05 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Excavations at Tintagel Castle, Cornwall, 1990-1999 by : Rachel C. Barrowman
Download or read book Excavations at Tintagel Castle, Cornwall, 1990-1999 written by Rachel C. Barrowman and published by Reports of the Research Commit. This book was released on 2007 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Romantic rock-perched sea-girt Tintagel is a magical place that resonates with Arthurian associations - and the archaeological reality is no less intriguing than the legend. Investigation of the site began in the 1930s, when Dr Ralegh Radford uncovered remains of buildings with significant volumes of eastern Mediterranean and North African pottery of fifth- to seventh-century date, suggesting a western British site of iconic importance in the economy of the late Antique and Byzantine world. The research presented in this book comes from renewed fieldwork carried out at this promontory site over several seasons between April 1990 and July 1999, using modern archaeological techniques, together with previously unpublished work from Radford's private archive, along with that of his architect, J A Wright. This work has demonstrated the complexity and variability of building forms and associated occupation at the site and the wide-ranging connections of Tintagel during the fifth to seventh centuries, as reflected in the extensive ceramic assemblage, while re-examination of the 'Great Ditch' has established that this is the largest promontory or hill-top site of its period. A unique glass assemblage and a stone with a probable imperial inscription to Honorius - later the object of graffiti from three post-Roman personages, Paternus, Coliavus and Artognou - serve as dramatic testimony to the cultural and literary milieu of high-status Dumnonian society in the post-Roman period.
