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Download or read book Islay written by David Caldwell and published by Birlinn Publishers. This book was released on 2017-05-25 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the history of Islay up to the present day with a particular focus on the people of the island. Islay was originally part of Dal Riata, the early kingdom of the Scots, but was then colonized by Scandinavian settlers in the ninth century. It was also the home of the MacDonalds, who established the Lordship of the Isles during the Medieval Period and who mounted a challenge to the Stewart dynasty for control of Scotland. It also looks at the lesser folk, especially during the time of the Campbell lairds, from the early 17th century onwards. Archaeology combined with documentary research has helped to build up a picture of how the people of Islay lived, the way the land was farmed and the development of local industries, including the distilling of whisky.
Book Synopsis Landscapes and Landforms of Scotland by : Colin K. Ballantyne
Download or read book Landscapes and Landforms of Scotland written by Colin K. Ballantyne and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an appealing and informative overview of the outstanding landforms and landscapes of Scotland. Scotland is internationally renowned for the diversity of its geology, landforms and landscapes. The rock record spans most of geological time, from the Archaean to the Palaeogene, and represents the outcome of tectonic plate movements, associated geological processes, and sea-level and climate changes. Scotland incorporates primeval gneiss landscapes, the deeply eroded roots of the Caledonian mountain chain, landscapes of extensional tectonics and rifting, and eroded remnants of volcanic complexes that were active when the North Atlantic Ocean opened during the Palaeogene. The present relief reflects uplift and deep weathering during the Cenozoic, strongly modified during successive episodes of Pleistocene glaciation. This striking geodiversity is captured in this book through 29 chapters devoted to the evolution of Scotland’s scenery and locations of outstanding geomorphological significance, including ancient palaeosurfaces, landscapes of glacial erosion and deposition, evidence of postglacial landscape modification by landslides, rivers and wind, and coastal geomorphology. Dedicated chapters focus on Ice Age Scotland and the associated landscapes, which range from alpine-type mountains and areas of selective glacial erosion to ice-moulded and drift-covered lowlands, and incorporate accounts of internationally renowned sites such as the ‘Parallel Roads’ of Glen Roy, the Cairngorm Mountains and the inselbergs of Assynt. Other chapters consider the record of postglacial rock-slope failures, such as the famous landslides of Trotternish on Skye, and the record of fluvial changes since deglaciation. The sea-level history of Scotland is addressed in terms of its raised and submerged shorelines, while several chapters discuss the contrasting coastal landscapes, which range from the spectacular sea cliffs of Shetland and Orkney to the beaches and dunes of eastern Scotland. The role of geoconservation in preserving Scotland’s outstanding geomorphological heritage is outlined in the final chapter. The book offers an up-to-date and richly illustrated reference guide for geomorphologists, other Earth scientists, geographers, conservationists, and all those interested in geology, physical geography, geomorphology, geotourism, geoheritage and environmental protection.
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Book Synopsis H.O. Pub by : United States. Hydrographic Office
Download or read book H.O. Pub written by United States. Hydrographic Office and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Sailing Directions for the West Coast of Scotland by : Great Britain. Hydrographic Department
Download or read book Sailing Directions for the West Coast of Scotland written by Great Britain. Hydrographic Department and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 838 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Walking on Jura, Islay and Colonsay by : Peter Edwards
Download or read book Walking on Jura, Islay and Colonsay written by Peter Edwards and published by . This book was released on 2013-11-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jura, Islay & Colonsay offer some of wildest scenery in the British Isles - but the terrain is tough & almost entirely without paths or waymarks. This guide opens up the area to the experienced walker, describing many previously unpublished routes, including a challenging five-day route around the west coast of Jura.
Book Synopsis Islay, Jura and Colonsay by : David Caldwell
Download or read book Islay, Jura and Colonsay written by David Caldwell and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-09 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Islay, Jura and Colonsay is one of the most fascinating amongst all the Hebrides. They have had substantial human occupation since earliest times and man has left many relics across the islands, from tools and artefacts of mesolithic times to the modern-day distilleries of Islay and Jura. From the period in-between survive chambered cairns, iron age forts, magnificent early crosses, enigmatic carvings, early monasteries, relics of the Lordship of the Isles, deserted townships and shielings, planned villages, corn mills, kelp kilns and lead mines and much else besides.Far more than a gazetteer, this book is based on a great deal of intensive primary research and local knowledge and is essential reading for local and tourist alike.Islay, Jura and Colonsay is part of Birlinn's Historical Guides series, which will eventually cover the whole of Scotland.
Download or read book The Lordship of the Isles written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2014-07-31 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Lordship of the Isles, twelve specialists offer new insights on the rise and fall of the MacDonalds of Islay and the greatest Gaelic lordship of later medieval Scotland. Portrayed most often as either the independently-minded last great patrons of Scottish Gaelic culture or as dangerous rivals to the Stewart kings for mastery of Scotland, this collection navigates through such opposed perspectives to re-examine the politics, culture, society and connections of Highland and Hebridean Scotland from the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries. It delivers a compelling account of a land and people caught literally and figuratively between two worlds, those of the Atlantic and mainland Scotland, and of Gaelic and Anglophone culture. Contributors are David Caldwell, Sonja Cameron, Alastair Campbell, Alison Cathcart, Colin Martin, Tom McNeill, Lachlan Nicholson, Richard Oram, Michael Penman, Alasdair Ross, Geoffrey Stell and Sarah Thomas.
Book Synopsis The Traveller's Guide Through Scotland, with ... Maps, Views, &c., with an Itinerary on a New Plan by :
Download or read book The Traveller's Guide Through Scotland, with ... Maps, Views, &c., with an Itinerary on a New Plan written by and published by . This book was released on 1829 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Traveller's Guide through Scotland and its Islands. Illustrated by maps ... views ... Fifth edition by : Scotland
Download or read book The Traveller's Guide through Scotland and its Islands. Illustrated by maps ... views ... Fifth edition written by Scotland and published by . This book was released on 1829 with total page 762 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Handbook for Travellers in Scotland by : John Murray (publishers.)
Download or read book Handbook for Travellers in Scotland written by John Murray (publishers.) and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Bergen's Seamanship, and trawlers' assistant by : William Culley Bergen
Download or read book Bergen's Seamanship, and trawlers' assistant written by William Culley Bergen and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland by : Samuel Lewis
Download or read book A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland written by Samuel Lewis and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis 101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die (Revised & Updated) by : Ian Buxton
Download or read book 101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die (Revised & Updated) written by Ian Buxton and published by Headline. This book was released on 2011-08-04 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised and updated in 2013, 101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die is a whisky guide with a difference. It is not an awards list. It is not a list of the 101 'best' whiskies in the world in the opinion of a self-appointed whisky guru. It is simply a guide to the 101 whiskies that enthusiasts must seek out and try in order to complete their whisky education. Avoiding the deliberately obscure, the ridiculously limited and the absurdly expensive, whisky expert Ian Buxton recommends an eclectic selection of old favourites, stellar newcomers and mystifyingly unknown drams that simply have to be drunk. The book decodes the marketing hype and gets straight to the point; whether from India, America, Sweden, Ireland, Japan or the hills, glens and islands of Scotland, here are the 101 whiskies that you really want. Try them before you die - Slainte!
Download or read book The Scottish Naturalist written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Topographical, Statistical, and Historical Gazetteer of Scotland: A-H by :
Download or read book The Topographical, Statistical, and Historical Gazetteer of Scotland: A-H written by and published by . This book was released on 1845 with total page 910 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis VISITING ISLAY & JURA. by : LINDSEY. PORTER
Download or read book VISITING ISLAY & JURA. written by LINDSEY. PORTER and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
