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The Hebridean Way

Author : Richard Barrett
Publisher : Cicerone Press Limited
ISBN 13 : 1783625074
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (836 download)

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Download or read book The Hebridean Way written by Richard Barrett and published by Cicerone Press Limited. This book was released on 2024-08-12 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guidebook to the Hebridean Way, a 155-mile (247km) trail across 10 of Scotland’s Outer Hebrides islands. This waymarked, multi-day route is ideal for a fortnight’s exploration, using mostly low-level paths and crossing a variety of terrain, from dazzling white shell beaches to rugged hills and wild moors. The official waymarked route starts in Vatersay in the south and finishes at Stornoway in the north, via Barra, Eriskay, South Uist, Benbecula, Grimsay, North Uist, Berneray, Harris and Lewis 10 daily stages of 10–22 miles (16–35km) in length, with optional 30-mile (48km) extension from Stornoway to the Butt of Lewis, which takes two days Clear route descriptions with 1:50,000 maps and details of refreshments, public transport and accommodation Includes notes on geology, history, plants and wildlife, and a glossary of Gaelic and Norse placenames GPX files available for download

Walking the Western Isles

Author : Mary Welsh
Publisher : Clan Walk Guides
ISBN 13 : 9781873597279
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (972 download)

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Download or read book Walking the Western Isles written by Mary Welsh and published by Clan Walk Guides. This book was released on 2006-03-22 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Walk to the Western Isles

Author : Frank Delaney
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Walk to the Western Isles written by Frank Delaney and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1994 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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.

Walks in the Western Isles

Author : Mary O. Welsh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781873597101
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (971 download)

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Download or read book Walks in the Western Isles written by Mary O. Welsh and published by . This book was released on 2002-04-12 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Poacher's Pilgrimage

Author : Alastair McIntosh
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532634455
Total Pages : 471 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (326 download)

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Download or read book Poacher's Pilgrimage written by Alastair McIntosh and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2018-03-09 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The islands of the Outer Hebrides are home to some of the most remote and spectacular scenery in the world. They host an astonishing range of mysterious structures - stone circles, beehive dwellings, holy wells and 'temples' from the Celtic era. Over a twelve-day pilgrimage, often in appalling conditions, Alastair McIntosh returns to the islands of his childhood and explores the meaning of these places. Traversing moors and mountains, struggling through torrential rivers, he walks from the most southerly tip of Harris to the northerly Butt of Lewis. The book is a walk through space and time, across a physical landscape and into a spiritual one. As he battled with his own ability to endure some of the toughest terrain in Britain, he met with the healing power of the land and its communities. This is a moving book, a powerful reflection not simply of this extraordinary place and its people met along the way, but of imaginative hope for humankind.

Walking on Harris and Lewis

Author : Richard Barrett
Publisher : Cicerone Press Limited
ISBN 13 : 1783629525
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (836 download)

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Download or read book Walking on Harris and Lewis written by Richard Barrett and published by Cicerone Press Limited. This book was released on 2023-03-23 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guidebook describes 30 day walks all over the Isles of Harris and Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides. The walks range from 2 and 14 miles (4 to 22km) in length, and are easily accessible from Stornaway or Tarbet. Routes vary from short strolls to long wilderness hikes, high-level and low-level, and include the An Cliseam horseshoe, visits to ancient historic monuments like the stone circles of Calanais and the famous Butt of Lewis lighthouse, all illustrated with OS 1:50,000 maps and dramatic photography. The routes take in most of the main summits as well as historical and geographical places of interest. A list of all the Marilyns (British hills of any height with a drop of at least 150m on all sides) on Harris, Lewis and St Kilda is included at the back. Tips are also included about walking on St Kilda, Berneray, Taransay, The Shiant Islands and The Flannan Isles, along with a short Gaelic glossary and route summary table, and advice on practicalities to make the most out of any walking trip on Harris and Lewis.

The Outer Hebrides

Author : Paul Webster
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781907025334
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (253 download)

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Download or read book The Outer Hebrides written by Paul Webster and published by . This book was released on 2013-06-25 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Outer Hebrides are a place apart, an island chain stretching almost 200km from the Butt of Lewis to Barra Head with some of Britain's most mesmerising beaches, dramatic mountain ranges, wonderful wildlife, a long and fascinating history and a rich and vibrant Gaelic culture. This book features 40 mostly moderate walks, with many ideal for families, which take in magnificent sweeps of sand, soaring sea cliffs and memorable hill ascents, as well as celebrated cultural sights.

The Western Isles

Author : June Parker
Publisher : Seven Hills Books
ISBN 13 : 9780114957407
Total Pages : 103 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (574 download)

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Download or read book The Western Isles written by June Parker and published by Seven Hills Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For a large capital city, London offers a wide range of walking opportunities. This guide covers Royal and public parks, canal towpaths, historic heaths, and the post-modern shapes of today's Docklands.

The Hebrides

Author : Peter Edwards
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781852847050
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book The Hebrides written by Peter Edwards and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This inspirational guide offers 50 varied hiking and backpacking routes on the Scottish Hebrides islands, set out in a large guidebook to be savoured. The hikes highlight all the very best landscapes and scenery to be found on the spectacular islands of the Hebrides, a wonderland for adventurous walkers to return to time and time again. The hikes are suitable for experienced hikers with good fitness levels and navigational competence. Many of the routes have no waymarkers or signposts, and the terrain is often rough, rugged and pathless. The introduction to each walk clearly sets out the scope and strenuousness of any difficulties involved.

Walks Western Isles

Author : Luke Williams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781872405353
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Walks Western Isles written by Luke Williams and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide brings together a selection of the best walks in the Western Isles. The walks include hill climbs, moorland tracks, and shoreline walks.

Walks in the Western Isles

Author : Mary Welsh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780902272897
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (728 download)

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Download or read book Walks in the Western Isles written by Mary Welsh and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Harris

Author : Peter Edwards
Publisher : Walking the Western Isles
ISBN 13 : 9781907025945
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (259 download)

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Download or read book Harris written by Peter Edwards and published by Walking the Western Isles. This book was released on 2023-06-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Walking on Uist and Barra

Author : Mike Townsend
Publisher : Cicerone Press Limited
ISBN 13 : 1783629444
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (836 download)

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Download or read book Walking on Uist and Barra written by Mike Townsend and published by Cicerone Press Limited. This book was released on 2023-03-31 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide offers 40 walking routes on the Uists and Barra - a unique 100km cluster of islands in Scotland's Outer Hebrides. The walks are varied and graded, from short, flat beach walks beside crystal clear waters to long excursions across wild mountainous terrain, the routes visit all the major islands from Berneray to Vatersay but also those smaller and offshore such as Eriskay and Mingulay. Routes are described in four sections, by area, and illustrated with vivid colour photographs and OS 1:50,000 mapping. Walking across these landscapes, especially the hill country, gives a sense of remoteness and peaceful solitude that cannot be found in the mainland's National Parks or on the Munros busy with peak baggers. Despite a relatively narrow area, Uist and Barra's diverse islands offer a contrasting walking terrain and many ancient historic sites such as chambered cairns and standing stones as well as lots of local wildlife. Upland areas are home to red deer and golden and white-tailed eagles, while along the coast grey seals are common and thousands of birds set up their breeding grounds in the machair. Daily flights between Glasgow and Benbecula as well as the ferry network mean that all of the islands are readily accessible.

Call the Nurse

Author : Mary J. MacLeod
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1611459176
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (114 download)

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Download or read book Call the Nurse written by Mary J. MacLeod and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-04-04 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tired of the pace and noise of life near London and longing for a better place to raise their young children, Mary J. MacLeod and her husband encountered their dream while vacationing on a remote island in the Scottish Hebrides. Enthralled by its windswept beauty, they soon were the proud owners of a near-derelict croft house—a farmer’s stone cottage—on “a small acre” of land. Mary assumed duties as the island’s district nurse. Call the Nurse is her account of the enchanted years she and her family spent there, coming to know its folk as both patients and friends. In anecdotes that are by turns funny, sad, moving, and tragic, she recalls them all, the crofters and their laird, the boatmen and tradesmen, young lovers and forbidding churchmen. Against the old-fashioned island culture and the grandeur of mountain and sea unfold indelible stories: a young woman carried through snow for airlift to the hospital; a rescue by boat; the marriage of a gentle giant and the island beauty; a ghostly encounter; the shocking discovery of a woman in chains; the flames of a heather fire at night; an unexploded bomb from World War II; and the joyful, tipsy celebration of a ceilidh. Gaelic fortitude meets a nurse’s compassion in these wonderful true stories from rural Scotland.

Be All You Can be

Author : Western Isles Health Board
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (316 download)

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Download or read book Be All You Can be written by Western Isles Health Board and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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