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Author : Peter Drummond
Publisher : Scottish Mountaineering Club
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Scottish Hill and Mountain Names written by Peter Drummond and published by Scottish Mountaineering Club. This book was released on 1991 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter Drummond
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780907521952
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (219 download)
Download or read book Scottish Hill Names written by Peter Drummond and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains the origin and the meaning of the names of Scotland?s hills, as well as how to pronounce them. It also brings together many of the legends and stories behind particular hill names. A thoroughly researched, completely revised and expanded second edition which builds on the success of its predecessor - Scottish Hill and Mountain Names. Many new names are detailed, including a significantincrease in the coverage of Borders hill names and old forms of many hill names from 17th and 18th century maps brought to bear in explanations. The hills of Scotland are a significant part of the landscape and the names of these hills reflect the rich social and cultural history of Scotland over the past 500 years and all who have been there. These names are alegacy of the past and this book opens the door to this fascinating world.
Author : RAB. PRENTICE ANDERSON (TOM.)
Publisher : Hillwalkers' Guides
ISBN 13 : 9781907233388
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (333 download)
Download or read book The Munros written by RAB. PRENTICE ANDERSON (TOM.) and published by Hillwalkers' Guides. This book was released on 2021-02-10 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Carole Hough
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019163042X
Total Pages : 801 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Names and Naming written by Carole Hough and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-05-03 with total page 801 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this handbook, scholars from around the world offer an up-to-date account of the state of the art in different areas of onomastics, in a format that is both useful to specialists in related fields and accessible to the general reader. Since Ancient Greece, names have been regarded as central to the study of language, and this has continued to be a major theme of both philosophical and linguistic enquiry throughout the history of Western thought. The investigation of name origins is more recent, as is the study of names in literature. Relatively new is the study of names in society, which draws on techniques from sociolinguistics and has gradually been gathering momentum over the last few decades. The structure of this volume reflects the emergence of the main branches of name studies, in roughly chronological order. The first Part focuses on name theory and outlines key issues about the role of names in language, focusing on grammar, meaning, and discourse. Parts II and III deal with the study of place-names and personal names respectively, while Part IV outlines contrasting approaches to the study of names in literature, with case studies from different languages and time periods. Part V explores the field of socio-onomastics, with chapters relating to the names of people, places, and commercial products. Part VI then examines the interdisciplinary nature of name studies, before the concluding Part presents a selection of animate and inanimate referents ranging from aircraft to animals, and explains the naming strategies adopted for them.
Author : Alan Dawson
Publisher : Cicerone Press Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781852840686
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (46 download)
Download or read book The Relative Hills of Britain written by Alan Dawson and published by Cicerone Press Limited. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How many hills are there in Britain? Has anyone climbed them all? Where is there for hill walkers to go in the south of England? What is a hill anyway? The answers to these and other questions will be found in The Relative Hills of Britain. This book dispenses with the common assumption that a hill must be at least 2000ft high to be worth climbing. Instead it concentrates on listing all the hills that are relatively high compared to the surrounding land, rather than compared to sea level. This approach leads to some interesting results: for example, the highest points in the Cotswolds and Chilterns, Campsies and Quantocks are all included, as well as the main summits on numerous Scottish islands, whereas well- known mountain summits such as Cairn Gorm, Bowfell and Carnedd Dafydd do not qualify. As well as being an invaluable reference work for all walkers, this book contains a fascinating collection of not too serious facts and figures about the Marilyns, as these relative hills have been called. The book is illustrated by a set of photographs and a large number of very clear maps, which make it easy to locate all the hills in each region.
Author : Andrew Dempster
Publisher : Luath Press Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1910324671
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (13 download)
Download or read book The Hughs written by Andrew Dempster and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2020-12-11 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Andrew Dempster has 40 years' experience of hillwalking the length and breadth of Scotland. Author of several climbing books, including the first guidebook to the Grahams, in this volume he identifies the best wee hills on the Scottish mainland.MUNRO at least 3,000ft highCORBETT 2,500–3,000ft high with a prominence of at least 500ft GRAHAM 2,000–2,499ft high with a drop of at least 150 metresHUGH (Hill Under Graham Height): under 2,000ft with exceptional characterThe Hughs all offer rewarding – and often stunning – climbs and views. Some are already popular. Many await discovery. Each one has great character. That is what the Hughs are all about.vFrom Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh to An Grianan in the far north, from Ben Hiant in the west to Bennachie in the east, the Hughs are a phenomenally diverse range of hills, stretching to all points of the compass. Accessible to people of any age, the Hughs are not defined by the sterile logic of relative height – they are a choice of the heart.
Author : Ian R Mitchell
Publisher : Luath Press Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1909912441
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (99 download)
Download or read book Scotland's Mountains Before the Mountaineers written by Ian R Mitchell and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2013-08-26 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Outdoor Writers Guild Award for Excellence In this new book on pre-mountaineering ascents and near ascents in the Highlands, we have at last a work which does justice to those who lived and worked, travelled and fought in the Highlands before Walter Scott. PROF. BRUCE LENMAN Marvelous account of mountaineering's prehistory... as colourful as it is thought provoking - THE SCOTSMAN This work tells the story of explorations and ascents in the Scottish Highlands in the days before mountaineering became a popular sport - when Jacobites, bandits, poachers and illicit distillers traditionally used the mountains as sanctuary.
Author : Dan Bailey
Publisher : Cicerone Press Limited
ISBN 13 : 1849655006
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (496 download)
Download or read book Great Mountain Days in Scotland written by Dan Bailey and published by Cicerone Press Limited. This book was released on 2014-01-31 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 50 great mountain walks in Scotland. Some of the routes described in this larger format book are well known classic challenges such as the Lochaber Traverse, the Mamores and Cairngorms 4000-ers while others approach a favourite mountain from a new angle or combine several in a testing way. Each one can be crammed into a single, long day or backpacked over two to spend a little longer in this rugged and addictive landscape. The collection spans Scotland, right across its magnificent upland areas and dramatic peaks. Routes range from 12 to 25 miles and many would make a good two-day adventure. Some can be approached by kayak or mountain bike. Over 270 ranges and summits feature in settings as varied as the snowbound Cairngorm plateaus and the land-sea jigsaw of the Hebrides, where rugged peaks rise from clear water. Few walking destinations are better suited to routes at the longer, tougher end of the scale.
Author : Maggie Scott
Publisher : Black & White Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1845028228
Total Pages : 73 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (45 download)
Download or read book Scottish Place Names written by Maggie Scott and published by Black & White Publishing. This book was released on 2008-03-13 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Scots language is a world of wonderful, historic and evocative words, full of a rich variety that can fit any occasion. And where better to find this use of Scots than in the land itself. In Scottish Place Names Maggie Scott of Scottish Language Dictionaries takes you around the country from Dumfries to Shetland to explain the meanings of the place names that make up today's Scotland. Through a trip to Scotland's towns and cities, up and down the hills and mountains, along the rivers and lochs, through the forests and glens, all the way around the Scottish coast and back to the names of the streets where we live today, Scottish Place Names is a fascinating, entertaining and informative guide to Scots language and to Scotland.
Author : John D. Burns
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781912560455
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (64 download)
Download or read book The Last Hillwalker written by John D. Burns and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From somewhere out in the vast whiteness of the blizzard we hear a cry for help. Instinctively the three of us turn and head across the mountainside. We find two men and a woman, huddled together in the snow, unable to descend the steep icy slope between them and safety. The woman asks if we are experienced in conditions like this. My friends and I have tackled a few winter hills in the Lake District and bumbled up easy rock climbs, but we have never been in a full Scottish winter snowstorm. I laugh and assure her that this is nothing to mountaineers like us. Soon our hills will be empty and one day the last hillwalker will disappear over the horizon. In the 21st century we are losing our connection with the wild, a connection that may never be regained. The Last Hillwalker by bestselling author John D. Burns is a personal story of falling in and out of love with the hills. More than that, it is about rediscovering a deeply felt need in all of us to connect with wild places.
Author : ANDREW. DEMPSTER
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781910022580
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (225 download)
Download or read book The Munros written by ANDREW. DEMPSTER and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Chris Townsend
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1780578237
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (85 download)
Download or read book The Munros and Tops written by Chris Townsend and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-05-24 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Chris Townsend reached the summit of Ben Hope in Sutherland, he walked his way into the record books. After 118 days in which he had covered more than 1,700 miles and climber over 575,000 feet, he had completed the first single continuous journey of all 277 Munros and 240 Tops in the Scottish Highlands.This is the story of that remarkable walk from the start on Ben More on the Isle of Mull through to the finish, the equivalent of climbing Mount Everest 18 times. For the author, the real enjoyment of the walk was not in counting up the summits or the miles but in spending week after week in the hills and living in the wilds. In THE MUNROS AND TOPS, Chris Townsend recalls the joys of observing the birds and animals, the trees and flowers, the changing shapes of the hills and the play of light on their slopes. He writes about the complexities of route-finding and the challenge of rugged terrain and of coping with often atrocious weather conditions. Illustrated with photographs taken during the walk, this is a stirring account of a unique achievement.
Author : Dave Brown
Publisher : Luath Press Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1912387964
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (123 download)
Download or read book Mountain Days and Bothy Nights written by Dave Brown and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2020-04-24 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acknowledged as a classic of mountain writing, this book takes you into the bothies, howffs and dosses on the Scottish hills as Fishgut Mac, Desperate Dan and Stumpy the Big Yin stalk hill and public house, evading gamekeepers and Royalty.
Author : Chris Townsend
Publisher : Cicerone Press Limited
ISBN 13 : 1849653534
Total Pages : 904 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (496 download)
Download or read book Scotland written by Chris Townsend and published by Cicerone Press Limited. This book was released on 2011-03-30 with total page 904 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive book is an excellent planning resource for those who wish to venture into the Scottish mountains. Whether you are planning a walk, scramble, climb or ski tour this larger format guide has all the information the independent mountain lover needs. The guide covers all the mountainous areas of Scotland from south to north, divided into seven regions. Each regional chapter covers individual glens important for mountain-goers, groups of hills that form coherent massifs and individual hills of significance. However, this is not a route guide and detailed descriptions are not provided. The aim of the book is to inspire and entertain as well as inform; to show first-time visitors just what the Scottish mountains have to offer and provide a new perspective for those who have been before. In the descriptions author Chris Townsend has given his opinions as to the relative qualities of the walks, glens, lochs, mountains and the landscape in general and highlighted those he thinks are the best the area has to offer. Includes: Descriptions of all the Scottish mountains, area-by-area from south to north, to help you identify the best locations for hill walking, mountaineering, climbing and ski touring Classic ascents and walks described, from scrambles up Ben Nevis to ski tours in the Cairngorms A planning tool for long-distance treks
Author : Paul Webster
Publisher : Pocket Mountains
ISBN 13 : 9781907025273
Total Pages : 672 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (252 download)
Download or read book The Munros written by Paul Webster and published by Pocket Mountains. This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide is for anyone who wants to climb the Munros, the 282 Scottish peaks over 3000ft.
Author : Hamish M. Brown
Publisher : Sandstone PressLtd
ISBN 13 : 9781905207336
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (73 download)
Download or read book Hamish's Mountain Walk written by Hamish M. Brown and published by Sandstone PressLtd. This book was released on 2010 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the first traverse of the Scottish Munros in a single journey.
Author : Tom Patey
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 9780898865424
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (654 download)
Download or read book One Man's Mountains written by Tom Patey and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first American edition of a mountaineering classic: stories, satire, and verse by the legendary Scottish climber.
