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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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Mike Cawthorne
Publisher : Birlinn
ISBN 13 : 0857906275
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (579 download)
Download or read book Hell of a Journey written by Mike Cawthorne and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2013-03-08 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hell of a Journey describes what is arguably the last great journey to be undertaken in Britain: the entire Scottish Highlands on foot in one winter. On one level it is a vivid and evocative account of a remarkable trek - never attempted before - on another it celebrates the uniqueness of the Highlands, the scenery and ecology of 'the last wilderness in Europe'. The challenge Mike Cawthorne set himself was to climb all 135 of Scotland's 1,000-metre peaks, which stretch in an unbroken chain through the heart of the Highlands, from Sutherland to the Eastern Cairngorms, down to Loch Lomond, and west to Glencoe. His route traversed the most spectacular landscape in Scotland, linking every portion of wilderness, and was completed in the midst of the harshest winter conditions imaginable. Acclaimed on its first publication in 2000, this edition contains an epilogue in which Mike Cawthorne reflects on his trek and wonders what has changed since he carried it out. He warns that 'wild land in Scotland has never been under greater threat'. Hell of a Journey is a reminder of what we could so easily lose forever.
Author : Kellan MacInnes
Publisher : Luath Press Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1909912069
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (99 download)
Download or read book Caleb's List written by Kellan MacInnes and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2013-07-22 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortlisted for the 2013 Saltire Society Scottish First Book award. Edinburgh. 1898. On the cusp of the modern age. Caleb George Cash: mountaineer, geographer, antiquarian and teacher stands at the rocky summit of Arthur's Seat. This is the story of Caleb, me and the Scottish mountains visible from Arthur's Seat. Somehow the Cashs or the Calebs didn't sound right so I have called the hills on Caleb's list The Arthurs. More than just a climbing book this is the story of a survivor. Caleb's List is a beautifully descriptive account in which Kellan MacInnes intertwines his own personal struggle with HIV with the life story of Victorian mountaineer Caleb George Cash, beginning with the moment in 1898 when Caleb stood at the top of Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh and made a list of 20 mountains visible from its summit, from Ben Lomond in the west to Lochnager in the east. MacInnes stumbled upon this long forgotten list of hills, now dubbed the Arthurs, and in this book he sets a new hillwalking challenge ... climbing the Arthurs. Drawing on history, literature and personal experience, MacInnes offers both practical and emotional insight into climbing these hills, in an account that is a must-read for hillwalkers, visitors to Edinburgh and lovers of Scotland all over the world. This is not just a book about hillwalking and history. At its heart this is powerful landscape writing that explores the strong bond between a person and the hills they love . . . The author writes with skill and considerable authority. ALEX RODDIE, author Caleb Cash himself is an important if neglected figure in the history of the Scottish outdoors and the author's personal story gives the book an emotional power unusual in a guidebook. An excellent book. CHRIS TOWNSHEND, author A triumphant debut. THE GREAT OUTDOORS A tribute to the healing power of the Scottish landscape and to survival against the odds. THE SCOTSMAN
Author : George Mackay
Publisher : Waverley Books Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781902407876
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (78 download)
Download or read book Scottish Place Names written by George Mackay and published by Waverley Books Limited. This book was released on 2009 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing almost 2000 entries, a history and geography of Scotland. Towns, villages, islands, mountains, lochs and rivers of Scotland.
Author : Sir Herbert Maxwell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Scottish Land-names written by Sir Herbert Maxwell and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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 : Robert Ferguson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book The River-names of Europe written by Robert Ferguson and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Adam Watson
Publisher : Pergamon
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Place Names of Upper Deeside written by Adam Watson and published by Pergamon. This book was released on 1984 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Arthur Poucher
Publisher : Constable & Robinson
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Scottish Peaks written by William Arthur Poucher and published by Constable & Robinson. This book was released on 1998 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eighth revised edition of a guide for hillwalkers and scramblers, with notes on taking good mountain photographs. Included are summit routes superimposed on photographs and maps and advice on clothing, equipment and accommodation.
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 : 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.
