Download or read book Rambles in the Highlands and islands of Scotland ed and enlarged or rather written by Aliquis written by C G. Dawson and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Isle of Skye written by Paul Webster and published by Pocket Mountains S.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by Skye residents Paul and Helen Webster, these walks reveal both the wild and gentler sides of this dramatic landscape.
Download or read book The Isle of Skye written by Terry Marsh and published by Cicerone Press Limited. This book was released on 2015-01-30 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guidebook to 87 walks and scrambles on the Isle of Skye. Covering the largest island in the Inner Hebrides, the walks are suitable for most walkers, with shorter routes alongside plenty of more challenging, full-day hikes. The routes range from 2 to 23km (1–15 miles) and can be combined to create longer days out. Eight routes include scrambles, which are clearly indicated in the book. 1:50,000 OS maps are included for each route Detailed information on facilities, accommodation, history and geology Easy access from Portree and Broadford Highlights include routes in the Cuillin and Munro ascents
Download or read book Potterwookiee written by Obert Skye and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2012-09-18 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest creature to emerge from Rob's closet is a cross between Chewbacca from Star Wars and Harry Potter. Rob names him "Potterwookiee" ("Hairy" for short) and soon Rob finds himself treading water as he tries to figure out how to care for his mixed-up friend. Great laughs and great books help Rob along the way.
Download or read book Bulletin written by University of Aberdeen. Library and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Wee Mad Road written by Jack Maloney and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lovesick sheep, rumors of war, storms at sea, whisky galore - a midlife escape from an 'empty nest' in America to start afresh in the wilds of Scotland.When their children grow up and leave home, authors Jack and Barbara Maloney sell their house in a midwest suburb and run off to the Highlands. Following a one-lane track called "The Wee Mad Road," they discover an isolated remnant of traditional Gaelic culture, peopled by characters as unique and memorable as the surrounding mountains. The Maloneys settle into an old stone cottage and spend two years in repeated collisions with quaint Highland ways. Entries from Barbara's diary detail the realities of village life, while Jack recounts tales of poachers, crofters and lairds in one of mainland Britain's most scenic and isolated corners.The Wee Mad Road is a warm and witty account of two years in the Highlands, with illustrations of everyday life in the wildest reaches of the United Kingdom. It's a 'how to' book for anyone who dreams of escaping the doldrums of suburban midlife and starting over.
Download or read book Ring of Bright Water written by Gavin Maxwell and published by David R. Godine Publisher. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume weaves together the Scottish otter stories from Gavin Maxwell's three non-fiction books, Ring of Bright Water (1960), The Rocks Remain (1963), and Raven Meet Thy Brother (1969). Maxwell was both an extraordinarily evocative writer and a highly unusual man. While touring the Iraqi marshes, he was captivated by an otter and became a devoted advocate of and spokesman for the species. He moved to a remote house in the Scottish highlands, co-habiting there with three otters and living an idyllic and isolated life – at least for a while. Fate, fame, and fire conspired against this paradise, and it, too, came to an end, though the journey was filled with incident and wonder. Maxwell was also talented as an artist, and his sinuous line drawings of these amphibious and engaging creatures, and the homes they occupied, illustrate his story. This book stands as a lasting tribute to a man, his work, and his passion. It was received and has endured as a classic for its portrait not only of otters but also of a man who endured heartaches and disappointments, whose life embodied both greatness and tragedy. He writes with rare eloquence about his birth, his devotion to the beloved Scottish highlands, and the wildlife he loved, while refusing to ignore the darker aspects of his nature and of nature in its larger sense.
Download or read book Catalogue of the Books in the Scottish Mountaineering Club Library written by Scottish Mountaineering Club and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Journal of a ramble in Scotland by C L Smith written by Charles Lesingham Smith and published by . This book was released on 1835 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal written by Scottish Mountaineering Club and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes section "Mountaineering literature."
Download or read book Bibliotheca Scotia written by John Smith & Sons and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tourism and Identity in Scotland 1770 1914 written by Katherine Haldane Grenier and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, legions of English citizens headed north. Why and how did Scotland, once avoided by travelers, become a popular site for English tourists? In Tourism and Identity in Scotland, 1770-1914, Katherine Haldane Grenier uses published and unpublished travel accounts, guidebooks, and the popular press to examine the evolution of the idea of Scotland. Though her primary subject is the cultural significance of Scotland for English tourists, in demonstrating how this region came to occupy a central role in the Victorian imagination, Grenier also sheds light on middle-class popular culture, including anxieties over industrialization, urbanization, and political change; attitudes towards nature; nostalgia for the past; and racial and gender constructions of the "other." Late eighteenth-century visitors to Scotland may have lauded the momentum of modernization in Scotland, but as the pace of economic, social, and political transformations intensified in England during the nineteenth century, English tourists came to imagine their northern neighbor as a place immune to change. Grenier analyzes the rhetoric of tourism that allowed visitors to adopt a false view of Scotland as untouched by the several transformations of the nineteenth century, making journeys there antidotes to the uneasiness of modern life. While this view was pervasive in Victorian society and culture, and deeply marked the modern Scottish national identity, Grenier demonstrates that it was not hegemonic. Rather, the variety of ways that Scotland and the Scots spoke for themselves often challenged tourists' expectations.
Download or read book Library Bulletin written by University of Aberdeen and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 918 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland written by Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes List of members.
Download or read book The Celtic Monthly written by and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Skye Trail written by Cameron McNeish and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of all Scotland 's islands none casts its spell quite as dramatically as the Isle of Skye. Celebrated in song and story, Eilean a'Cheo is a place of astonishing natural beauty and attracts climbers and walkers from all over the world. The 70-mile long Skye Trail connects two of the island's most extraordinary landscapes; the world-famous Cuillin, the most rugged mountain range in Britain, and the Trotternish ridge, a rolling escarpment of basalt hills that look over the sea to the tumbled landscapes of mainland Scotland. This long walk through the island, the 'Skitis' of the Celtic world, follows ancient byways, cattle drovers' routes, mountain footpaths and an old railway line, through a land where the first inhabitants sensed the presence of their gods in every nook and cranny, on every hill and crag, in every corrie and loch. Landscape and weather and an affinity with wild nature made up the very fabric of their lives. The route visits castles, takes in geological gems like the Quiraing and the Storr, follows rivers and loch-side paths and recalls those who were brutally removed from their homes during the Highland Clearances. It visits the site of the "last battle on British soil" and climbs Bla Bheinn, surely the finest mountain on this island of fine mountains. The route then takes its finale along the old Marble Line to Broadford, and the end of a magnificent island journey. The Skye Trail is destined to be one of the most popular long distance walks in Britain. Adopted by the Highland Council as an official long distance walk, it was brought to life by BBC Scotland's often repeated 'Skye Trail' presented by Cameron McNeish. This illustrated book is based on the broadcast and Cameron's experiences of the trail, the island, its people and its history and environment.
Download or read book Growing up with Skye and Her Family written by Katherine L. Houston and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE PERFECT FAMILY BOOK! Skye is an exuberant fanciful child, who journeys with her father and mother overseas to a magical island. She meets her great-grandfather, who seems to possess superpowers, her gentle great-grandmother, and a new friend. The family is on the island to celebrate her 5th birthday. On her 10th birthday Skye is with her family amidst heartwarming experiences with goats. During her 15th and 20th birthdays she is submerged in tumultuous rides as a sensitive teenager and college student. Under the wings of her crazy weird grandmother and with the assistance of alpacas and butterflies she becomes a young adult. Venturing forward through her 25th birthday, Skye uncovers mysteries of the past that influence the future. She blooms into a self-confident woman. Approaching her 30th birthday Skye could not begin to imagine, or dream of, events about to unfold. Neither will you! Skye’s escapades are exceptionally unique life-changing adventures with unexpected twists, joy, heartbreak, magic, special people and animals, and challenges. Reminding us of the intricacies and differences that bind us together. As well as the unlimited power of love, family, friendships, and animals that exist throughout our own ever-changing life story.
