Author: Hugh PruddenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Geology and Landscape of Taunton Deane
Author: Hugh PruddenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Quantocks and North Somerset Coast
Author: Dave GreenPublisher: The Crowood Press
ISBN: 0719840449
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
West Somerset is an area of great geological diversity, straddling the Tees–Exe Line between highland and lowland Britain. The story of the last 400 million years of Earth history can be gleaned from its rocks: the opening and closing of oceans, the collision of continents and a journey across the Equator. The area may also provide the key to settle the controversy about the origin of South-West England, whose ancient geology is so different from the rest of the country. This unique and diverse geology is also the reason why it is one of the most beautiful and varied stretches of landscape in England. With nearly 170 illustrations, including maps, charts, diagrams and colour photographs, this book describes and explains the evidence for the geological history of the area, from the Palaeozoic, through the Mesozoic to the Pleistocene and Holocene. Regional guides, which discuss the factors that led to the landscape we see today and offer places of interest to visit, cover: the Northern Brendon Hills and Minehead; the Southern Brendon Hills; Wellington and the Blackdown Hills; Wiveliscombe and the Vale of Stogumber; the Quantock Hills; West Somerset coast and the Cannington and Bridgwater Lowlands.
Physical Geography of Somerset
Author: Making Sense of an Historic Landscape
Author: Stephen RipponPublisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN: 0199533784
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 423
Book Description
This volume explores how the archaeologist or historian can understand variations in landscapes. Making use of a wide range of sources and techniques, including archaeological material, documentary sources, and maps, Rippon illustrates how local and regional variations in the 'historic landscape' can be understood.
Wessex: A Landscape History
Author: Hadrian CookPublisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1803275367
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Wessex is famous for its coasts, heaths, woodlands, chalk downland, limestone hills and gorges, settlements and farmed vales. This book provides an account of the physical form, development and operation of its landscape as it was shaped by our ancestors. Major themes include the development of agriculture, settlements, industry and transport.
Somerset Archaeology and Natural History
Author: Ham Hill
Author: Richard DurmanPublisher: Spire Books
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Describes the complex but fascinating geology of building stones in easily understood terms; the traditional use of Ham Hill Stone through much of Wessex and the South West; and practical problems of transportation before the railways allowed it to travelfurther afield. This book includes important conservation issues and illustrations.
Somerset in the Age of Steam
Author: Peter StanierPublisher: Somerset Books
ISBN:
Category : Industrial archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Wessex from 1000 AD
Author: J.H. BetteyPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317871855
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
The prehistory and early history of Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Berkshire, Avon, and the city of Bristol.
Wessex from Ad1000
Author: J. H. BetteyPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317871847
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
The prehistory and early history of Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Berkshire, Avon, and the city of Bristol.