Author: Great Britain. Highlands and Islands Development BoardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
The Rough Guide to Scottish Highlands & Islands
Author: Rob HumphreysPublisher: Rough Guides
ISBN: 9781843532699
Category : Highlands (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
This guide highlights the best places to sleep, eat and drink in the Highlands and Islands. It includes coverage of all major and minor outdoor activities, hiking trails and mountain bike routes.
The New Staistical Account of Scotland: pt.1-2 Sutherland, Caithness, Orkney, Shetland, General index
Author: The New Statistical Account of Scotland: Sutherland, Caithness, Orkney, Shetland, General index
Author: The Highland Sportsman and Tourist
Author: Robert HallPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Highlands (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Set Adrift Upon the World
Author: James HunterPublisher: Birlinn Ltd
ISBN: 0857902628
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Winner of Saltire Scottish History Book of the Year They would be better dead, they said, than set adrift upon the world. But set adrift they were - thousands of them, their communities destroyed, their homes demolished and burned. Such were the Sutherland Clearances, an extraordinary episode, involving the deliberate depopulation of much of a Scottish county. What was done in the course of that episode was planned and carried out by a small group of men and one woman. Most of those involved wrote a great deal about their actions, intentions and feelings, and much of it has been preserved. There are no equivalent collections of material from those whose communities ceased to exist. Their feelings and fears are harder to access, but they are by no means irrecoverable. In this book James Hunter tells the story of the Sutherland Clearances. His researches took him to archives in Scotland, England and Canada, to the now deserted straths of Sutherland, to the frozen shores of Hudson Bay. The result is a gripping, moving, definitive account of a people's struggle for survival in the face of tragedy and disaster which includes experiences which have not featured in any previous such account.
The Gunns; History, Myths and Genealogy
Author: Alastair GunnPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244863113
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
Here is a radical, academically based text which demolishes the myths currently masquerading as Gunn 'history'. Gunns are best thought of as the original, non-related inhabitants of northern, mainland Scotland. They do not have an Orkney Islands origin. Gunns should not be viewed as a clan as they had no founding ancestor. There was never an historic 'Clan Gunn Chief'. The first Gunn known to history was Coroner Gunn of Caithness who died around 1450. His eldest son started the MacHamish Gunns of Killernan line - many descendants from that line exist all around the world. Major detail on this MacHamish line is included. This book is an important addition to Scottish Highland history.
The Highland Clearances Trail
Author: Rob GibsonPublisher: Luath Press Ltd
ISBN: 1913025853
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
The Highland Clearances Trail answers the where, why, what and whens of the Highland Clearances. Taking you around the significant sites of the Highland Clearances this vivid guide gives a scholarly introduction to a tragic moment in Scotland's history. Perthshire, Ross-Shire, Arran, Sutherland and Caithness are among the many areas covered. With full background information supplied, along with maps and illustrations, The Highland Clearances Trail provides an alternative route around the Highlands that will leave the reader with a deeper understanding of this sublime landscape.
Scotland
Author: David J. WhytePublisher: Hunter Publishing, Inc
ISBN: 9781901522181
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 880
Book Description
Designed for the independent traveller to Scotland, this guide covers all the popular places of interest, events and attractions, together with a factfile providing essential travel information. It offers advice on means of travel, route details, accommodation, eating out and sporting activities.
The Scottish Sportsman and Tourist: a Complete Guide to Scotland ... With Map and ... Plates
Author: Robert Hall (Author of The Highland Sportsman.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description
Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland
Author: Francis Hindes GroomePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description