History of the Native Woodlands of Scotland 1500-1920The first modern history of Scottish woodlands, this highly illustrated volume explores the changing relationship between trees and people from the time of Scotland's first settlement, focusing on the period 1500 to 1920. Drawing on work in natural science, geography and history, as well as on the authors' own research, it presents an accessible and readable account that balances social, economic and environmental factors. Two opening chapters describe the early history of the woodlands. The book is then divided into chapters that consider traditional uses and management, the impact of outsiders on the pine woods and the oakwoods in the first phase of exploitation, and the effect of industrialization. Separate chapters are devoted to case studies of management at Strathcarron, Glenorchy, Rothiemurchus, and on Skye. |
Contents
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CHAPTER 3 The extent and character of the woods 15001920 | 45 |
CHAPTER 4 Woodland produce | 77 |
CHAPTER 5 Woodland as pasture and shelter | 102 |
CHAPTER 6 Trading and taking wood before 1800 | 124 |
CHAPTER 7 Managing the woods before 1770 | 157 |
COLOUR PLATES | 178 |
CHAPTER 10 Woodland management in an industrial economy 18301920 and beyond | 258 |
CHAPTER 11 Rothiemurchus 16501900 | 290 |
CHAPTER 12 The Navy Holyrood and Strathcarron in the seventeenth century | 319 |
CHAPTER 13 The Irish and Glenorchy 172140 | 340 |
CHAPTER 14 The MacDonald woods on Skye 17201920 | 364 |
CHAPTER 15 Conclusion | 388 |
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