The Scottish islands: a comprehensive guide to every Scottish IslandFrom the abandoned crofts of Mingulay and the standing stones of Orkney to the white beaches of Colonsay and the spectacular Cuiliins of Skye, this is the first complete gazetteer to cover all of Scotland's many hundreds of islands, including those which are uninhabited and those which are notoriously difficult to reach. Packed with information on access, anchorages, points of historical or natural interest and things to do and see, this fascinating compendium provides indispensable information for touring, for browsing, for reference, and for all of those travellers who wish to experience some of the most beautiful and remote places in the world. No other book begins to emulate the range and depth of the information contained in The Scottish Islands. Illustrated with full colour illustrations and relief maps of all the main islands, this is both an impressive work of reference and a fascinating personal view of Scotland's distant outposts. |
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Contents
The Solway Firth to the Firth of Clyde | 1 |
The Mull of Kintyre to the Firth of Lorn | 29 |
Mull and the Surrounding Islands | 79 |
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The Scottish Islands: A Comprehensive Guide to Every Scottish Island Hamish Haswell-Smith No preview available - 1996 |
The Scottish Islands: The Bestselling Guide to Every Scottish Island Hamish Haswell-Smith No preview available - 2015 |
The Scottish Islands: The Bestselling Guide to Every Scottish Island Hamish Haswell-Smith No preview available - 2008 |
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19th century acres Admiralty Charts Anchor anchorage Barra beach Beag Beinn Berneray Beware boat Boreray broch built cairn Castle cave centre chambered cairn chapel church cliffs crofts drying Dubh Earl Eilean entrance Eriskay farm ferry Firth fishing Flodday Geology Gigha gneiss ground harbour Harris head headland Height hill Holm houses Iona island Islay Isles islet jetty Kirkwall land Lerwick Lewis lighthouse Loch MacDonald MacLeod mainland Mhor Mull narrow Ness Norse North Uist Occasional anchorage Old Red Sandstone Orkney Owner Pabbay Papa peat pier Population Port Raasay reef regular access road rock rocky Rona Rousay Rubha ruined sailing sand sandstone Scalpay Scotland Scottish Sgeir shallow sheep Sheet shelter Shetland Shillay ship shore side skerries Skye Soay Sound South Uist St Kilda stone swell Temp tidal tidal island Uist uninhabited Viking village weather west coast Wildlife winds