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 Cuillins of Skye, this is a complete gazetteer covering 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 compendium provides 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. 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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... Lerwick . They were able to describe the ships because they had seen them sailing south some months before . This persuaded the French not to attack Lerwick but they refused to release the two fishermen . Months later the French man ...
... Lerwick . They were able to describe the ships because they had seen them sailing south some months before . This persuaded the French not to attack Lerwick but they refused to release the two fishermen . Months later the French man ...
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... Lerwick . It was the capital of Shetland until Lerwick claimed that title about two centuries ago but it is still an important little village port and a centre for the fish - processing industry . The pier was built in the 1830s for the ...
... Lerwick . It was the capital of Shetland until Lerwick claimed that title about two centuries ago but it is still an important little village port and a centre for the fish - processing industry . The pier was built in the 1830s for the ...
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... LERWICK ( ON leir vik – mud creek ) is a cosmopolitan town built round a lively waterfront and harbour . Nowadays visiting Dutch sailors have been largely replaced by Russians but a close association with Scandinavia continues ...
... LERWICK ( ON leir vik – mud creek ) is a cosmopolitan town built round a lively waterfront and harbour . Nowadays visiting Dutch sailors have been largely replaced by Russians but a close association with Scandinavia continues ...
Other editions - View all
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 - 2008 |
The Scottish Islands: A Comprehensive Guide to Every Scottish Island Hamish Haswell-Smith No preview available - 2004 |
Common terms and phrases
acres Admiralty Charts Anchor anchorage Bagh Barra beach Beag Beinn Berneray boat Boreray broch built Caolas Castle Cave centre chambered cairn chapel church cliffs crofts Dubh Dùn Eilean nan entrance Eriskay farm ferry Firth fishing Flodday Garbh Geology Gigha gneiss Gometra ground harbour Harris Head headland Height Hill Holm houses Iona island Islay Isles islet jetty Kirkwall km 1/2 mile Lerwick Lewis lighthouse Linga Loch lochans MacDonald MacLeod mainland Maps Mhór Mór Mull narrow Natural Arch Ness Norse North Uist Occasional anchorage Orkney Owner Pabbay Papa peat pier Point Population Port Raasay reef regular access road rock rocky Rona Rousay Rubh Rubha ruin sand sandstone Scalpay Scotland Scottish Sgeir sheep Sheet shelter Shetland Shillay shore side Skerry Skye Soay Sound South Uist Stack stone swell Tarbert Temp tidal Uist uninhabited Viking village weather west coast Wick Wildlife