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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... WILDLIFE The Scottish islands have a particularly interesting and diverse natural history mainly due to wide variations in climate and geology . Lime - rich alkaline soils occur on areas of calciferous rocks and acidic soils are found ...
... WILDLIFE The Scottish islands have a particularly interesting and diverse natural history mainly due to wide variations in climate and geology . Lime - rich alkaline soils occur on areas of calciferous rocks and acidic soils are found ...
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... Wildlife : There are no plants which grow above grass level , but even so there is a wealth of species . Scurvy grass , scentless mayweed , moss campion , plantago sward , and common sorrel are widespread . In the wet ground there are ...
... Wildlife : There are no plants which grow above grass level , but even so there is a wealth of species . Scurvy grass , scentless mayweed , moss campion , plantago sward , and common sorrel are widespread . In the wet ground there are ...
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... Wildlife : The grazing is reasonably good for sheep but wildflowers are scarce , not only because of the grazing but also , because the island is so flat , it catches the worst of the salt - spray . A number of sea - birds breed here ...
... Wildlife : The grazing is reasonably good for sheep but wildflowers are scarce , not only because of the grazing but also , because the island is so flat , it catches the worst of the salt - spray . A number of sea - birds breed here ...
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