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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Page 165
... ground ' , when he and Dr Johnson were guests at Raasay House . A Celtic cross to commemorate the saint's landing ... grounds are still derelict but with delightful surprises mossy pieces of sculpture and an overgrown fountain . The road ...
... ground ' , when he and Dr Johnson were guests at Raasay House . A Celtic cross to commemorate the saint's landing ... grounds are still derelict but with delightful surprises mossy pieces of sculpture and an overgrown fountain . The road ...
Page 168
... ground level on the south side by way of a fine stone staircase with splayed stone balusters . The ground floor appears to have been divided into three rooms and there is an outhouse on the east gable - possibly the kitchen . One of ...
... ground level on the south side by way of a fine stone staircase with splayed stone balusters . The ground floor appears to have been divided into three rooms and there is an outhouse on the east gable - possibly the kitchen . One of ...
Page 192
... ground and disappeared so he dug it up and transferred it to the dry ground on the other side of the burn ! Between Priest Island and Tanera Beg is the small island ( 11ha ) of Glas - leac Beag ( G. - little green slab ) . It is , as ...
... ground and disappeared so he dug it up and transferred it to the dry ground on the other side of the burn ! Between Priest Island and Tanera Beg is the small island ( 11ha ) of Glas - leac Beag ( G. - little green slab ) . It is , as ...
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