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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... sheep . These could be personally owned , although there was communal interest in their well - being . Thus the Neolithic sheep on Soay belonged to a few St Kilda families . When these families emigrated to Australia in the 1850s the ...
... sheep . These could be personally owned , although there was communal interest in their well - being . Thus the Neolithic sheep on Soay belonged to a few St Kilda families . When these families emigrated to Australia in the 1850s the ...
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... sheep the entire island is surrounded by the Sheep Dyke , a wall about 2m high . This great construction which was completed in the mid- 19th century ensures that the sheep stay on the seashore because , although they survive well on ...
... sheep the entire island is surrounded by the Sheep Dyke , a wall about 2m high . This great construction which was completed in the mid- 19th century ensures that the sheep stay on the seashore because , although they survive well on ...
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... sheep - farming . But their insecurity continued until 1882 , when they gained some protection under the Crofting ... sheep although they are not as distinctive as the Soay ( No.9.2 ) sheep of the St Kilda group or even the seaweed ...
... sheep - farming . But their insecurity continued until 1882 , when they gained some protection under the Crofting ... sheep although they are not as distinctive as the Soay ( No.9.2 ) sheep of the St Kilda group or even the seaweed ...
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