Author : Rab Anderson
Publisher : Mica
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 23,34 MB
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Pentland Hills (Scotland)
ISBN : 9780956036728
This is a detailed, illustrated guidebook to walking in the Pentland Hills on the outskirts of Edinburgh. 60 varied walks have been carefully selected and described, ranging from low level family strolls to easy hill walks and lengthier, more challenging hill and moorland walks.
Author : Susan Falconer
Publisher : Cicerone Press Limited
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 13,27 MB
Release : 2017-01-20
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1783624108
This guidebook describes 30 circular walks in Scotland's Pentland Hills, a range of low summits which extends between Edinburgh and Biggar in South Lanarkshire. Ranging from 3 to 27km (2-17 miles), there is something to suit all abilities from the novice to the experienced hill-walker, with each route showcasing a different aspect of the area's unique character. Step-by-step route description is accompanied by 1:50,000 OS mapping and a wealth of interesting information on the region's rich natural and cultural heritage: its geology, history, wildlife and connections with literary greats such as Robert Louis Stevenson and Sir Walter Scott. Local place names are explained, local folklore explored and there is a helpful glossary of dialect terms. The Pentland Hills can be enjoyed in all seasons. Although the highest summit, Scald Law, stands at 579m, stunning vistas belie their modest elevation: this is a region of grass and heather-clad slopes which rise above picturesque valleys hiding streams and reservoirs. Walking in the Pentland Hills is an ideal companion to discovering great walking on Scotland's most accessible hills.
Author : KEITH. FERGUS
Publisher :
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 20,14 MB
Release : 2018-05
Category :
ISBN : 9781907025655
Think of East Lothian and Midlothian and a low-lying, predominantly rural landscape may well spring to mind, yet the Pentland Hills, just south of Edinburgh, rise to nearly 600m in height and provide some of the finest hillwalking in Scotland with wonderful views from the summits. To the east, the Lammermuir Hills may not have quite the same appeal as their near neighbours but they still offer superb hillwalking options, while North Berwick Law, Traprain Law and the Garleton Hills make up for what they lack in height with a succession of incredible panoramas. Away from the high ground there a lovely pockets of woodland, wildlife-rich country parks, fascinating historic sites and forty miles of coastline between Musselburgh and Dunbar with some of the best dune-backed beaches in the country to enjoy. Size 105 x 148mm
Author : DOUGLAS. MILNE
Publisher :
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 40,76 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Walking
ISBN : 9781907025723
Midway between Glasgow and Edinburgh on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth, West Lothian has a surprising number of country parks, craggy hills and wildlife havens and is home to several prehistoric burial sites, ruined castles and palaces and stately homes as well as the remains of the Antonine Wall, the Roman Empire¿s northernmost frontier. Although the area is predominantly rural there were also extensive coal, iron and shale oil mining operations in the 18th and 19th centuries which left behind distinctive red spoil heaps, or bings, as they are known in Scotland, and the Union Canal which linked Falkirk to the capital via some of the county¿s most impressive aqueducts.
Author : Ronald Turnbull
Publisher : Cicerone Press Limited
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 10,75 MB
Release : 2022-09-27
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1783628367
This guidebook provides 45 day walks in the Scottish Borders. Separated into six sections, these walks are divided between the north and south Cheviots, Tweed, Ettrick, Moffat and Manor hills and feature main centres including Wooler, Kelso, Melrose, Peebles and Moffat. The guide's seventh section outlines long distance routes, including a walk along the Border from Gretna to Berwick-on-Tweed. The Scottish Borders are rich in both history and geology. These walks explore many historical sites, from Iron Age forts on hillsides to bastles and towers dating from the Border Reivers era. The stunning and varied scenery is a result of complex geological processes; a visit to Dobb's Linn showcases preserved fossils, while the coastline at St Abbs Head features iconic folded rock formations which are home to a myriad of birds including guillemots. Each walk features 1:50,000 OS mapping, comprehensive route description and plenty of information about points of interest along the route. The walks are graded and can be easily customised with alternative start points, route variants and shortcuts. The guide's introduction offers plenty of practical information about how to get there and where to stay, while the appendices list useful contacts and tourist information centres.
Author : Julian Margaret Maitland Warrender
Publisher :
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 16,97 MB
Release : 1890
Category : Edinburgh (Scotland)
ISBN :
Author : Jeb Brugmann
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 28,19 MB
Release : 2010-04-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1608190927
The author argues that urban locations are ideal for technological, economic, and social innovation.
Author : Cameron McNeish
Publisher :
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 26,9 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Gore-Tex Scottish National Trail (Scotland)
ISBN : 9780956295736
By walking all the way through Scotland from Kirk Yetholm in the Borders to Cape Wrath in the far North-West, author and broadcaster Cameron McNeish witnesses at first hand the changes that have taken place in the landscapes of the country of his birth. The book is gloriously illustrated throughout by the photographs of landscape photographer Richard Else. It is a lavish book to keep and treasure. A celebration of all that's best about Scotland.
Author : Kerry Nelson
Publisher : Pocket Mountains
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 43,44 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Edinburgh (Scotland)
ISBN : 9780955082214
This volume contains 40 easy walks in and around Edinburgh, mostly circular. Additional information is included on history, wildlife and geology.
Author : John D. Burns
Publisher :
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 20,66 MB
Release : 2019-09-05
Category : Hikers
ISBN : 9781912560462
In Bothy Tales, the follow-up to The Last Hillwalker from bestselling mountain writer John D. Burns, travel with the author to remote glens deep in the Scottish Highlands. Burns brings a new volume of tales - some dramatic, some moving, some hilarious - from the isolated mountain shelters called bothies.
