Author: David LandsboroughPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Arran
Author: Thorbjorn CampbellPublisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 0857905902
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
A Scottish historian provides an original, fascinating, and comprehensive account of the Isle of Arran from the prehistoric era to the 20th-century. Arran is an archaeological and geological treasure trove of stunning scenic beauty. Its history stretches back more than five thousand years to the great stone circles, whose remnants still decorate the plains of Machrie. Runic inscriptions tell of a Viking occupation lasting centuries. Later, in 1307, King Robert the Bruce began his triumphant comeback from Arran. Subsequently, the island was repeatedly caught up and devastated in the savage dynastic struggles of medieval Scotland. After the 1707 Parliamentary Union, came a new and strange upheaval: Arran became a testing ground for the Industrial Revolution. The ancient ‘runrig’ style of farming gave way to enclosed fields and labor-saving methods, which eventually lead to the socially disastrous Highland Clearances. The misfortune of the times was culminated by the Great Irish Potato Famine of 1845. At last, the area settled into a stable mixture of agriculture and tourism in the 19th and 20th centuries.
The Arran Coastal Way
Author: Jacquetta MegarryPublisher:
ISBN: 9781898481287
Category : Arran Coastal Way (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Arran Coastal Way is perhaps Scotland's finest circular long-distance trail, running 65 miles (105 km) around the Isle of Arran in a memorable week-long hike from Brodick. It's accessible from near Glasgow by the Ardrossan ferry. Famous as`Scotland in miniature', Arran is rich in scenery, castles, caves and standing stones. The walking is varied, from mountain paths to deserted beaches, from minor road-walking to boulder-hopping, and in places it is refreshingly rugged. Arran's wildlife is uniquely approachable, and its residents welcoming. Our second edition was thoroughly updated during 2017 with many route changes and extra options.A project funded by the Coastal Communities Fund has created many miles of new and improved path with fresh waymarking, leading to this fully revised second edition, released in January 2018.This guidebook contains all you need to plan and enjoy your Arran Coastal Way walk, including a Foreword by wilderness walker Cameron McNeish:detailed description of the route walked anticlockwise, updated for 2018background on geology, pre-history and historywhisky-making, wildlife and habitatsboat trip to the Holy Islenew mapping of the entire route (1:65,000)information about public transport and travellavishly illustrated, with 125 colour photographson rainproof paper.
Author: John M'Arthur
Author: John M'Arthur
Author: Arran - Lesser Known Hill Routes
Author: Alex DrainPublisher: IPN
ISBN: 1788082087
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
The Isle of Arran has long been a popular holiday destination. From the excitement of the initial sail, to the beaches, hills and other popular activities, few visitors leave disappointed – even if the weather hasn’t been helpful. Alex Drain is an experienced hill walker. He has covered most of the walks in this book many times and knows the hills of Arran better than most. His quirky descriptions and honest reflection will help any visitor find the hills and walks most suited to their individual level of experience. 150 pages. 20 lesser known hill routes and 17 routes to the trig points on the island.
Wolf's Scottish Geek: Arran and Delia
Author: C.D. GorriPublisher: C.D. Gorri
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 111
Book Description
Join the Macconwood Pack with this steamy Wolf Shifter fated mates urban fantasy paranormal romance book! An American Werewolf in Scotland meets her match in a Highland Bull. Delia Crescent is on a working vacation in Edinburgh, looking for new stock to add to the secret occult section of Crescent Moon Books, which she co-owns with her sister in Maccon City. Used to being footloose and fancy free, things get complicated when the she-Wolf meets a handsome stranger with an irresistible brogue. Arran Balloch is a solitary Bull, preferring to spend his time with his nose in a book. He's not interested in breeding the females of his Herd—or anyone, for that matter. Then he runs into his mate and all his preconceived notions fly out the window. Will this baffled Bull woo his wily Wolf? Keywords: alpha, werewolf, shifter, wolf shifter, urban fantasy, complete series, PNR anthology, boxed set, fantasy romance, paranormal holiday romance, shifter romance, wolf pack series, werewolf romance ebook, paranormal fiction series, strong heroine, curvy girl romance novel, bull shifter, shifter mates, fated mates, instalove romance short, sexy shifter book, sexy paranormal romance book, steamy paranormal romance novel, steamy wolf shifter mates, friends to lovers, instant attraction, heat level, claiming bites, fated mates novella, shifter fated mates series, werewolf romance, curvy girl reads, Scottish romance, Scottish nights, Scottish highlands
Author: David Landsborough
Author: C. J. Nicholas