North West Highlands

Norman S. Newton (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

112 Seiten

2008
David & Charles (Verlag)
978-0-7153-2889-7 (ISBN)

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A guide for the tourist and island devotee, this title describes the islands' heritage, landscape, climate, flora and fauna. It contains information about the key places of interest, from the mysterious Loch Ness, to the Dunrobin Castle. It is illustrated with over 100 colour photographs showing various aspects of the island and its people.

The essential guide for the discerning tourist and island devotee, "North West Highlands" describes everything the visitor needs to know about the islands' heritage, landscape, climate, flora and fauna. It contains fascinating information about all the key places of interest, from the mysterious Loch Ness, to the impressive Dunrobin Castle. It is illustrated with over 100 superb colour photographs showing every aspect of the island and its people.

Norman Newton was born in Glasgow in 1944, but spent his teenage years in New Zealand. In 1971 he returned to Scotland to work, first at Glasgow University Library, and then in public libraries in Campbeltown and Inverness. He has written extensively on Scottish islands, Highland history and archaeology.

Introducing the North-West Highlands; Map of the Area; 1 Inverness, The Black Isle and Easter Ross; 2 Sutherland and Caithness; 3 Wester Ross, Applecross and Lochalsh; 4 Lochaber; 5 Lochness and the Great Glen; Useful Information and Places to Visit; Place-Names and their meanings; Further Reading; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	28.3.2008
Verlagsort	Newton Abbot
Sprache	englisch
Maße	190 x 250 mm
Gewicht	340 g
Themenwelt	Reiseführer ► Europa ► Großbritannien
Themenwelt	Reiseführer ► Europa ► Schottland
ISBN-10	0-7153-2889-1 / 0715328891
ISBN-13	978-0-7153-2889-7 / 9780715328897
Zustand	Neuware