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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454751203321

Autore

Smout T. C (T. Christopher)

Titolo

A history of the native woodlands of Scotland, 1500-1920 [[electronic resource] /] / T.C. Smout, Alan R. MacDonald and Fiona Watson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, 2007

ISBN

9786611252281

1-4356-4352-6

0-7486-5333-3

1-281-25228-X

0-7486-3756-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (465 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MacDonaldAlan R. <1969->

WatsonFiona J

Disciplina

333.7509411

Soggetti

Forests and forestry - Scotland - History

Trees - Scotland - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: 2005.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 404-421) and index.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; COPYRIGHT; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of black and white maps; List of black and white figures; List of colour plates; List of tables; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; CHAPTER 2 The extent and character of the woods before 1500; CHAPTER 3 The extent and character of the woods, 1500-1920; CHAPTER 4 Woodland produce; CHAPTER 5 Woodland as pasture and shelter; CHAPTER 6 Trading and taking wood before 1800; CHAPTER 7 Managing the woods before 1770; COLOUR PLATES; CHAPTER 8 Outsiders and the woods I: the pinewoods; CHAPTER 9 Outsiders and the woods II: charcoal and tanbark

CHAPTER 10 Woodland management in an industrial economy, 1830-1920 and beyondCHAPTER 11 Rothiemurchus, 1650-1900; CHAPTER 12 The Navy, Holyrood and Strathcarron in the seventeenth century; CHAPTER 13 The Irish and Glenorchy, 1721-40; CHAPTER 14 The MacDonald woods on Skye, 1720-1920; CHAPTER 15 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The first modern history of Scottish woodlands explores the changing



relationship between trees and people from the time of Scotland's first settlement, focusing on the period 1500 to 1920. Drawing on work in natural science, geography and history, as well as on the authors' own research, it presents an accessible and readable account that balances social, economic and environmental factors. Two opening chapters describe the early history of the woodlands. The book is then divided into chapters that consider traditional uses and management, the impact of outsiders on the pine woods and the oak