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Autore: | Squires David |
Titolo: | 349 views of Scotland / / David Squires |
Pubblicazione: | Caithness, Scotland : , : Whittles Publishing, , 2016 |
©2016 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (217 pages) : illustrations, maps, photographs |
Disciplina: | 796.5/1/09411 |
Soggetto topico: | Walking - Scotland |
Hiking - Scotland | |
Historical markers - Scotland | |
Soggetto geografico: | Scotland Guidebooks |
Scotland Description and travel | |
Sommario/riassunto: | "Anyone who has walked or climbed in Scotland will sooner or later come across a view indicator - one of the discs or plates which identify surrounding features in the landscape. This is the first full-length work devoted to these devices. Since the first indicator appeared in 1890 at Ladies' Rock in Stirling, more than 340 have been installed at viewpoints around Scotland - on hilltops, coastal sites, historic buildings, parks, golf courses and lay-bys. They range from the Mull of Galloway to Shetland, and from sea level to the country's highest mountains. 349 Views of Scotland is a comprehensive and intriguing listing of these indicators, providing information about their physical description, designer, date and the various trusts, groups, councils, etc. that built them. Thirty-two maps show where the indicators are located and there are over 130 photographs, some of which date back many years, providing a fascinating historical aspect to the book. In the course of his research, the author has visited all the sites on the list"-- |
Altri titoli varianti: | Three hundred forty-nine views of Scotland |
Titolo autorizzato: | 349 views of Scotland |
ISBN: | 1-84995-222-1 |
1-84995-298-1 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910136068103321 |
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