Above Scotland: The National Collection of Aerial Photography - Softcover

Dave C Cowley; James Crawford

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1902419871 ISBN 13: 9781902419879

Publisher: Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Scotland, 2014

Synopsis

A new concise paperback edition of the best-selling, landmark aerial photography book of Scotland. The landscape of Scotland is full of dramatic contrasts. The high, rugged peaks of the Cairngorms look down on the rounded hills of the southern uplands. Wild moorlands run into fertile flood-plains. The coastline ranges from soft sandy beaches and crystal-clear waters to jagged cliffs battered by the fierce waves of the Atlantic. Aerial photography provides unique and striking perspectives on how the people of Scotland have lived, worked, fought over, worshipped, developed and changed this land, leaving no part untouched or unaltered by human activity. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) holds the national collection of aerial photography for Scotland with millions of images dating from the 1920s to the present day. These photographs - many of which have never been seen before by the public - tell the remarkable story of a changing nation, from stone circles, Roman remains and ruined castles, to the growth of villages, towns and cities, the rise and fall of heavy industry, the country at war and the proud engineering and architecture of the modern landscape. For the first time in one volume, RCAHMS has brought together the finest images from its collection in a stunning illustration of Scotland's past, present and future.

About this title

Review:

The finest aerial photographs of Scotland - the top five coffee table books this Christmas --STV's The Hour

A wonderful illustration of Scotland's past, present and future --Scottish Field

See Scotland as you have never seen it --The Scotsman

About the Author:

James Crawford is RCAHMS Communications Manager, and the author of 'Above Scotland - Cities', 'Victorian Scotland', 'Scotland's Landscapes', and 'Aerofilms - A History of Britain from Above'. David Cowley, is an archaeologist with 20 years of experience recording the Scottish Landscape, and runs the RCAHMS aerial survey programme.

About this edition

• Publisher: Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Scotland
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1902419871
• ISBN 13: 9781902419879
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224