royal commission on the ancient and historical monuments of scotland rcahms edinburgh (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 2009. 224pp. Colour and B&W photos. "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." Book and unclipped dust jacket both in excellent condition with no inscriptions. PLEASE NOTE: This is a heavy book and may require extra for shipping to non-UK customers.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. Second Edition. 2008. xii, 305pp. Colour and B&W images; maps and figures throughout. "The craggy silhouette of the Mither Tap o' Bennachie is not simply a landmark on a local skyline, it is a brooding witness to thousands of years of human settlement in north-eastern Scotland. In the Shadow of Bennachie explores the field archaeology of these millennia, beginning with the impact of the first hunting groups registered in pollen preserved in peat bogs. Every generation has left its mark thereafter, from the large burial mounds and stone circles erected by farming communities in the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age to later forts standing at the untidy divide that separates the documented past from these remoter periods; it is one of the most spectacular of the forts that crowns the very summit of the Mither Tap itself. But the field archaeology has as much to contribute to more recent history, and the archaeological and historical records trace the evolution of the landscape from the era of the Picts to the present day. Across this span, the monuments have much to tell, from the Pictish symbol stones standing along the lower Don to the earthwork castles marking the caputs of medieval estates, or from the grim walls of stone keeps to the unassuming ruins of crofts and farms that were still occupied at the beginning of the 20th century. On the one hand the field archaeology reflects the local character that is the hallmark of the landscape north of the Mounth, on the other it reveals and explains wider trends in Scottish history. Richly illustrated with photographs, maps and drawn plans, this volume brings together these various strands of archaeology, history and geography to uncover a remarkable past and the way it has shaped the modern landscape". Unclipped jacket with minor shelf wear to spine ends and corners. Otherwise book in excellent condition with no inscriptions. PLEASE NOTE: Heav book so extra may be needed for shipping to non-UK customers.