The Scottish Islands: The Bestselling Guide to Every Scottish Island - Hardcover

Haswell-Smith, Hamish

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9781841954547: The Scottish Islands: The Bestselling Guide to Every Scottish Island

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1841954543 ISBN 13: 9781841954547

Publisher: Canongate Books, 2004

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Fully revised and updated, this is the only book with detailed information and maps on every Scottish island. With the author’s own paintings liberally illustrating it, this beautiful guide will take you everywhere, whether by armchair or yacht. From the abandoned crofts of Mingulay and the standing stones of Orkney to the white beaches of Colonsay and the spectacular Cuillins of Skye, this is the first complete gazetteer to cover all of Scotland’s many hundreds of islands, including those which are uninhabited and those which are notoriously difficult to reach. Packed with information on access, anchorages, points of historical or natural interest and things to do and see, this fascinating compendium provides indispensable information for touring, for browsing, for reference, and for all of those travellers who wish to experience some of the most beautiful and remote places in the world. No other book begins to emulate the range and depth of the information contained in The Scottish Islands. Illustrated with full-colour illustrations and relief maps of all the main islands, this is both an impressive work of reference and a fascinating personal view of Scotland’s distant outposts.

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The acknowledged Rosetta Stone of island hopping. -- Sunday Times

The best book for tootling around skerries and sea-stacks . . . this has it all. -- Scotsman

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“The acknowledged Rosetta Stone of island hopping.”Sunday Times

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