Jack`s love of hillwalking began with a trip to the North-West Highlands where he & his son, Tom, began to explore the extraordinary mountains of Coigach & Inverpolly. Now this experienced hillwalker & geographer writes Highland Journal, an illustrated memoir looking back on his adventures. Joining the Jolly Boys, an anarchic group of Munro baggers, Jack was initiated into the world of hillwalking. Highland Journal records his adventures, the geology, the natural history & the idiosyncrasies of his climbing companions. With hair-raising moments such as walks in the deep snows of the Highland winter using crampons & ice axe & a mountain rescue on the Cuillin of Skye, readers witness the author`s transition from wide-eyed hillwalking novice to competent mountaineer. Illustrated with Jack`s own drawings & watercolours, Highland Journal also

Includes:: distinctive relief maps of each mountain climbed. The book will appeal to hillwalkers & Munro baggers, as well as readers interested in landscape & wildlife & lovers of adventure.

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In ” Highland Journey”, Mairi Hedderwick retraces the steps of an obscure Victorian artist, John T. Reid, who made a sketching tour around Scotland in 1876. Hedderwick, a witty & immensely readable author of children`s books, achieves so much more than simply following in Reid`s footsteps; wonderfully realised, her quest becomes obsessional at times as she struggles to understand her mentor & guide with whom she shares a passion to conserve Scotland`s wild places & record them faithfully with exquisite illustration & insightful comment. ...

About this series Specialist climbers' guides, each title consisting of descriptions of climbs in the mountains of Scotl&. Climbs are graded in terms of difficulty.

Includes:: ascent diagrams of ridges & peaks. Compact format with vinyl covers for durability.

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Featuring breathtaking photographs of some of Scotland s most remarkable & little-known houses, this book tells the story of how incomers adopted the North of Scotland as a recreational paradise & left an astonishing legacy of architecture & decoration inspired by the romanticized image of the Highlands. Known as shooting lodges because they were designed principally to accommodate the parties of guests that flocked north for the annual sporting season, these houses range from Picturesque cottages ornees & Scotch Baronial castles to Arts & Crafts mansions & modern eco-lodges. While their designs respond to some of Britain s wildest & most stirring landscapes, inside many were equipped with the latest domestic technology & boasted opulent decoration & furnishings from the smartest London & Parisian firms. A good number survive little altered in their original state, & some are still owned by descendants of the families that built them. Images from the famous Country Life Picture Library & specially commissioned photographs evoke the dramatic settings & arresting detail of these houses, making the book as appealing to decorators & architectural historians as it is to travelers & sportsmen. ...

Kenn returns to the Highlands of his youth, back to the river which has haunted his dreams since boyhood. Determined to walk all the way back to its source, Kenn embarks on a journey that will lead him deep into the wilderness of his own heart. Profound & moving, Highland River is a stirring tale of what is lost & what endures, & the unexpected ways we can be renewed. ...

There are few landscapes in the western world more bewitching than the mountain glens of the Scottish Highlands & the scattered islands of the Hebrides. From its bleak mountains to its flower-filled meadows, from savage sea-cliffs to pure white beaches, it has inspired an equally varied oral heritage. There are the works of gentle scholar saints, epic tales of murderous clan rivalry, Norse legends of monsters & unsubdued spirits & the romantic tale of how an exiled prince came back to rescue his land & crown, though his defeat brought ruin to this ancient culture. More recently, it is the landscape & its animal inhabitants that have inspired some of the greatest of the poems captured here by Mary Miers, whose feel for the spirit of the Highlands & islands is unerring. She combines the sensibility of a native from the island of South Uist with the eye of a travelling scholar of architecture. Small books that open our vast landscapes of the mind. ...

Highlands & Islands Pevsner Architectural Guide, in a series of publications begun with the express aim of providing up-to-date guides to the most significant buildings in every part of the country, suitable for both general reader & specialist. Each volume provides an introductory overview of the architecture of the area, followed by a descriptive gazetteer arranged alphabetically by place. Whilst cathedrals & their furnishings, great country houses & their parks form the grand set pieces, the books demonstrate the enjoyable diversity of architecture in the British Isles in accounts of rural churches & farmsteads, Victorian public buildings & industrial monuments. A continuing programme of publication keeps the series up-to-date with new information on older buildings & recent architecture while maintaining the tradition of Pevsner`s own succinct accounts. Each book has over 100 photographs, mostly specially commissioned, numerous maps & plans, a glossary & indexes. ...

The Highlands of Scotland at 1:275, 000 from Philip’s in their “ Red Books” series of maps at varying scales, all designed to highlight very clearly each area’s diverse cultural & industrial heritage, natural attractions, sport & recreational sites, & tourist facilities. Different types of small icons or signs prominently indicate a wide range of places of interest from aerial activity, ancient forts or animal attractions to windmills, working farms & zoos. Most titles include campsites, caravan sites, youth hostels & holiday centres & several maps also show National Long-distance Trails and/or recommended cycle routes. Road information is clearly laid out, with minor country roads easy to see. Driving distances are given on main routes & in some titles recommended country tours are highlighted. Railway lines are shown with stations &, where appropriate, ferry routes are marked. Presentation of the topography varies, with some altitude tinting provided on the more detailed maps. Unless specified in their descriptions, the maps have no geographical coordinates for GPS users. Many titles also include additional street plans of each area’s main towns.IN THIS TITLE: plain white background with spot heights & colouring for areas of natural beauty, woods & forests. The map has an index of selected places of interest, but not a more general index of towns & villages. Current edition of this title was published in 2012. ...

This leisure & tourist map of the Highlands of Scotland gives detailed coverage of the area's road network at a scale of 4.34 miles to 1 inch. The map shows places of tourist & historic interest, including castles, camping sites, country parks, galleries, gardens, golf courses, marinas, museums, nature trails, historic sites, sports venues, theatres, theme parks, wildlife parks & zoos. An index to principal places of interest is also featured. In a convenient folded format, this single-sided sheet map is ideally suited for both leisure & business use, whether by locals or visitors. ...

In the very north of Britain, far from the bustling cities & picturesque countryside to the south, lies Western Europe`s greatest wilderness: the Scottish Highlands. This is a land shaped by the flow of ancient ice, where snow-capped mountains tower over ink-black lochs, Golden Eagles soar over heather-clad moors, & Red Deer stags engage in mortal combat for the right to win a mate. Along the coast, sea cliffs & offshore islands teem with millions of seabirds, while the seas themselves are home to Basking Sharks, Orcas & Bottlenose Dolphins. The Highlands may at first sight seem bleak & desolate, but they are also filled with secret wonders, from the ancient Caledonian pine forests to the vast Flow Country, & from the sheer granite cliffs of Handa to the mysterious depths of Loch Ness. In this lavish companion to the BBC TV series Stephen Moss`s thoughtful, authoritative text is accompanied by spectacular photography from Laurie Campbell. Highlands
- Scotland`s Wild Heart follows a year in the lives of a stellar cast of wild animals as they live, feed, breed & die in this beautiful, yet unforgiving landscape
- a land where only the toughest survive.

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