The essential guide for the discerning tourist & island devotee, ” Mull & Iona” describes everything the visitor needs to know about the islands` heritage, landscape, climate, flora & fauna. It contains fascinating information about all the key places of interest, from the magnificent Torosay Castle, to nearby Iona & Saint Columba. It is illustrated with over 100 superb colour photographs showing every aspect of the island & its people. ...

Peter Mac Nab takes the visitor on a tour of these two accessible islands of the Inner Hebrides, considered to be the centre of Celtic Christianity. Born & grown up in Mull the author has an unparalleled knowledge of the island & throughout this book he shows the reader the true Mull & Iona. ...

Mull & Iona are two of the most visited islands in Scotl&, & have played a central role in the history of the country. As the cradle of Christianity in Scotl&, Iona has been a place of pilgrimage for almost 1, 500 years & was a beacon of intellectual light during the Dark Ages, when magnificent works such as the Book of Kells were crafted by the monks of the abbey founded by St Columba. This book provides a full & engaging history of the islands from the time of their earliest human inhabitants to the present day. The gazetteer lists all the places of interest from all periods in the islands` history, from the world-wide renowned churches, crosses & grave slabs on Iona & the magnificent restored Duart Castle on Mull, seat of the clan Maclean, to the planned village of Dervaig, the townships in the Ross of Mull & Ardmeanach which were cleared during the nineteenth century & the mausoleum of Lachlan Mac Quarrie, the much esteemed 18th-century Governor of New South Wales. ...

Mull & Tiree Postcode Sector Map at 1:150, 000, encapsulated version, in a series of postcode sector maps showing the first part of the postcode & the first number of the second part, the Inward Code. Coverage extends north to North Morar, south to Colonsay, east to Fort William, & west to Tiree. Map Marketing’s series of postcode sector maps covers Great Britain & Northern Ireland on 36 titles, each available only as a flat map, either on paper or encapsulated for greater durability. Presentation

Includes:: postcode changes in the most recent Royal Mail Postcode updates. The series covers Great Britain at 1:150, 000 (1” to 2.4 miles), with Northern Ireland shown at 1:210, 000 & London at two scales: 1:60, 000 for the area within the M25 & in more detail at 1:15, 000 for central London. Postcode area, district & sector boundaries & numbers/letters are shown in red, with County & Unitary Authority boundaries in green. The map base shows motorways, primary, ‘A’ & down to unclassified roads, with conurbation shapes & city plan insets showing street level detail for major cities. To see the list of all the titles in this series please click on the series link.LAMINATED & ENCAPSULATED WALL MAPS:- LAMINATED wall maps have a thin layer of plastic usually applied to the printed side only. They can be written on with suitable marker pens without any damage to the map but, unless laminated on both sides, they are not damp-proof.- ENCAPSULATED wall maps are sealed between two sheets of plastic. They are more rigid & heavier than laminated maps of the same size. They are damp-proof & do not crinkle in humid conditions. Encapsulation gives the map a shiny surface, similar to being displayed behind glass.- PLEASE NOTE: many publishers & retailers often use these two terms interchangeably. Our map titles & descriptions follow the definitions provided above.

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Mull & Tiree Postcode Sector Map at 1:150, 000, paper version, in a series of postcode sector maps showing the first part of the postcode & the first number of the second part, the Inward Code. Coverage extends north to North Morar, south to Colonsay, east to Fort William, & west to Tiree. Map Marketing’s series of postcode sector maps covers Great Britain & Northern Ireland on 36 titles, each available only as a flat map, either on paper or encapsulated for greater durability. Presentation

Includes:: postcode changes in the most recent Royal Mail Postcode updates. The series covers Great Britain at 1:150, 000 (1” to 2.4 miles), with Northern Ireland shown at 1:210, 000 & London at two scales: 1:60, 000 for the area within the M25 & in more detail at 1:15, 000 for central London. Postcode area, district & sector boundaries & numbers/letters are shown in red, with County & Unitary Authority boundaries in green. The map base shows motorways, primary, ‘A’ & down to unclassified roads, with conurbation shapes & city plan insets showing street level detail for major cities. To see the list of all the titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Mull, Iona & Staffa is Malcolm Mac Gregor's second book of landscape photography in Scotl&. Here he has travelled throughout these three islands in pursuit of Hebridean light. Conscious that these islands are not an appendage to the western highlands of Scotl&, but rather command their seaborne approaches, he has sought through a photographic journey to reveal their uniqueness & special qualities. His excursions have taken him from Fingal's Cave on Staffa to St. Columba's landing place on Iona. On Mull he has ventured from the high tops around Ben More to the desolate Ardmeanach peninsula. The photographs in this book cover mountains, hills, coastline, rivers & isolated gems such as waterfalls & frozen hill lochs. in addition he has photographed churches, castles, ancient graveyards, fishing vessels, celtic crosses, standing stones & remnants of a bygone age bringing a fresh perspective to these renowned islands. The accompanying text weaves the landscape into the life, history & some of the legends that continue today. It also covers some of the lesser known aspects & viewpoints of the islands revealing why visitors & pilgrims return here to encounter unique experiences both visually & of a spiritual nature. ...

In the Angler`s Rest, drinking hot scotch & lemon, sits one of Wodehouse`s greatest raconteurs. Mr Mulliner, his vivid imagination lubricated by Miss Postlethwaite the barmaid, has fabulous stories to tell of the extraordinary behaviour of his far-flung family: there`s Cyril, the timid interior designer, who finds himself drunkenly playing `this little piggy` with his beloved`s formidable & angry mother`s toes
- how can that possibly end well?! & then there`s Wilfred, who lights on the formula for Buck-U-Uppo, a tonic given to elephants to enable them to face tigers with the necessary nonchalance... Add one of the best Jeeves & Wooster stories & you`ve got a medley of Wodehouse delights in which lunacy & comic exuberance reign supreme.
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Mullingar in 1911 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Coverage extends from the railway station northward to the Union Workhouse & eastward to the Lunatic Asylum. Features include most of the town centre, station, Fair Green, site of castle, Court House, St Mary`s RC church, Hevey Institute, Palace, Loreto Convent, Lady Aberdeen Cottages, All Saints church, Bell View, County Infirmary, Royal Canal looping round town, Mullingar District Lunatic Asylum, Springfield Cottages, etc. A selection of trade directory entries is on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

The colourful Multi-Reference Bookmarks from That Company Called ‘if’, made from thick & strong polypropylene, clip on the page you want to highlight. Even stronger than the previous version, these page markers are perfect for colour coding referencing your text book or just adding colour to your daily read. Each pack contains 8 page markers. ...

The 1:50, 000 topographic map gives a more general picture of the ground features than a basic map. It shows settlements, houses, roads, cultivated areas, waterways, cutting areas, mires, rock exposures, & relief. One map sheet covers an area of 30 x 40 km & one centimetre corresponds to 500 metres on the ground. The 1:50, 000 topographic map is also an ideal complement to nautical charts as it provides useful information about the land areas adjacent to waterways. For example, all Finnish sea areas are covered by 1:50, 000 topographic map sheets. ...