Scotland: A Photgraphic Journey

by Iain Thomson, David Lyons

Too often Scotland is summed up by the Highlands-or more specifically, the romantic , Victorian view of the tartan and deer stalking; bagpipes and whisky; deep brooding lochs, heather-clad glens, and snowcapped mountains. Alternatively, the visitor stops in Edinburgh, the historic royal capital, with its 1,000-year-old castle silhouetted dramatically on its volcanic rock at one end of the Old Town's Royal Mile, and its classical New Town, which has been called the finest example of neo-Georgian left in the world.

Both views of Scotland are real but there is much, much more. The stark, rugged beauty of the Highlands contrasts vividly with the rolling moorlands of the Borders, its forests and the majestic River Tweed. The shallow estuary of the Solway Firth, bordering England in the southwest could be in a different country to the Atlantic storm-lashed wildness of the Western Isles further up the western seaboard. Anyone who has strolled along the "bonny banks" of Loch Lomond, been "over the sea to Skye," or has lingered in the beautiful woodlands of the upper reaches of the River Dee knows the allure of this country.

Discover the beauty of Scotland and the richness of its history in this lavishly illustrated tribute. After an introductory essay on the country's history and the importance of Scotland and the Scottish to world history, the book is split into sections that examine Scotland's highlands and lowlands, cities, islands and towns.

From John o' Groats to Gretna Green; from the magical Western Isles to the "Granite City" of A b e rdeen; from the harsh wilderness of the Highlands to the lush Borders; from Bannockburn to Culloden-this book looks at the people and the places north of Hadrian's famous wall.

192 pages, Unknown Binding

First published February 25, 2006

Reviews

[Catherine Flynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful coffee and picturesque glossy book. This book was a perfect timing to go through at this time of pandemic, diverting thoughts of not able to travel through page by page photos with its great history of Scotland on its first few pages. Bringing the old to the new somehow. The landscapes, lochs, castles and a lot more to see that too many to put all in these book, yet captured with great images of the medieval and history of Scotland. Would be nice though if there would be photos of the traditional people, items and cutleries they used and such. The book seem to solemnly emphasize the beauty of Scotland's area of nature, its castles, rivers and very few of people itself and some other history. However, I still enjoyed this colorful book. A must to readers that enjoy traveling and learning new countries and places.