Canals Across Scotland: Walking, Cycling, Boating, Visiting

by Hamish Brown

This entertaining andinformative book will be of practical benefit to all who discover the historicUnion Canal and the Forth & Clyde Canal, whether walking, cycling, boatingor visiting the Falkirk Wheel or the Kelpies in Scotland.

CanalsAcross Scotland provides detailed towpath information, suggests what tosee and do along the way and in the towns passed. The book is full offascinating historical background, knowledgeable descriptions, practicalinformation, good stories and is beautifully illustrated. Side trips to theAntonine Wall, which stretches from the Firth of Forth to the Firth of Clyde, countryparks or to towns like Linlithgow, Falkirk, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch, often bycircular walks, are also described.

The canals are forleisurely, timeless exploring during any season and this updated guide will bean essential companion.
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176 pages, Paperback

First published November 7, 2015

About the author

Hamish M. Brown is a Scottish writer, lecturer and photographer with a special interest in Scottish affairs, the outdoors and travel. He is an authority on Morocco's Atlas Mountains and has written, edited and contributed to some thirty books, including Time Gentlemen (1983) (collected poems), The Bothy Brew (short stories) and the outdoors classic, Hamish's Mountain Walk. He edited Poems of the Scottish Hills. His awards include a D.Litt. from St. Andrews University (1997) and the MBE (2001).

Reviews

[Kurt Ronn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Headed to Scotland to narrow boat across the country. So reading as many narrow boat books as possible.