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Upland: A Journey Through Time and the Hills

Name: Upland: A Journey Through Time and the Hills
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SKU: 9781780279138
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Contributors:

Ian Crofton

Publisher:

Birlinn

Binding:

Hardcover

Book Category:

Travel, Nature, History

Book Subcategory:

Essays & Travelogues, Ecosystems & Habitats, Europe

Book Topic:

Mountains, Great Britain

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Release Date:

7/1/2025

ISBN 13:

9781780279138

Weight:

1.14 lbs

Size:

9.30 x 6.00 x 1.30 inches

Pages:

304

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A journey through Britain's uplands, weaving nature, history, and human connection to mountain landscapes.

Fascinating and lyrical . . . A beautifully written celebration of a lifelong passion' - Stephen Venables The relationship of people with hills and mountains has been complex, rich and varied - from awe and wonder to fear and loathing, from spiritual longing to peaceful acceptance. As he explores our high places, Ian Crofton conjures up those who have been there before: Neolithic axe-makers, mass trespassers, shepherds, quarrymen, botanists, poets and pioneering cragsmen and women among them. At the same time, he is ever attuned to the present moment - a flash of bright moss in a bog, the swoop of an eagle above a skyline, a winter sun sinking into a sea of cloud. Following an arc from the gentle Downs of southern England to the wild peaks of Scotland's far north, Upland combines personal experiences with a keen curiosity about the history and nature of mountain landscapes, and the people who once worked and wandered among them. The result is a meditation on the enduring yet ever-changing hills, on the transience of human experience, and on the shifts and twists of time itself. Locations included: Chilterns (following The Ridgeway) Malverns Snowdon Peak District Pennines Lake District Ben Nevis The Cuillin, Skye Assynt (Suilven) Cairngorms

About the Author
Crofton, Ian: - Ian Crofton was born in Edinburgh and worked for Collins in Glasgow before moving to London, where he has been a freelance writer and editor for 25 years. Previous books include Brewer's Dictionary of Curious Titles; Brewer's Britain and Ireland (with John Ayto); Brewer's Cabinet of Curiosities, A Dictionary of Art Quotations, History without the Boring Bits; Science without the Boring Bits; A Dictionary of Scottish Quotations.

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