The remote archipelago which lies off the north-west coast of
Scotland boasts a huge range of contrasting and spectacular land-
and seascapes. Lewis is austere, with a featureless peatland core,
bounded by dramatic sea cliffs, whilst neighbouring Harris is
extraordinarily rugged but fringed with stunning unspoilt beaches.
The Uists are characterised by gentle fertile machair lands, and
Barra has a more brutal landscape carved from ancient gnarled rock.
But these islands have one thing in common: they were all built
from the most ancient rocks in Britain - Lewisian gneiss, which
reaches back almost to the beginning of geological time. In this
book Alan McKirdy explores these islands, together with the
volcanic rocks that build the outposts of Rockall, St Kilda and the
Shiants, tracing their extraordinary journey through time and
across the globe.
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