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Defending Scilly (Paperback, New)
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Defending Scilly (Paperback, New)
Series: Informed Conservation
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Loot Price R581
Discovery Miles 5 810
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The Isles of Scilly are renowned for their natural beauty, wild
flowers and temperate climate, but there is another reason to visit
these paradise islands. Since the 16th century they have been in
the frontline of this country's military defences and successive
generations of fortifications have survived in Scilly, unmatched in
any other location around Britain. This unrivalled survival was due
to the lack of pressure to develop the islands and happily because
the feared enemy rarely attacked. However, there is another threat
to this precious heritage, the power of the sea. William Borlase in
the mid-18th century recorded how much of the islands' history had
succumbed to rising sea level, and today increasingly turbulent
weather patterns may be accelerating the process of coastal
erosion. This book celebrates the unique survival of military
fortifications on the islands, but it also serves to illustrate the
value and vulnerability of the whole country's coastal heritage.
Like King Canute, we cannot turn back the sea, but we can celebrate
these precious survivals from the colourful history of our island
nation.
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