The northern parish of Assynt boasts some of the most spectacular
scenery in Britain. The mountains of Quinag and Suilven dominate a
very varied landscape with wild, white hills inland and a complex,
intricate moorland to the west. Here, rocky crags, boggy flows,
innumerable lochs and burns, stretch to a coast of equal variety
with long fjords, high cliffs and sandy beaches. Close to many of
the crofting townships are dense areas of native woodland. In this
book, Robin Noble, who has been intimately involved with this
corner of the north-west Highlands of Scotland his whole life,
celebrates its rugged beauty and shares many intimate encounters
with the resident wildlife – including, golden eagles, otters,
badgers and pine martens – which surrounded his cottage in its
wooded glen under the ‘long mountain’ of Quinag. Assynt is also
well known for its important role in the history of community land
ownership, and Robin describes too his deep involvement with those
who live there. He learned much from the old generation of
shepherds and crofters whom he got to know in the 1960s, as well as
from their children and incomers in later decades, and shared with
them the challenges of living in a remote, fragile community.
General
| Imprint: |
Birlinn
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
September 2023 |
| Authors: |
Robin Noble
|
| Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
| Pages: |
240 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-78027-826-1 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-78027-826-8 |
| Barcode: |
9781780278261 |
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