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It is easy to overlook how much of our history is preserved all
around us - the way the narrative of bygone days has been inscribed
in fields, forests, hills and mountains, roads, railways, canals,
lochs, buildings and settlements. Indeed, footprints of the past
are to be found almost everywhere. The shapes of fields may reveal
the brief presence of the Romans or the labours of medieval
peasants; while great heaps of abandoned spoil or the remains of
gargantuan holes in the ground mark the rapid decline of heavy
industry in the recent past. These evocative spaces provide unique
evidence for the way this land and its wealth of resources has been
lived in, worked on, ruined, abandoned, restored and celebrated -
offering valuable clues that bring the past to life far more
effectively than any written history. A History of Scotland's
Landscapes explores the many ways that we have used, adapted and
altered our environment over thousands of years. Full of maps,
photographs and drawings, it offers a remarkable new perspective on
Scotland - a unique guide to tracing memories, events and meanings
in the forms and patterns of our surroundings.
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