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18 produkter
Set in Stone
The Geology and Landscapes of Scotland
Av Alan McKirdy
Häftad, 2015
119 kr
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Your perfect introduction to the geology of Scotland.The land that was to become Scotland has travelled across the globe over the last 3,000 million years - from close to the South Pole to its current position. During these travels, there were many continental collisions, creating mountain belts as …
Arran
Landscapes in Stone
Av Alan McKirdy
Häftad, 2016
100 kr
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The Isle of Arran dominates the Firth of Clyde. A favourite haunt of holidaymakers, it is also a place of fascination for the geologist, offering a huge variety of rocks that represent a massive slice through geological time.From the ancient bent and buckled strata of Dalradian - a small fragment …
Cairngorms
Landscapes in Stone
Av Alan McKirdy
Häftad, 2017
88 kr
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The geology of the Cairngorms was created on a timeline that stretches back hundreds of millions of years. Much of the land is underlain by granite that formed deep within the Earth's crust and 'surfaced' as the overlying layers of rock were stripped away by ice, wind and water.The bedrock is hard, …
Edinburgh
Landscapes in Stone
Av Alan McKirdy
Häftad, 2017
88 kr
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An ancient and long-extinct volcano lies at the heart of Scotland's capital. It roared into life some 350 million years ago and has been a source of fascination since it was first studied in earnest during the Enlightenment by James Hutton, one of the most significant geologists of all time. Many …
Skye
Landscapes in Stone
Av Alan McKirdy
Häftad, 2016
100 kr
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The Isle of Skye offers a magical combination of wild land and breath-taking natural beauty. Skye's geological history involves some of the most ancient rocks on the planet; a grandstand view as the Highlands of Scotland were formed over 400 million years ago and the development of one of the …
Argyll & the Islands
Landscapes in Stone
Av Alan McKirdy
Häftad, 2017
97 kr
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Argyll and the islands that lie off from the west coast of the Kintyre are some of the most historically resonant places in Scotland. But the rocks beneath tell a story of an even more ancient world that stretches back billions of years.In this book Alan McKirdy explains how much of the ancient …
Outer Hebrides
Landscapes in Stone
Av Alan McKirdy
Häftad, 2018
103 kr
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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 …
Orkney & Shetland
Landscapes in Stone
Av Alan McKirdy
Häftad, 2019
95 kr
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The archipelagos of Orkney and Shetland are the products of some of the most dramatic events which have occurred in the Earth’s history.The Shetlands are the eroded roots of a vast mountain range that once soared to Himalayan heights and extended from Scandinavia to the Appalachians. Around 65 …
Northern Highlands
Landscapes in Stone
Av Alan McKirdy
Häftad, 2019
88 kr
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Longlisted for the Highland Book PrizeThe rocks of northern Scotland tell of turbulent events involving continental collisions that unleashed cataclysmic forces, creating a chain of mountains, the remnants of which we see today on both sides of the Atlantic. Geologists from Victorian times onwards …
Southern Scotland
Landscapes in Stone
Av Alan McKirdy
Häftad, 2022
95 kr
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The south of Scotland has a long and turbulent geological past. Perhaps most notably, it marks the place where, 432 million years ago, an ocean, once as wide as the north Atlantic, was compressed by a convergence of ancient lands and then ceased to be.Deserts covered the land with thick layers of …
Central Scotland
Landscapes in Stone
Av Alan McKirdy
Häftad, 2022
97 kr
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The written history and archaeological records of Central Scotland takes us back to Pictish times some 5,000 years ago. The geology of the area stretches back a further 400 million years.The oldest rocks are found near Lesmahagow and in the Pentland Hills. Known geologically as ‘inliers’– small …
Small Isles
Landscapes in Stone
Av Alan McKirdy
Häftad, 2022
97 kr
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The Small Isles comprise the Inner Hebridean islands of Rum, Eigg, Canna and Muck.The landscapes, rocks and fossils of these beautiful, remote islands tells of a drama involving erupting volcanoes, an ancient ecosystem that included dinosaurs and an ancient desert landscape. The geological history …
North-East Scotland
Landscapes in Stone
Av Alan McKirdy
Häftad, 2025
100 kr
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Today the Northeast of Scotland is the picture of peace and tranquillity. Some of the highest quality agricultural land is to be found here. But it was not always like this. Although the area lacks the scenic grandeur and dramatic mountains found elsewhere in Scotland, the record of the rocks here …
Land of Mountain and Flood
The Geology and Landforms of Scotland
Av Alan McKirdy, John Gordon m. fl.
Inbunden, 2026
411 kr
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This is the complete story of Scotland's remarkable landscape.Scotland is justly famed for its magnificent scenery - mountains, lochs, islands, wild rocky places and sandy beaches. All this is evidence of an exciting geological history which began 3,500 billion years ago and is still continuing. …
Scottish Environments
Av Alan McKirdy, Moira McKirdy
Häftad, 2017
101 kr
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Scotties are exciting, full-colour, Scottish information books for young readers, with a photocopiable black/white 8pp section for home or classroom use. The book looks at the landscape of Scotland before people, and at the islands, coasts, moorlands, machair, lochs, rivers and flora and fauna that …
James Hutton
The Founder of Modern Geology
Av Alan McKirdy
Häftad, 2022
196 kr
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Thoroughly revised and expanded from the 2012 edition (twice the number of pages, almost double the number of illustrations) this book pays tribute to the man and his diverse works and achievements.James Hutton (1726-1797) was one of the first environmentalists, a man ahead of his time.He developed …
Mull, Iona & Ardnamurchan
Landscapes in Stone
Av Alan McKirdy
Häftad, 2017
97 kr
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Lying off the south-western tip of Mull, the island of Iona has huge significance as the first important centre of Christianity in Scotland. But the Abbey itself is built upon rocks that tell of events of much greater antiquity: the Lewisian gneisses of western Iona are some of the oldest rocks in …
Lochaber and Glencoe
Landscapes in Stone
Av Alan McKirdy
Häftad, 2018
89 kr
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The Lochaber and Glencoe area is rich in historical associations. It was at Glenfinnan that Bonnie Prince Charlie started his long march southwards to lay claim to the British throne, and Glencoe was the scene of one of the most vicious massacres in Scottish history. But a longer and even more …
