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12 produkter
Compact Wales: Day Walks from the Slate Trail of Snowdonia
Av Des Marshall
Häftad, 2020
137 kr
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'The Slate Trail' of Snowdonia is a 85 mile long path and this guide highlights day walks that can be undertaken from it.
Compact Wales: Snowdonia Slate - The Story with Photographs
Av Des Marshall
Häftad, 2019
118 kr
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Quarrying and mining slate was once a booming industry that added much to the local economy and has been dubbed 'the most Welshest of industries'. This book illustrates and records the current surface remains of some of the abandoned slate mines and quarries of Snowdonia.
Compact Wales: Snowdonia's Waterfalls
Av Des Marshall
Häftad, 2020
97 kr
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Waterfalls become their grandest, most powerful and dramatic on raw, wet days – and Snowdonia have a few of these!
Compact Wales: Mountain Lakes of Snowdonia, The
Av Des Marshall
Häftad, 2020
122 kr
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Whilst there are many lakes in Snowdonia, a figure of 400 has been quoted, this book illustrates ones that are found above 450 metres (1,476 feet). As such they can truly be called 'Mountain Lakes'.
Compact Wales: Snowdonia Metal Mines
Recording the Past
Av Des Marshall
Häftad, 2022
119 kr
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Much less known than the slate industry in Snowdonia are the metal mines. But these, too, greatly contributed to the economy of the area. The main metals found in Snowdonia are lead, copper, manganese, gold and iron. Gold was also found and mined during 'gold rushes' in great quantity.
Dry Stone Walls of Eryri
Av Des Marshall
Häftad, 2023
117 kr
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How and why did walls evolve? Where did wall builders get all their stone to build the thousands of miles of walls? Was it dug up or very unlikely just littering the ground? Was it all carted in from somewhere? Why are there different styles of walls?
Slate Quarrying in Wales: A Gazetteer
Av Des Marshall
Häftad, 2023
238 kr
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This is a revised guide of Alun John Richards' 'Gazetteer of Slate Quarrying in Wales' of 2007, itself a revision of his first one published in 1991. The guide does not purport to be totally complete although as complete as possible with 769 entries.
Walking to the Lakes of Mid and North West Wales
Av Des Marshall
Häftad, 2010
99 kr
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There are many beautiful, often quite remote, lakes in Wales. Some are found high in the mountains making for a grand outing in wild surroundings. Others are easily accessed. This selection of walks takes you to some of the best.
Walks to the Hidden Waterfalls of Mid and North Wales
Av Des Marshall
Häftad, 2018
98 kr
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