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The Islands That Roofed the World
Mary Withall
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Description for The Islands That Roofed the World
Paperback. An insight into life on the Slate Islands and a trade that ensured international recognition for Scotland, written by the Easdale Folk Museum archivist Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; HBJD1; HBTB; HBTK; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 211 x 6. Weight in Grams: 144.
The Slate Islands lie off the west coast of Argyll. Slate has been taken from these shores from their earliest recorded history and the richness and quality of the deposits meant that in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries slate quarrying was one of the most important industries in Scotland.
The Breadalbane family owned the land of Easdale and its surrounds for over 400 years and of course roofed their own buildings in slate as well as may important buildings, including Cawdor Castle in Inverness-Shire and Glasgow Cathedral.
The geology, the industry, the people and their way of lie: this is ... Read more
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Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
144g
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908373502
SKU
V9781908373502
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Ref
99-50
About Mary Withall
MARY WITHALL spent 35 years in Secondary and Further Education before retiring to the Island of Easdale in Argyll in 1988. She became archivist to the Easdale Island Museum in 1989. She is a founder member and trustee of the Slate Islands Heritage Trust which was formed in March 2000.
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