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An Inventory for the Nation
The Royal Commission On Ancient And Historical Monuments Of Scotland
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On 2 August 1908, Alexander Ormiston Curle, a 41-year-old solicitor and antiquarian, set off by bicycle from the Borders fishing village of St Abbs on a mission to inspect 'all the ancient monuments of Scotland'. Three months later, he announced that his first survey, of the County of Berwickshire, was complete. 'I have inspected over 200 objects' he wrote 'and written up notes on them. My bicycle has carried me almost 300 miles; five times only have I hired a trap and twice a motor car. The number of miles I have tramped by moorland and meadow I have no ... Read more
On 2 August 1908, Alexander Ormiston Curle, a 41-year-old solicitor and antiquarian, set off by bicycle from the Borders fishing village of St Abbs on a mission to inspect 'all the ancient monuments of Scotland'. Three months later, he announced that his first survey, of the County of Berwickshire, was complete. 'I have inspected over 200 objects' he wrote 'and written up notes on them. My bicycle has carried me almost 300 miles; five times only have I hired a trap and twice a motor car. The number of miles I have tramped by moorland and meadow I have no ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Scotland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
172
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781902419978
SKU
V9781902419978
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About The Royal Commission On Ancient And Historical Monuments Of Scotland
Established in 1908, the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland has worked for over a century collecting, recording and interpreting information on the architectural, archaeological, industrial and maritime heritage of the nation. In October 2015, it joined with Historic Scotland to create a new lead body for Scotland's Historic Environment.
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