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Highlands and Islands
John Gifford
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Description for Highlands and Islands
Hardcover. This volume covers the vast area of the Highland region, the Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland and highlights buildings and monuments as varied as its landscapes. This includes: brochs, cairns, and ceremonial settings of standing stones; cathedrals and abbeys; and churches. Series: Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Scotland. Num Pages: 686 pages, 64pp illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 129 x 38. Weight in Grams: 786.
This volume covers the vast area of the Highland region, the Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland and highlights buildings and monuments as varied as its landscapes: brochs, cairns and ceremonial settings of standing stones; cathedrals and abbeys, both medieval and Victorian; churches of every period and denomination, their interiors and graveyards often housing unexpected delights. Castles and tower-houses and a string of Hanoverian forts contrast with prehistoric farmsteads and Georgian and Victorian farmhouses. Country houses range from the display of ducal splendour at Dunrobin, through the Georgian elegance of Cromarty and Culloden and a mass of Victorian baronial, to expressions ... Read more
This volume covers the vast area of the Highland region, the Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland and highlights buildings and monuments as varied as its landscapes: brochs, cairns and ceremonial settings of standing stones; cathedrals and abbeys, both medieval and Victorian; churches of every period and denomination, their interiors and graveyards often housing unexpected delights. Castles and tower-houses and a string of Hanoverian forts contrast with prehistoric farmsteads and Georgian and Victorian farmhouses. Country houses range from the display of ducal splendour at Dunrobin, through the Georgian elegance of Cromarty and Culloden and a mass of Victorian baronial, to expressions ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
686
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Series
Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Scotland
Condition
New
Number of Pages
686
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300096255
SKU
V9780300096255
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-14
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