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Canals Across Scotland: Walking, Cycling, Boating, Visiting
Hamish Brown
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Description for Canals Across Scotland: Walking, Cycling, Boating, Visiting
Paperback. An authoritative and enthusiastic guide to the Lowland canals, the Antonine Wall including icons such as the Falkirk Wheel and the Kelpies. Features the story of the Union and Forth and Clyde Canals' restoration. Num Pages: 176 pages, liberally illustrated, full colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKSB; WGGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
This entertaining andinformative book will be of practical benefit to all who discover the historicUnion Canal and the Forth & Clyde Canal, whether walking, cycling, boatingor visiting the Falkirk Wheel or the Kelpies in Scotland. CanalsAcross Scotland provides detailed towpath information, suggests what tosee and do along the way and in the towns passed. The book is full offascinating historical background, knowledgeable descriptions, practicalinformation, good stories and is beautifully illustrated. Side trips to theAntonine Wall, which stretches from the Firth of Forth to the Firth of Clyde, countryparks or to towns like Linlithgow, Falkirk, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch, often bycircular walks, ... Read more
This entertaining andinformative book will be of practical benefit to all who discover the historicUnion Canal and the Forth & Clyde Canal, whether walking, cycling, boatingor visiting the Falkirk Wheel or the Kelpies in Scotland. CanalsAcross Scotland provides detailed towpath information, suggests what tosee and do along the way and in the towns passed. The book is full offascinating historical background, knowledgeable descriptions, practicalinformation, good stories and is beautifully illustrated. Side trips to theAntonine Wall, which stretches from the Firth of Forth to the Firth of Clyde, countryparks or to towns like Linlithgow, Falkirk, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch, often bycircular walks, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Whittles Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Caithness, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849951623
SKU
V9781849951623
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Hamish Brown
Hamish Brown is one of the most respected authors and photographers for his two great loves - Scotland and Morocco. His books include Hamish's Mountain Walk, Three Men on the Way Way which features the Corbetts, the Fife Coast and the West Highland Way. He has also edited volumes on Tom Weir and Seton Gordon, Seton Gordon's Scotland and Seton ... Read more
Reviews for Canals Across Scotland: Walking, Cycling, Boating, Visiting
'...a useful guide...but it's also an enjoyable read. ...the author entertains readers with fascinating snippets of local history... The 2015 edition brings the story up to date'. Canal Boat
'One of the great strengths of the book is that eight of these chapters explore the towns, countryside and Antonine Wall along the route of the canals. ... Hamish gives ... Read more
'One of the great strengths of the book is that eight of these chapters explore the towns, countryside and Antonine Wall along the route of the canals. ... Hamish gives ... Read more