The Cairngorms: A Secret History
Patrick Baker
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Description for The Cairngorms: A Secret History
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Cairngorms: A Secret History is a series of journeys exploring barely known human and natural stories of the Cairngorm Mountains. It looks at a unique British landscape, its last great wilderness, with new eyes. History combines with travelogue in a vivid account of this elemental scenery. There have been rare human incursions into the Cairngorm plateau, and Patrick Baker tracks them down. He traces elusive wildlife and relives ghostly sightings on the summit of Ben Macdui. From the search for a long-forgotten climbing shelter and the locating of ancient gem mines, to the ... Read more
Cairngorms: A Secret History is a series of journeys exploring barely known human and natural stories of the Cairngorm Mountains. It looks at a unique British landscape, its last great wilderness, with new eyes. History combines with travelogue in a vivid account of this elemental scenery. There have been rare human incursions into the Cairngorm plateau, and Patrick Baker tracks them down. He traces elusive wildlife and relives ghostly sightings on the summit of Ben Macdui. From the search for a long-forgotten climbing shelter and the locating of ancient gem mines, to the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Birlinn General
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780271880
SKU
V9781780271880
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-3
About Patrick Baker
Patrick Baker studied Business, Finance and Economics at the University of East Anglia and gained a postgraduate qualification in Publishing from the Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. He has worked in the publishing industry for many years editing and producing academic journals and is currently a writer for an investment management company. A keen outdoor enthusiast, he has walked and climbed ... Read more
Reviews for The Cairngorms: A Secret History
'Exploring the Cairngorms has been a lifetime fascination for Patrick Baker and in this book he generously shares the results'
Scotland Magazine
'Packed with great stories and vivid descriptions' s
Scotland Outdoor
'Describing a series of walks, Baker illuminates the bleak landscape, revealing the many stories linked to its ruined bothies, ancient gem mines and even ... Read more
Scotland Magazine
'Packed with great stories and vivid descriptions' s
Scotland Outdoor
'Describing a series of walks, Baker illuminates the bleak landscape, revealing the many stories linked to its ruined bothies, ancient gem mines and even ... Read more