
The Northern Highlands
The Empty Lands, Lands of Endless Natural Beauty, Including Wester Ross, Caithness and Sutherland
Tom Atkinson(Author)
Luath Press Ltd
12th Edition
Published in September 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-946487-55-4 (ISBN)
Description
The Empty Lands are that great area of northern Scotland between Ullapool and Cape Wrath, and between Bonar Bridge and John O' Groats. It is truly the Land of the Mountain and the Flood, where land and sea mingle in ursurpassed glory. From the pier-head at Ullapool to the Smoo Caves at Durness, and from Dornoch Cathedral to Dounreay Nuclear Establishment, Tom Atkinson describes it all, Myths and legends, history, poetry, and a keen eye for the landscape and all its creatures make this book a valuable companion for all who travel to that magnificent part of Scotland.
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Series
Edition
12th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
9 illustrations, 25 drawings
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 135 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-946487-55-4 (9780946487554)
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Previous edition

Book
03/1986
Luath Press Ltd
€26.13
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Person
Tom Atkinson is the respected author of Luath Press titles The West Highlands, The Northern Highlands, The North West Highlands and South West Scotland, guidebooks that are described as "lively and intriguing" by the Washington Post and "the best I have ever read".
Content
Ullapool; Oykel Bridge, Achiltibuie; Kylesku, Scourie; Loch Erribol, Loch Hope; Bonar Bridge, Dornoch; Brora, Helmsdale; Latheron, Lybster; John O'Groats, Thurso; Thruso, Melvich, Dounreay.