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Midway between Glasgow and Edinburgh on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth, West Lothian has a surprising number of country parks, craggy hills and wildlife havens and is home to several prehistoric burial sites, ruined castles and palaces and stately homes as well as the remains of the Antonine Wall, the Roman Empire¿s northernmost frontier. Although the area is predominantly rural there were also extensive coal, iron and shale oil mining operations in the 18th and 19th centuries which left behind distinctive red spoil heaps, or bings, as they are known in Scotland, and the Union Canal which linked Falkirk to the capital via some of the county¿s most impressive aqueducts.
This illustrated book details the walking and rambling potential throughout one of Scotland's most famous scenic areas, the idyllic coastline of East Lothian and Berwickshire.
In 1736 in Edinburgh a lawyer's clerk finds himself involved in more than a routine smuggling affair.
Based on a 20-year survey organised by the Botanical Society of Scotland, this is the most extensive and authoritative Flora of Edinburgh and the Lothians to be published since 1927. In addition to a complete Flora of vascular plants in the three Lothian vice-counties, the book includes: *Specialist chapters on topics ranging from fungi to ferns and from geology and climate to ethnobotany.*A substantial Bryophyte Flora of Edinburgh and the Lothians.*A discussion of land-use changes and the ecological and phytogeographical indications from the survey.*A description of the survey and details of the methods used in the compilation of the Flora.*30 colour and black and white plates, nearly 400 d...
This gem of a gift book focuses on the first in the British Airways fleet to fly commerically, and is told through quotes from staff and passengers.
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