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Review ô The Hidden Ways Scotland's Forgotten Roads 102 In The Hidden Ways Alistair Moffat traverses the lost paths of Scotland its Roman roads tramped by armies its warpaths and pilgrim routes drove roads and rail roads turnpikes and sea roads in a. Moffat takes readers on a journey through some of Scotland s history by following ancient roads or a rail route in one instance From Robert the Bruce and Agricola to defending Scotland from German invasion during World War II Moffat engages the reader by discussing not only the historic information but also the natural resources in the area While each route contained an overview map of the route the shortcoming of the book was the lack of photos to help readers unfamiliar with the area picture it Some stories interested me than others but anyone who enjoys Scottish history will enjoy this travelogue 35 stars
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Review ô The Hidden Ways Scotland's Forgotten Roads 102 Bid to understand how our history has left its mark upon our landscape Alistair's travels along the hidden ways reveal not only the searing beauty and magic of the Scottish landscape but open. This book has given me lots of ideas for walks and the history of the roads was amazing The book spans from the Roman invasions of Scotland right up to the Second World War and the defences that were put in place at that time I liked the Drovers Road chapter the most and I ll always think about the sheepdogs making their own ways home throughout the length of Scotland I was also thrilled to find out that I ve been walking my dogs for years on a stretch of a pilgrimage route into St Andrews
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Review ô The Hidden Ways Scotland's Forgotten Roads 102 Up a new means of understanding our past in retracing the forgotten paths he charts a powerful surprising and moving history of Scotland through the unremembered lives who have moved through it. The bits of history were interesting enough especially in the early chapters but the actual travel writing was dull It failed to evoke imagery or sense of place hence why it took me three months to finish
- Hardcover
- 320
- The Hidden Ways Scotland's Forgotten Roads
- Alistair Moffat
- English
- 02 September 2019
- 9781786891013
The Hidden Ways Scotland's Forgotten Roads [Pdf Kindle] Summary The Hidden Ways Scotland's Forgotten Roads This book has taken me on some marvellous journeys and I’ve enjoyed every step of the way With Alistair Moffat as my guide I’ve followed in the footsteps of Agricola’s invasion force over the Cheviots I’ve walked with medieval
Free read ↠ PDF, DOC, TXT, eBook or Kindle ePUB free ☆ Alistair Moffat The Hidden Ways Scotland's Forgotten Roads [Pdf Kindle] Moffat takes readers on a journey through some of Scotland's history by following ancient roads or a rail route in one instance From Robert the
The Hidden Ways Scotland's Forgotten Roads [Pdf Kindle] Scotland has a rich and varied history that if you know where to look is very visible Until recently most people there walked everywhere and the paths that they trod are still visible in the landscape if you know where to look Alistair Moffat is one of those who has been looking for these historical routes in maps and books and most importantly on the groundHis research has given us this book of ten walks sc
Summary The Hidden Ways Scotland's Forgotten Roads Alistair Moffat ☆ 2 Summary Free read ↠ PDF, DOC, TXT, eBook or Kindle ePUB free ☆ Alistair Moffat This book has given me lots of ideas for walks and the history of the roads was amazing The book spans from the
The Hidden Ways Scotland's Forgotten Roads [Pdf Kindle] The thing that shines through this wonderfully engaging and informative book is the love of history nature and the story o
The Hidden Ways Scotland's Forgotten Roads [Pdf Kindle] Moffat takes walks on “lost routes” in Scotland and tells us about their history I never really know how much I can trust his writing as entertaining as it is and I am not just saying this because of the controversy around his DNA company and claims He seems to hit on a hypothesis starts by telling you “he thinks” that this is how it may have been but then in the course of writing he ends up convincing
The Hidden Ways Scotland's Forgotten Roads [Pdf Kindle] The bits of history were interesting enough especially in the early chapters but the actual travel writing was dull It failed to evoke imagery or sense of place hence why it took me three months to finish
The Hidden Ways Scotland's Forgotten Roads [Pdf Kindle] I wanted to like this I love the premise and I'm interested in the history and the walks but I found the writin
Summary The Hidden Ways Scotland's Forgotten Roads The Hidden Ways Scotland's Forgotten Roads [Pdf Kindle] Even in a landscape with an abundance of footpaths bridleways and byways a lot of paths are hidden from the public eye The situation in Scotland is a bit different Public rights of way are not marked and identified as such on Ordnance Survey maps There is no definitive map in Scotland unlike England and Wales and rights of way can be lost through a non use for 20 years or In The Hidden Ways Scottish historian A
The Hidden Ways Scotland's Forgotten Roads [Pdf Kindle] An intriguing premise finding and walking some of Scotland’s lost byways The description is good and you feel you’re there with the author The accounts of the actual journeys not always walks he is happy to admit are densely pac