Scottish Island Bagging - Helen Webster, Paul Webster

Scottish Island Bagging

The Walkhighlands guide to the islands of Scotland
Buch | Softcover
256 Seiten
2019
Vertebrate Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-912560-30-1 (ISBN)
27,40 inkl. MwSt
Scottish Island Bagging by Helen and Paul Webster, founders of Walkhighlands, is a guide to the islands of Scotland. Focusing on the 99 islands that have regular trips or means of access, plus 55 other islands without regular transport but of significant size or interest, the authors have described the best ways to experience each one. 
Scottish Island Bagging by Helen and Paul Webster, founders of Walkhighlands, is a guide to the magical islands of Scotland.

Focusing on the ninety-nine islands that have regular trips or means of access for visitors, plus fifty-five other islands which have no regular transport but are still of significant size or interest, the authors have described the best ways to experience each one. Of the islands featured, many are household names – Skye, Lewis, Bute – while some, such as the isolated St Kilda archipelago and the remote Sula Sgeir, will be unknown to all but a hardcore few.

When it comes to things to see and do, the islands of Scotland have it all. Wildlife enthusiasts can watch out for otters, orcas and basking sharks, while birdwatchers in particular are spoilt: look out for the rare corncrake on Islay, sea eagles on Mull, or sight puffins, gannets, storm petrels and many other seabirds on any number of islands – although beware the divebombing bonxies.

Foodies can sample Arran or Westray cheese, the many islands’ world-renowned seafood or learn about the whisky making process and sample a wee dram on a distillery tour.

While the human history may not stretch back in time as far as the geology of these ancient lands, it is rich and varied: visit the 5,000-year-old Neolithic village of Skara Brae on Orkney, or Mackinnon’s Cave on Mull, following in the footsteps of Samuel Johnson and James Boswell. You can even stay in the house on Jura where George Orwell wrote Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Hillwalkers can bag a Munro, walk the wild clifftops or take in the sights, or you could just escape from it all on one of the dozens of beautiful and deserted beaches – before joining the locals for a ceilidh into the wee hours.

Well served by ferries and other transport links, getting around is easy. You could even take the world’s shortest scheduled flight. In Scottish Island Bagging, let Helen and Paul Webster be your guides to these enchanting isles.

Helen and Paul Webster share a passion for walking and wild places. In 2003–2004 they undertook a life-changing 4,000-mile continuous backpacking trip across Europe. Following their return, they quit their careers to begin a new life evangelising for Scotland’s spectacular outdoors – especially the Highlands and Islands. Together they set up Walkhighlands, a free online guide and forum which has become the busiest walkers’ website in the UK. They have also written fifteen guidebooks to various areas of Scotland and in 2018 Paul won the Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year competition. They live in the Cairngorms National Park.

Introduction

1 The Firth of Forth

Isle of May

Bass Rock

Craigleith

Fidra

Inchkeith

Inchcolm

Cramond Island

2 The Firth of Clyde

Arran

Pladda

Holy Isle

Bute

Inchmarnock

Great Cumbrae

Little Cumbrae

Ailsa Craig

Davaar Island

Sanda

3 Islay, Jura and Colonsay  

Islay

Jura

Colonsay

Oronsay

Gigha

Cara

4 Firth of Lorn and Loch Linnhe

Seil

Easdale

Luing

Shuna

Lunga

Scarba

The Garvellachs

Kerrera

Lismore

Eriska

Island of Shuna

5 Isle of Mull group  

Mull

Iona

Erraid

Ulva

Gometra

Inch Kenneth

Little Colonsay

Staffa

Lunga and the Treshnish Islands

Eorsa

Carna and Oronsay

6 Coll, Tiree and the Small Isles

Tiree

Coll

Eigg

Rum

Canna

Sanday

Muck

Eilean Shona

7 Skye and the North-west

Skye

Loch Bracadale islands

Soay

Eilean Ban

Pabay

Scalpay

Raasay

Eilean Fladday

Rona

Isle of Ewe

Gruinard Island

Summer Isles

Isle Martin

Handa

Rabbit Islands and Eilean nan Ròn

8 Outer Hebrides

Lewis

Eilean Chaluim Cille

Great Bernera

Pabbay (Loch Roag)

Harris

Scalpay

Taransay

Scarp

Pabbay

Flannan Isles

St Kilda archipelago

Rockall

North Rona

Sula Sgeir

Shiants

Berneray

North Uist

Vallay (Bhàlaigh)

Baleshare (Baile Sear)

Monach Isles

Grimsay

Ronay (Rònaigh)

Benbecula (Beinn na Faoghla)

Flodaigh (Fladda)

South Uist

Eriskay

Barra

Vatersay

Fuday

Bishop’s Isles (Barra)

9 Orkney

Mainland

Brough of Birsay

Lamb Holm

Burray

Hunda

South Ronaldsay

Hoy

South Walls

Graemsay

Flotta

Rousay

Egilsay

Wyre

Westray

Papa Westray

Holm of Papa

Eday

Stronsay

Papa Stronsay

Sanday

North Ronaldsay

Copinsay

Stroma

Swona

10 Shetland

Mainland

Bressay

Noss

Mousa

Trondra

West Burra

East Burra

Papa Stour

Muckle Roe

Uyea

Yell

Unst

Fetlar

Whalsay

Out Skerries

Fair Isle

Foula

Acknowledgements

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo Halftones, color; 13 Maps
Sprache englisch
Maße 178 x 229 mm
Gewicht 720 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport
Reiseführer Europa Großbritannien
ISBN-10 1-912560-30-5 / 1912560305
ISBN-13 978-1-912560-30-1 / 9781912560301
Zustand Neuware
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