Author: Alexander Fraser
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780951311004
Category : Easter Ross (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Tarbat, Easter Ross
Author: Alexander Fraser
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780951311004
Category : Easter Ross (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780951311004
Category : Easter Ross (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Portmahomack
Author: Carver Martin Carver
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748697683
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Portmahomack today is a serene fishing village on the Dornoch Firth, north east Scotland where archaeological excavations have written a new history of the origins of Scotland. This book brings alive the expedition and its discoveries, most famously a monastery of the eighth century in the land of the Picts.Starting from chance finds of a Pictish carved stone in St Colman's churchyard, the archaeologists unearthed four settlements one on top of the other. An elite farm was succeeded by the Pictish monastery, which, following a Viking raid in AD800, became a trading place and then a medieval village. Scientific analysis shows at each stage where the people came from, their life-style and what they ate. Together it creates a story of the heroic adaptation of a European nation to new politics between the sixth and sixteenth century.The Picts were the outstanding sculptors of their day, producing carved stone monuments equal to anything being made in contemporary Europe. They were Britons, who resisted the Romans invaders and created their own warrior nation in the north east of the island. Coming under pressure from the Scots and the Norse, they disappeared from history in the ninth century AD. Now archaeology is finding them again.This massively updated new edition follows eight years intensive research on the huge assemblage of artefacts, human bone, animal bone and plant remains that were recovered. This has revealed a world of high mobility, rich in ideas and constantly changing it political orientation in a greater European context.
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748697683
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Portmahomack today is a serene fishing village on the Dornoch Firth, north east Scotland where archaeological excavations have written a new history of the origins of Scotland. This book brings alive the expedition and its discoveries, most famously a monastery of the eighth century in the land of the Picts.Starting from chance finds of a Pictish carved stone in St Colman's churchyard, the archaeologists unearthed four settlements one on top of the other. An elite farm was succeeded by the Pictish monastery, which, following a Viking raid in AD800, became a trading place and then a medieval village. Scientific analysis shows at each stage where the people came from, their life-style and what they ate. Together it creates a story of the heroic adaptation of a European nation to new politics between the sixth and sixteenth century.The Picts were the outstanding sculptors of their day, producing carved stone monuments equal to anything being made in contemporary Europe. They were Britons, who resisted the Romans invaders and created their own warrior nation in the north east of the island. Coming under pressure from the Scots and the Norse, they disappeared from history in the ninth century AD. Now archaeology is finding them again.This massively updated new edition follows eight years intensive research on the huge assemblage of artefacts, human bone, animal bone and plant remains that were recovered. This has revealed a world of high mobility, rich in ideas and constantly changing it political orientation in a greater European context.
Place Names of Ross and Cromarty
Author: William John Watson
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1447486978
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
This early work on Ross and Cromarty is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It contains a wealth of information on the history of the area and the meanings of the place names in it. This is a fascinating work and is thoroughly recommended for anyone with an interest in the history of Scotland. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1447486978
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
This early work on Ross and Cromarty is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It contains a wealth of information on the history of the area and the meanings of the place names in it. This is a fascinating work and is thoroughly recommended for anyone with an interest in the history of Scotland. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Sutton Hoo
Author: M. O. H. Carver
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 9780812234558
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Examines what the Sutton Hoo ship-burial site reveals about early England, describes the site's treasures and mysteries, and recounts the events surrounding its discovery.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 9780812234558
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Examines what the Sutton Hoo ship-burial site reveals about early England, describes the site's treasures and mysteries, and recounts the events surrounding its discovery.
The King in the North
Author: Gordon Noble
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
ISBN: 1788851935
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Some years ago a revolution took place in Early Medieval history in Scotland. The Pictish heartland of Fortriu, previously thought to be centred on Perthshire and the Tay found itself relocated through the forensic work of Alex Woolf to the shores of the Moray Firth. The implications for our understanding of this period and for the formation of Scotland are unprecedented and still being worked through. This is the first account of this northern heartland of Pictavia for a more general audience to take in the full implications of this and of the substantial recent archaeological work that has been undertaken in recent years. Part of the The Northern Picts project at Aberdeen University, this book represents an exciting cross disciplinary approach to the study of this still too little understood yet formative period in Scotland's history.
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
ISBN: 1788851935
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Some years ago a revolution took place in Early Medieval history in Scotland. The Pictish heartland of Fortriu, previously thought to be centred on Perthshire and the Tay found itself relocated through the forensic work of Alex Woolf to the shores of the Moray Firth. The implications for our understanding of this period and for the formation of Scotland are unprecedented and still being worked through. This is the first account of this northern heartland of Pictavia for a more general audience to take in the full implications of this and of the substantial recent archaeological work that has been undertaken in recent years. Part of the The Northern Picts project at Aberdeen University, this book represents an exciting cross disciplinary approach to the study of this still too little understood yet formative period in Scotland's history.
The Book of Mackay
Author: Angus MacKay
Publisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN: 587912293X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 543
Book Description
Publisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN: 587912293X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 543
Book Description
Skye Birds
Author: Bob McMillan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780955025303
Category : Bird watching
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780955025303
Category : Bird watching
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Roots of Nationhood
Author: Louisa Campbell
Publisher: Archaeopress Archaeology
ISBN: 9781784919825
Category : Nationalism
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
12 papers from specialists covering a wide array of time periods and subject areas, this volume explores the links between identity and nationhood throughout the history of Scotland from the prehistory of northern Britain to the more recent heralding of Scottish identity as a multi-ethnic construction and the possibility of Scottish independence.
Publisher: Archaeopress Archaeology
ISBN: 9781784919825
Category : Nationalism
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
12 papers from specialists covering a wide array of time periods and subject areas, this volume explores the links between identity and nationhood throughout the history of Scotland from the prehistory of northern Britain to the more recent heralding of Scottish identity as a multi-ethnic construction and the possibility of Scottish independence.
For the Safety of All
Author: DONALD S. MURRAY
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781849173100
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Lighthouses punctuate Scotland's coastline - a stoic presence on the edge of the landscape. In For the Safety of All, Donald S Murray explores these lighthouses through history, storytelling and the voices of the lightkeepers.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781849173100
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Lighthouses punctuate Scotland's coastline - a stoic presence on the edge of the landscape. In For the Safety of All, Donald S Murray explores these lighthouses through history, storytelling and the voices of the lightkeepers.
History of the Mackenzies, with Genealogies of the Principal Families of the Name
Author: Alexander Mackenzie
Publisher: Tredition Classics
ISBN: 9783849196196
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of international literature classics available in printed format again - worldwide.
Publisher: Tredition Classics
ISBN: 9783849196196
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of international literature classics available in printed format again - worldwide.