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Place names in much of north-east Scotland

2013-03 Social Science
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Release : 2013-03
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Book Synopsis Place names in much of north-east Scotland by : Adam Watson

Download or read book Place names in much of north-east Scotland written by Adam Watson. This book was released on 2013-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of Celtic, Scots and English place names across large sections of north-east Scotland, based on interviews with indigenous residents working the land and the sea, along with historical sources and maps.

Place name discoveries on Upper Deeside and the far Highlands

2015-01-01 Social Science
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Release : 2015-01-01
Genre : Social Science
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Book Synopsis Place name discoveries on Upper Deeside and the far Highlands by : Ian Murray

Download or read book Place name discoveries on Upper Deeside and the far Highlands written by Ian Murray. This book was released on 2015-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book the authors present many unpublished place names from Upper Deeside and from counties in the Highlands beyond. These were heard from indigenous folk back to 1941. Names are given with phonetic spellings, so that readers can pronounce them accurately, and in most cases with translations from Gaelic, Norse, Scots or Pictish into English. The book is richly illustrated with photographs of places and informants. Of interest to residents and visitors, it should help preserve for the future an important aspect of local identity and language.

Plants in north-east Highlands

2014 Nature
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Release : 2014
Genre : Nature
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Book Synopsis Plants in north-east Highlands by : Adam Watson

Download or read book Plants in north-east Highlands written by Adam Watson. This book was released on 2014. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Timing of blaeberry growth, tree regeneration, land use, plant orientation The author noted when blaeberry buds on Scottish alpine land began growth in spring and compared this with climatic data. He mapped natural tree regeneration on Deeside and Donside. The author criticises invalid claims about land use in Scotland and Norway, and about the alleged effects of sporting estates in reducing land fertility. Signs of orientation by plants and animals are described.

Essays on lone trips, mountain-craft and other hill topics

2016-05-04 Nature
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Release : 2016-05-04
Genre : Nature
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Book Synopsis Essays on lone trips, mountain-craft and other hill topics by : Adam Watson

Download or read book Essays on lone trips, mountain-craft and other hill topics written by Adam Watson. This book was released on 2016-05-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book begins with a thought-provoking article now reprinted, criticising the increasing influence of politically-correct organisations and politicians who desire to control freewill and mountaineering. Then comes a chapter with a critique of several writers on the Cairngorms in comparison with the original Seton Gordon. After the author published a review in 1977 on ‘The wildlife potential of the Cairngorms region’, he came under unwarranted attack by two influential private landowners who misrepresented what he wrote and even included a threat. A wider public should be aware of this. There follows an essay on biologist Professor Vero C. Wynne-Edwards, and another on the history of the research station near Banchory, established for studying at first red grouse and then ecological problems of mountain, moorland, woodland and fresh-water. The last chapter – the most important one and occupying a third of the book – gives the author’s lifetime view of the value of lone trips in climbing, ski-mountaineering and mountain-craft.

Hill Birds in north-east Highlands

2013-05 Nature
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Release : 2013-05
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Book Synopsis Hill Birds in north-east Highlands by : Adam Watson

Download or read book Hill Birds in north-east Highlands written by Adam Watson. This book was released on 2013-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author documents hatch-dates of ptarmigan and red grouse in relation to blaeberry growth and climate. He collates field observations on golden plover, involving proportions of dark-plumaged summering birds, breeding success, population density within and amongst areas, and declines since the late 1970s. Another chapter reviews evidence on dotterel abundance. The last chapter presents counts of the spring numbers of birds on many moorland and alpine study areas.

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