Scotland Highlands & Islands [Paperback]

Richenda Miers (Author)

Book Description

Series: Cadogan Guides | Publication Date: June 1998

Part Scottish, part English, Richenda Miers has lived and worked in Scotland for many years. This second edition of her bestselling guide to Scotland''s Highlands an d islands has been extensively revised to account for change s since 1994. '

Product Details

• Paperback: 374 pages
• Publisher: Cadogan Books; 2nd edition (June 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1860110185
• ISBN-13: 978-1860110184
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,144,696 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Treasure Trove of Highland Lore -- and a Guidebook Too, July 7, 2000

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James Paris "Tarnmoor" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Scotland Highlands & Islands (Paperback)

I used this guidebook in helping me plan a 1999 visit to the highlands and islands of Scotland. I was charmed by the author's stories and literary quotes, which not only provided an excellent background to the places we visited, but also a guide to some of the literature I wanted to read in conjunction with my travels.

Through Ms. Miers' book, I learned of the work of the poet Sorley MacLean and the historian Martin Martin, who wrote a book about the isles of Scotland around 1700 that was instrumental in persuading Dr. Johnson to set off on his famous journey with Boswell years later.

I learned that a medieval bishop in Caithness was set upon by an angry mob and fried in butter for daring to raise taxes on dairy production.

Although my vacation is now just a memory, his book remains on my shelf. I liked it as a travel guide, but I loved it as a source of highland lore connected with some of the most beautiful places I have ever seen.

Miers is sketchy on accommodation (but she did recommend some good places) and even more so on restaurants, but I prefer her book as a keeper. For strong accommodations & restaurants, your best bet is the Rough Guide to Scotland.