StaffaDavid and Charles, 1975 - 201 Seiten |
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... Highlands and Islands of Scotland were very primitive , and those conditions lasted longer on the Islands than on the mainland . Touring in those regions at that time was a considerable undertaking for strangers ; indeed it was an ...
... Highlands and Islands of Scotland were very primitive , and those conditions lasted longer on the Islands than on the mainland . Touring in those regions at that time was a considerable undertaking for strangers ; indeed it was an ...
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... Highlands in 1800 : “ Al- though now only used for grazing cattle , it [ Staffa ] formerly produced a considerable quantity of corn . " Being so exposed to the strong Atlantic winds , it is difficult to understand how a satisfactory ...
... Highlands in 1800 : “ Al- though now only used for grazing cattle , it [ Staffa ] formerly produced a considerable quantity of corn . " Being so exposed to the strong Atlantic winds , it is difficult to understand how a satisfactory ...
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... Highlands , Queen Victoria , who was known to the Highlanders as the Ban - righ ( literally , " She - King , " as there is no Gaelic feminine term for Sovereign ) , records her impressions of Staffa : At three we anchored close before ...
... Highlands , Queen Victoria , who was known to the Highlanders as the Ban - righ ( literally , " She - King , " as there is no Gaelic feminine term for Sovereign ) , records her impressions of Staffa : At three we anchored close before ...
Inhalt
INTRODUCTORY | 1 |
DISCOVERY OF STAFFA BY SIR JOSEPH BANKS | 11 |
EARLY TRANSPORT TO STAFFA AND THE ISLANDS | 23 |
Urheberrecht | |
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appears arch Ardtun Atlantic Banks's basalt beautiful believed bird Boat Cave boatmen cavern centre Clamshell Cave cliffs coast Colonnade colour columnar rock columns cormorant dark described description of Staffa Dr Johnson earth's Edinburgh edition entrance evidence famous Faujas feet Fingal's Cave formation formed Gaelic Gaels geologists Giant's Causeway Glasgow Gometra Gunna Mor Hebrides height Herdsman Inchkenneth including Staffa inhabitants Iona Ireland Island of Staffa lava flows Loch MacCulloch MacKinnon's Cave MacQuarrie mention miles natural neighbouring islanders Oban ocean Ossian owing paddle steamer pillars poem published puffins Ranald MacDonald region ruins sailed says scene Scotland sea level seen Sir Joseph Banks Skerryvore south-west Staffa and Iona steamboat steamer stones storm surface Tertiary tide Tobermory Torloisk Tour Treshnish Isles tuff Ulva estate visit to Staffa visited Staffa visitors volcanic volcanic activity Watteville waves weather West Highlands Western Isles wind wonderful
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