ISLANDS THAT ROOFED THE WORLD | Easdale, Balnahua, Luing and Seil

Mary Withall

ISBN 10: 1908373504 / ISBN 13: 9781908373502

Published by LUATH PR LTD, 2014

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ISLANDS THAT ROOFED THE WORLD | Easdale, Balnahua, Luing and Seil | Mary Withall | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2014 | LUATH PR LTD | EAN 9781908373502 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: ISLANDS THAT ROOFED THE WORLD | Easdale, Balnahua, Luing and Seil
• Publisher: LUATH PR LTD
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1908373504
• ISBN 13: 9781908373502
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 158W x 211H x 6D millimeters 158 millimeters width by 211 millimeters height by 6 millimeters depth
• Weight: 138 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Bücher

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Synopsis

The Slate Islands lie off the west coast of Argyll. Slate has been taken from these shores from their earliest recorded history and the richness and quality of the deposits meant that in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries slate quarrying was one of the most important industries in Scotland.The Breadalbane family owned the land of Easdale and its surrounds for over 400 years and of course roofed their own buildings in slate as well as may important buildings, including Cawdor Castle in Inverness-Shire and Glasgow Cathedral.The geology, the industry, the people and their way of life.

About the Author

MARY WITHALL spent 35 years in Secondary and Further Education before retiring to the Island of Easdale in Argyll in 1988. She became archivist to the Easdale Island Museum in 1989. She is a founder member and trustee of the Slate Islands Heritage Trust which was formed in March 2000.