Patrick Baker Collection 2 Books Set (Cairngorms, Unremembered Places)
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The Cairngorms: A Secret History by Patrick Baker
Patrick Baker has devoted years to rediscovering this history,
searching remote mountain crags and finding fascinating relics of the
dramas and tragedies of the past. He comes across the high-level
shelters of the plateau - the refuges once used by generations of
climbers, but now crumbling into obscurity. Elsewhere, he finds the
skeletal remains of aircraft debris, an ancient gem mine, an outlaw's
hideaway and a mysterious aristocratic settlement. He wanders the
hills in search of the Big Grey Man of Ben Macdui, geological
oddities, and the elusive Scottish wildcat.
The Unremembered Places: Exploring Scotland's Wild Histories.. by Patrick Baker
There are strange relics hidden across Scotland's landscape: forgotten
places that are touchstones to incredible stories and past lives which
still resonate today. Yet why are so many of these 'wild histories'
unnoticed and overlooked? And what can they tell us about our own
modern identity?From the high mountain passes of an ancient droving
route to a desolate moorland graveyard, from uninhabited
post-industrial islands and Clearance villages to caves explored by
early climbers and the mysterious strongholds of Christian
missionaries, Patrick Baker makes a series of journeys on foot and by
paddle. Along the way, he encounters Neolithic settlements, bizarre
World War Two structures, evidence of illicit whisky production,
sacred wells and Viking burial grounds.
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Patrick Baker Collection 2 Books Set Cairngorms, Unremembered Places
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