Argyll & the Islands - Landscapes in Stone

Informationen zum Autor Alan McKirdy has written many popular books and book chapters on geology and related topics and has helped to promote the study of environmental geology in schools. Before his recent retirement he was Head of Information Management at Scottish Natural Heritage. Alan McKirdy has written many popular books and book chapters on geology and related topics and has helped to promote the study of environmental geology in schools. Before his recent retirement he was Head of Information Management at Scottish Natural Heritage. Klappentext Argyll and the islands that lie off from the west coast of the Kintyre are some of the most historically resonant places in Scotland. But the rocks beneath tell a story of an even more ancient world that stretches back billions of years. Zusammenfassung Argyll and the islands that lie off from the west coast of the Kintyre are some of the most historically resonant places in Scotland. But the rocks beneath tell a story of an even more ancient world that stretches back billions of years. In this book Alan McKirdy explains how much of the ancient bedrock of the area was created.

About the author

Alan McKirdy has written many popular books and book chapters on geology and related topics and has helped to promote the study of environmental geology in Scotland. He is the author of Set in Stone: The Geology and Landscapes of Scotland and before his retirement he was Head of Knowledge and Information Management at Scottish Natural Heritage. He is now a freelance writer and has given many talks on Scottish geology and landscapes at book festivals and other events across the country. He is the author of the Landscapes in Stone series on Scotland's geology.

Product details

• Authors: Alan Mckirdy, McKirdy Alan
• Publisher: BIRLINN LIMITED
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9781780274669
• ISBN: 978-1-78027-466-9
• No. of pages: 48
• Series: Landscapes in Stone; Landscapes in Stone
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; HISTORY / General, Scotland, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Northern Scotland, Highlands & Islands, Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere, History and Archaeology, The Earth: Natural History General, Historical geology and palaeogeology, Geology & The Lithosphere