Signpost Guide Scotland, 2nd; Your guide to great drives,9780762726547

Signpost Guide Scotland, 2nd; Your guide to great drives

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9780762726547
ISBN10: 0762726547
Format: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2003-05-01
Publisher(s): Thomas Cook Publishing
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Summary

Driving guides for the independent traveler. A selection of the best regions for touring in Scotland. Suggested driving directions and possible detours; ideas for exploring on your own; details guides to sightseeing and activities, together with accommodation, dining and shopping recommendations; practical travel information includes driving tips, distances and times; attractions and areas all rated to guide your personal choice; full-color guide. Road maps and town plans pinpoint driving routes and other tours.

Author Biography

Donna Dailey is a travel writer and photographer based in London. Her work includes guidebooks to Kenya, Crete, and Los Angeles, as well as to numerous destinations in Europe and the United States. On her next trip to Scotland she plans to bag her first Munro.

Table of Contents

About Signpost Guides 8(2)
Scotland at a glance 10(2)
Introduction 12(2)
Travel facts 14(12)
Driver's guide 26(6)
Getting to Scotland 32(2)
Setting the scene 34(8)
Highlights 42(2)
Edinburgh
44(12)
Scotland's historic capital
The Lothians
56(10)
A region of castles, churches and pretty villages
The Borders
66(8)
Gentle rolling landscapes with four great ruined abbeys
Dumfries and Galloway
74(8)
The land of Burns, Scotland's national poet
Glasgow
82(10)
Scotland's biggest city, stylish and forward-looking
Stirling and the Mill Trail
92(6)
Industrial heritage and two great battle sites
The Trossachs
98(8)
Scotland in miniature, a land of mountains lakes and forests
Argyll
106(10)
The magnificent mountains of Lorn meet the sea at Oban
Mull and Iona
116(8)
Burial place of kings and birthplace of Scottish Christianity
Along the Argyll Lochs
124(10)
Scenic shores and lochs, renowned for kippers and fresh seafood
The Road to the Isles
134(12)
Follow Bonnie Prince Charlie's route to the Hebrides
Breadalbane and the Central Highlands
146(8)
The scenic land of salmon rivers and folk traditions
Strathspey and the Cairngorms
154(10)
Forests and moorland, skiing and golf, heather and wildlife
A Speyside Sampler
164(10)
Woollens, shortbread and gourmet foods
The Grampian Lowlands
174(10)
Harbour towns, stately homes and fishing villages
Aberdeen
184(8)
A prosperous medieval city built of silver-grey granite
The Castle Trail
192(10)
Royal Deeside and the land of the Highland Games
Perth and the Angus Glens
202(10)
The boundary between the Highlands and the Lowlands
The Kingdom of Fife
212(10)
St Andrew's, plus the pretty fishing villages along the Forth and Tay
The Great Glen
222(12)
Historic castles, Highland music and the home of Nessie
Easter Ross and Sutherland
234(10)
Bird reserves, dolphins, seals and standing stones
Caithness and Orkney
244(10)
Herring ports, Viking settlements and Skara Brae, on Orkney
The Northwest Highlands
254(10)
Solitary mountains and shimmering lochs
The Celtic Fringe
264(8)
Pine forests, coastal villages and the famous Inverewe Gardens
The Isle of Skye
272(10)
The `Isle of Mist', with its distinctive mountains
Language 282(1)
Index 283(4)
Feedback form 287

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