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Description
A journey through Britain's most mythical, legendary and awe-inspiring landscapes.
In Legendary Landscapes, Roly Smith guides readers to 50 extraordinary places across the country, from Cornwall to Caithness - each reached on foot and alive with folklore, deep history and timeless atmosphere.
From Neolithic flint mines in the Norfolk Breckland and a haunting Bronze Age village on Dartmoor, to a hidden medieval deer park near Birmingham, the remote Roman fort on Hardknott Pass and the awe-inspiring, cathedral-like Fingal's Cave on Staffa, these landscapes are bound up with ancient peoples, lost worlds and enduring legends shaped over millennia.
This richly evocative volume explores the myths, histories and natural forces that give each site its unique character. Smith brings these extraordinary locations vividly to life, revealing how they have inspired generations and continue to stir the imagination today.
With striking photography, a beautiful hand-drawn map and practical visitor information, Legendary Landscapes invites readers to step beyond the familiar and discover a more mysterious, storied Britain.
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Table of Contents
1. Aira Force, Cumbria
2. Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh
3. Cathedral Cave, Cumbria
4. Cwm Idwal, Snowdonia
5. Malham Cove & Gordale Scar, Yorkshire Dales
6. Norber Erratics, Yorkshire Dales
7. Pistyll Rhaeadr Waterfall, Powys
8. Schiehallion, Perthshire
9. Stac Pollaidh, Scottish Highlands
10. Treffgarne Rocks, Pembrokeshire
Coasteering: Exploring our coast
11. Caldey Island, Pembrokeshire
12. Calgary Bay, Isle of Mull
13. Chesil Beach, Dorset
14. Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland
15. The Lizard, Cornwall
16. Niarbyl, Isle of Man
17. St Ninian's Isle, Shetland
18. St Peter's Chapel, Essex
19. South Stack Lighthouse, Isle of Anglesey
20. Isle of Staffa, Inner Hebrides
Stones and Circles (prehistory)
21. Calanais Stones, Orkney
22. Danebury Hillfort, Hampshire
23. Grimspound, Devon
24. Grime's Graves, Norfolk
25. Hengistbury Head, Dorset
26. Pentre Ifan, Pembrokeshire
27. Rollright Stones, Oxfordshire
28. Sutton Hoo, Suffolk
29. Wayland's Smithy, Oxfordshire
30. Yeavering Bell/Ad Gefrin, Northumberland
History on the ground
31. Anne Hathaway's Cottage, Warwickshire
32. Bosworth Battlefield, Leicestershire
33. Broadway Tower, Worcestershire
34. Buckler's Hard, Hampshire
35. Carreg Wastad Point, Pembrokeshire
36. Hardknott Roman Fort, Cumbria
37. Portmerion, Snowdonia
38. Sutton Park, Birmingham
39. Triangular Lodge, Northamptonshire
40. Wroxeter Roman City, Shropshire
Myths and Legends
41. Alderley Edge, Cheshire
42. Anchor Church, Derbyshire
43. Bredon Hill, Worcestershire
44. Brent Tor, Devon
45. Eildon Hills, Scottish Borders
46. Glastonbury Tor, Somerset
47. Humphrey Head, Cumbria
48. The Old Man of Storr, Isle of Skye
49. Peter's Stone, Derbyshire
50. The Strid/Simon's Seat, Wharfedale
Product details
| Published | Apr 01 2027 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 272 |
| ISBN | 9781844867547 |
| Imprint | Conway |
| Illustrations | Colour photography and maps throughout |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |

























