This is the essential guide book that contains everything the visitor needs to know about the island's heritage, landscape, climate, flora and fauna. As well as helping visitors to explore and understand the landscape, it gives an array of useful information on services, facilities and places to visit. As beautiful as it is informative, this book features a wealth of stunning photography, supplied by Derek Croucher.
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Norman Newton was born in Glasgow in 1944, spent his teenage years in Nelson, New Zealand, and attended college and university in the USA. In 1971 he returned to Scotland to work in university and public libraries, in Glasgow, Campbeltown and Inverness. He has written extensively on Scottish islands, Highland history and archaeology, and is now the reference librarian at Inverness public library.
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A small book, but loaded with gorgeous colour pictures of this beautiful Island in the Hebrides. Has a Useful Information and Places to visit Guide. Gives you a crash course of Place-Names and their pronunciation, so you won't be murdering the Gaelic. Includes of map, gives information of Medieval ruins, the Islay distilleries - which produces fine Single Malt Whisky. Gives you a real flavour of this delightful Island. The book is soft sided and lightweight so if you plan to visit, the book is easy to take along.
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Looking at the superb photographs in this book you would think that the weather on this Scottish island is always glorious! Famous places such as the famous "Round Church" at Bowmore (Kilarrow Parish) are included. The Isle of Islay is not without problems - such as precarious employment prospects (due to vagaries in the whisky industry, tourism, etc), but then this book is not seeking to be an in-depth report into social conditions. This book gives a very good overview of the history, flora, fauna and geography of this west of Scotland island. It contains useful information (particularly for walkers) and would also make an attractive souvenir of a visit. This book should inspire the reader to make a visit to this attractive, uncrowded island. Incidentally, the island is pronounced Eye-la - not Eye-lay!
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By Lanky Lass
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Bought as a Christmas present for a friend who will be visiting Islay this year. Small, but informative guide book, easily packed to take on holiday. She loved it.
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superbe livre
très content d'avoir acheté ce livre pour mon prochain voyage sur Islay
il va beaucoup me servir pour ce déplacement
il va beaucoup me servir pour ce déplacement
Published 4 months ago by carlier
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Islay
Well written book covering the Islands history and it's present day attractions. Plenty of good photographs. All that's missing is a decent tourist map
Published 4 months ago by Stuart Hallam
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Islay - Isle of serenity
This book gives the history of the Isle of Islay off the south west coast of Scotland. It also provides a guide of what to see for the visitor and has notes on some walks and the... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Monty Wright
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Island Guides Islay
Another quality book from the author & publisher. Its well written, quality photographs.It will form the basis for further exploration of the island & its distilleries in 2012. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mr. Michael Broadbent
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Essential guide
I got this book before visiting Islay for the first time last week. I took it with me and referred to it while there. Read more
Published on 10 May 2011 by Lanarklad
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Islay
This book really helped my Mum and I get the most out of our five day visit to Islay. It's a shame it isn't a bit more up to date (some places mentioned seem to have closed) and... Read more
Published on 25 Sep 2010 by JH
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Worst printed boook I have ever seen
This would have to be the worst printed book I have ever seen. Pages 97 to 112 were printed twice, and pages 80 to 96 were missing completely. Read more
Published on 31 July 2009 by L. Martin
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Just the job!
I purchased this book to replaced one I had borrowed from a colleague that I had accidentally damaged. Read more
Published on 14 July 2009 by R. M. Wilkinson
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Excellent
This was a very pleasant surprise - both the written information and the pictures were of excellent quality
Published on 25 May 2009 by Alf Reime
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