Walks with History - Yorkshire Dales (Top 10): Walks through the historic landscape of the Yorkshire Dales - Couverture souple

Kew, Frank

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1908632771 ISBN 13 : 9781908632777

Editeur : Northern Eye Books, 2019

Synopsis

Discover the ten very best short circular walks to places of historical interest in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, in this handy pocket-size guidebook.

Fascinating Circular History Walks in the Yorkshire Dales

This lovely little book will take you on short circular walks to some of the Yorkshire Dales’ most intriguing ancient and historic sites.

From mysterious prehistoric rock carvings, Iron Age field systems, Roman roads, and medieval castles, to the very names given to hills, valleys, farms and villages, the Yorkshire Dales are steeped in the histories of countless generations of people who have made the Dales their home.

The ten walks featured here visit some of these iconic sites, whether in wild open moorland, or in gentler bucolic farmland. Enjoy superb walking in historic Yorkshire landscapes that resonate with the memory of past lives.
Inside the Book

The Yorkshire Dales National Park: an introduction

Top Ten Walks: Walks with History: a photo mosaic

1. Victoria Cave – Mesolithic shelter
2. Ilkley Moor – Neolithic and Bronze Age rock art and stone circle
3. Grassington – Iron Age field system
4. Bainbridge – Roman fort and marching camp
5. Burnsall – Norse crosses and Viking tomb stones
6. Fountains Abbey – Medieval church buildings
7. Bolton Castle – Elizabethan fortress and stately home
8. The Brontes – home fo the famous Victorian novelists
9. Ribblehead – masterpiece of the Industrial Revolution
10. Gunnerside – lead mining remains on the moors

Useful Information

Reliable User-friendly Guidebooks

These guides set a new standard in clarity, appeal and ease-of-use with:

• Clear information
• Overview and introduction for each walk
• How to get there and parking
• Expertly written numbered directions
• Detailed Ordnance Survey maps
• Superb professional photographs
• Interpretation of points of interest along the way
• Robust, flapped covers
• Handy size and light to carry

This lovely pocket-size book is the perfect gift for walkers everywhere.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Northern Eye Books
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1908632771
• ISBN 13: 9781908632777
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 64
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible