Resolis "Slope of Light" : guide to a Black Isle Parish
Mackay, Jim, Dr2009
Books, Manuscripts
Main title:
Resolis "Slope of Light" : guide to a Black Isle Parish / by Jim Mackay.
Author:
Imprint:
Dingwall, Scotland : Jim Mackay, 2009.
Collation:
144 p. : b&w, col. ill., charts, maps ; 21 cm.
Notes:
The author, Black Isle historian Dr Jim Mackay, of Firichean House, Cullicudden, has led popular guided tours of areas of Resolis for many years. Entitled Resolis “Slope of Light” Guide to a Black Isle Parish, the book’s subtitle refers to the Gaelic origins of the name of the parish. The guidebook provides an entertaining resource on all things Resolis: education and traditions, estates and tenancies, sins and superstitions. A detailed gazetteer includes all significant historical, natural and architectural features of interest.Published in the Year of Homecoming, with funding support from Resolis Community Council, Highland Council and the Kirkmichael Trust, all profits from the book will go towards the restoration for community benefit of the historic Kirkmichael site at Resolis.
ISBN:
0956210201 (pbk)9780956210203 (pbk)
Dewey class:
280.941172
Local class:
941.172
Language:
English
Subject:
Index terms:
ScotlandHighlandsBlack IsleAntiquities.SitesVisitors' guides.
BRN:
1637295