Upland

A Journey through Time and the Hills

Ian Crofton

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English

Birlinn Ltd
01 May 2025

British & Irish history; Mountains; The Earth: natural history general; Walking, hiking, trekking; Travel writing

'Fascinating and lyrical...

A beautifully written celebration of a lifelong passion.' Stephen Venables

The relationship of people with hills and mountains has been complex, rich and varied

from awe and wonder to fear and loathing, from spiritual longing to peaceful acceptance.

As he explores our high places, Ian Crofton conjures up those who have been there before: Neolithic axe-makers, mass trespassers, shepherds, quarrymen, botanists, poets and pioneering cragsmen and women among them. At the same time, he is ever attuned to the present moment

a flash of bright moss in a bog, the swoop of an eagle above a skyline, a winter sun sinking into a sea of cloud.

Following an arc from the gentle Downs of southern England to the wild peaks of Scotland's far north, Upland combines personal experiences with a keen curiosity about the history and nature of mountain landscapes, and the people who once worked and wandered among them. The result is a meditation on the enduring yet ever-changing hills, on the transience of human experience, and on the shifts and twists of time itself.

Locations included:

Chilterns (following The Ridgeway) Malverns Snowdon Peak District Pennines Lake District Ben Nevis The Cuillin, Skye Assynt (Suilven) Cairngorms

By: Ian Crofton
Imprint: Birlinn Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 518g
ISBN: 9781780279138
ISBN 10: 1780279132
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 01 May 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

After many years working for Collins,Ian Croftonis now a freelance author and editor based in London. His previous bestsellers includeKings and Queens of EnglandandThe Little Book of Big History.

Reviews for Upland: A Journey through Time and the Hills

'A fascinating and lyrical exploration of what the hills mean to those who have lived and worked among them, and to those who walk and climb among them today . . . A beautifully written celebration of a lifelong passion' -- Stephen Venables