Other British Isles: A History of Shetland, Orkney, the Hebrides, Isle of Man, Anglesey, Scilly, Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands

by David W. Moore

Book Overview

Their names bespeak a rich past. From the Norse Hjaltland comes the modern Shetland: islands nominally Scottish, steeped in Nordic culture, closer to the Arctic Circle than to London. Important Neolithic sites are at Skara Brae and Maes Howe in the Orkneys. Holy Iona, island center of Celtic Christianity, the Isle of Man, former seat of rule over the Irish Sea, and Anglesey and Islay, homes of medieval courts at Aberffraw and Loch Finlaggan, are...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786464348
• ISBN13: 9780786464340
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 287 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher