Upland: A Journey Through Time and the Hills of Britain

By Ian Crofton

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.

• Format: Audio CD
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H42XZ82T
• ISBN13: 9798212787550
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Tantor
• Length: 1 Pages