{"product_id":"upland-a-journey-through-time-and-the-hills-of-britain-9781780279794","title":"Upland: A Journey Through Time and the Hills of Britain","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ian Crofton\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Birlinn\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Birlinn\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Essays \u0026amp; Travelogues\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFascinating 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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Birlinn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47889408655511,"sku":"9781780279794","price":1082.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781780279794.webp?v=1781176318","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/upland-a-journey-through-time-and-the-hills-of-britain-9781780279794","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}