1st Edition

The Changing Scottish Landscape 1500-1800

By Ian Whyte, Kathleen Whyte Copyright 1991
268 Pages
by Routledge

268 Pages
by Routledge

268 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1991 and focussing on the countryside, this book examines patterns of settlement and agriculture in Scotland and considers how these were increasingly altered during the 17 th and 18 th Centuries by the first Improvers and then by the more widespread impact of the Agricultural Revolution. It considers the effect on the landscape of the changing role of the church, the... Read more

1. Rural Settlement Before the Improvers 2. The Pre-Improvement Landscape: House and Home 3. The Pre-Improvement Countryside: Field and Farm 4. From Castle to Mansion 5. The Church in the Landscape 6. The Landscape of Improvement: The Lowlands 7. The Landscape of Improvement: The Highlands 8. Transport and Communication 9. Industry In the Landscape.

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Ian and Kathleen Whyte

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