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Northumberland

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Wild coasts and violent histories in Northumberland. Medieval haze still seems to linger over lonely island with dramatic histories. The geography of rolling pastures made sense of the terrible battle that sealed Scottish subjugation to the English. Emblematic sites of the horrific conflicts of the border reivers. Rugged, low lying islands, exposed to the elements, and a dreadful trap for shipping over centuries.

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Pembrokeshire

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Wild sea journeys and coastal ventures. The evening light on the coast. Thousands of Shearwater on Ramsay Sound, returning to Skomer. Journey to the Smalls, searching in vain for whales. Gannet colony on Grassholm. Horse riding on the sand at Brides Bay.

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Islands aand Lifelines - John Plummer

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EXPLORING THE DRAMATIC FRINGES OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND. County Clare and the Burren.

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Derry and Donegal

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Troubled, beautiful borderlands, hope in the Bogside. Sensing that this time peace, however grudging, is for real in the north of Ireland. North Antrim coastline varied, dramatic and beautiful with marvellous views across to the Scottish coast. Wild, empty Donegal rattled by winds and by history. The Bogside and Derry city. The Sperrin Hills open and unspoilt.

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Wicklow and Wexford

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Landscapes redolent of struggle against English occupation. Wicklow Hills layers of bitter history in a beautiful setting. Famine ship reconstruction at New Ross disturbing reminder of a terrible past. Hook Head lighthouse medieval vaulted ceilings and monks cells in a functioning light on treacherous headland. Echoes everywhere of the 1798 rebellion and its aftermath. Avondale, Parnell’s family house and inspired arboretum, crucial to restoring Ireland’s wasted woodlands.

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Island and Lifelines - Reading

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EXPLORING THE DRAMATIC FRINGES OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND. County Clare and the Burren. These books and writers have influenced the. And Lifelines venture, by their content and/or their inspiring writing. Iain Banks, Raw Spirit. In search of the perfect whisky, keeping a safe distance from the macabre events of the Wasp Factory. Bella Bathurst, The Lighthouse Stephensons. S Lighthouses, well researched, with first hand fieldwork and superbly. Ronald Blythe, The Age of Illusion. Bill Bryson, Notes from a.

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Orkney

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Land of big skies, big winds and ancient civilisations. Old Man of Hoy. Remote, teetering sea stack an hour by boat from Stromness. The ancient settlement of Skara Brae. Evocative, moving, visually superb. Stenness, Brodgar, Maes Howe. Magnificent Neolithic creations cradled in beautiful low lying grassland. Vast sheet of water protected by the islands, base for the GB home fleet in two world wars, scene of great dramas and heroism. Crushing tidal races between Caithness and Orkney.

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Island and Lifelines - Geocache

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EXPLORING THE DRAMATIC FRINGES OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND. County Clare and the Burren. Geocaching is a worldwide adventure game in which participants hide or cache items in weatherproof containers for others to find, using a GPS reference and sometimes clues. There are hundreds across the country: the closest one to you is probably no more than a mile away. Anyone with a GPS (or even an OS map) can take part. The key rule is that if you take something from the cache, you leave something else behind.

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Island and Lifelines - Extras

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EXPLORING THE DRAMATIC FRINGES OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND. County Clare and the Burren. Find copies of Islands and Lifelines hidden around the UK and swap for a book which has inspired you to travel so others can enjoy it. Anything from 7 Years in Tibet to the Famous Five! Click on the the link for more details. Books which have inspired John in his travels. Johns solo journeys and other writing. Related and recommended sites.

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EXPLORING THE DRAMATIC FRINGES OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND. County Clare and the Burren. Islands and Lifelines is now available to pre-order, priced at 9.99 including postage and packing. Click on the buy now button below to order via Pay Pal. F you would rather order a copy by cheque, please contact the author by clicking this link. 999 including UK postage and packing (US/Europe extra).