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Upland : A Journey through Time and the Hills of Britain - Ian Crofton

Upland

A Journey through Time and the Hills of Britain

By: Ian Crofton

eBook | 1 May 2025

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'Fascinating 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
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