December 2012 Travel Book of the Month.
In Britain's Last Frontier best-selling author Alistair Moffat makes a journey of the imagination, tracing the route of the Line from the River Clyde through Perthshire and the North-east. With an introduction from Aberdeenshire born Radio 4 Today presenter James Naughtie it is a fascinating book, full of history and anecdote and a lovely gift for any 'Scotophile'.
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The Highland Line is the most profound internal boundary in Britain. First recognised by Agricola in the first century AD (parts of its most northerly portion mark the furthest north the Romans got) it divides the country both geologically and culturally, signalling the border between Highland and Lowland, Celtic and English-speaking, crofting and farming.
Britain's Last Frontier A Journey Along the Highland Line features in the following genres: Biographies & Autobiographies, Books of the Month, Non-Fiction Books of the Month, Travel, Biography, Literature and Literary studies, Recommendations, Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure
Britain's Last Frontier A Journey Along the Highland Line is available in Paperback
Britain's Last Frontier A Journey Along the Highland Line was written by Alistair Moffat, James Naughtie and published by Birlinn Ltd an imprint of Birlinn General
Britain's Last Frontier A Journey Along the Highland Line has 288 pages