Berwickshire and Roxburghshire

This guide to Berwickshire and Roxburghshire was first published in 1926 as part of the Cambridge County Geographies.

W. S. Crockett (Author)

9781107623873, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 29 November 2012

212 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 1.2 cm, 0.23 kg

Originally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge County Geographies were designed to provide a series of concise guides to British regions. Aimed at the general reader, they combined a comprehensive approach to various aspects of physical and human geography with an emphasis on clarity. This guide to Berwickshire and Roxburghshire by W. S. Crockett was first published in 1926. The text is interspersed with numerous illustrative figures and also contains a list of the chief towns and villages within the area.

1. County and shire. The origins of Berwickshire and Roxburghshire
2. General characteristics
3. Size. Shape. Boundaries
4. Surface and general features
5. Rivers and lochs
6. Geology and soil
7. Natural history
8. The Berwickshire coast
9. Climate and rainfall
10. People - Race. Type. Language. Population. Occupations
11. Agriculture
12. Industries and manufactures
13. Mines and minerals
14. Fishing
15. History of the counties
16. Antiquities
17. Architecture - (a) ecclesiastical
18. Architecture - (b) castellated
19. Architecture - (c) domestic and municipal
20. Communications - roads and railways
21. Administration and divisions
22. The roll of honour
23. The chief towns and villages
Illustrations
Maps.

Subject Areas: Regional geography [RGL]