Forfarshire

This guide to Forfarshire by Easton S. Valentine was first published in 1912 as part of the Cambridge County Geographies.

Easton S. Valentine (Author)

9781107659148, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 29 November 2012

170 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 0.9 cm, 0.19 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 Forfarshire by Easton S. Valentine was first published in 1912. The text is interspersed with numerous illustrative figures and also contains a list of the chief towns and villages within the county.

1. County and shire. The county of Forfar
2. General characteristics
3. Size. Shape. Boundaries
4. Surface and general features
5. Rivers and lakes
6. Geology and soil
7. Natural history
8. The coast line
9. Coastal gains and losses. Sandbanks. Lighthouses
10. Climate and rainfall
11. People. Race, dialect, population
12. Agriculture - main cultivations, stock, woodlands
13. Industries and manufactures
14. Minerals - quarries
15. Fisheries
16. Shipping and trade
17. History of the county
18. Antiquities
19. Architecture - (a) ecclesiastical
20. Architecture - (b) castellated
21. Architecture - (c) domestic
22. Architecture - (d) municipal
23. Communications - past and present
24. Administration and divisions
25. The roll of honour
26. The chief towns and villages of Forfarshire
Illustrations
Maps.

Subject Areas: Regional geography [RGL]