Stirlingshire

This guide to Stirlingshire by W. Douglas Simpson was first published in 1928 as part of the Cambridge County Geographies.

W. Douglas Simpson (Author)

9781107671621, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 29 November 2012

154 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 0.9 cm, 0.17 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 Stirlingshire by W. Douglas Simpson was first published in 1928. 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 origins of Stirling
2. General characteristics
3. Shape, size, boundaries
4. Surface and general features
5. Watershed, rovers, lakes
6. Geology and soil
7. Natural history
8. Climate
9. The people - race, language, population
10. Agriculture
11. Industries and manufactures
12. Mines and minerals
13. History
14. Antiquities - (i) prehistoric
15. Antiquities - (ii) Roman - the Roman wall
16. Architecture - (i) ecclesiastical
17. Architecture - (ii) castellated
18. Architecture - (iii) municipal and domestic
19. Communications, past and present
20. Administration and divisions
21. The roll of honour
22. The chief towns and villages
Illustrations
Maps and plans.

Subject Areas: Regional geography [RGL]