{"product_id":"9781780279794","title":"Upland : A Journey through Time and the Hills of Britain","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Ian Crofton\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eUnited Kingdom, Great Britain\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 4 June 2026 by Birlinn General (Birlinn Ltd) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 304 pages, Maps throughout\u003cbr\u003e197 x 131 x 25mm | 268g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Locations included: Chilterns (following The Ridgeway)MalvernsSnowdonPeak DistrictPenninesLake DistrictBen NevisThe Cuillin, SkyeAssynt (Suilven)Cairngorms\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ian Crofton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64839712932189,"sku":"9781780279794","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1074\/9358\/9341\/files\/9781780279794.jpg?v=1780059538","url":"https:\/\/adventureintobooks.co.uk\/products\/9781780279794","provider":"Adventure Into Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}