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‘[an] exploration of Scotland's past through the eyes of a scholarly hiker … Magnificent' – New Statesman, Books of the Year

Fourteen centuries ago, Irish saints journeyed to the Hebrides and Scotland's Atlantic shore. They sought spiritual solitude in remote places, but their mission was also to spread the word of God to the peoples of Scotland. Columba was the most famous of these pioneers who rowed their curraghs towards danger and uncertainty in a pagan land, but the many others are now * largely forgotten.

Alistair Moffat sets off in search of these elusive figures. As he follows in their footsteps, he finds their traces not so much in tangible remains as in the spirit and memory of the places that lay at the very * edge of their world. 

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BDDG82KD
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Birlinn
Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 6 Oct. 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2.4 MB
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 372 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1788855747
Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Best Sellers Rank: 308,582 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) 2,880 in UK History 4,202 in Christian Books & Bibles 4,580 in Christianity (Kindle Store)
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