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Coasting Around Scotland
Nicholas Fairweather
Foreward by Robin Harper,
Member of the Scottish Parliament September 2002
ISBN 0953503682 pbk £12.99
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The Book
Still rarely visited are many parts of Scotland's shoreline which offer some of the finest coastal scenery in Europe. Coasting Around Scotland provides an entertaining account of a journey on a mountain bike around this ever-changing coastline.
Nicholas Fairweather's starting point was Portpatrick in Dumfries and Galloway. He followed coastal roads and tracks over Arran and Mull to the wild shores of Ardnamurchan, hitching lifts on boats to cycle across Knoydart before taking the Glenelg ferry to Skye. There were more tracks past the mountains of Torridon with a boat trip to Ullapool and a hard pedal through Assynt to beautiful Sandwood Bay. After losing the track and common sense, the demanding cross-country push to Cape Wrath proved to be a minefield, but Nicholas eventually reached the famous lighthouse and towering cliffs.
The route then followed the northern edge of Scotland, crossing over to Orkney before heading south, down the north-east coast, past Dornoch to Inverness. At a later date, Nicholas resumed his coastal exploration via Lossiemouth through the dark forests of Culbin and Tentsmuir. The last part of the journey took him along the south-east coast to a sunny evening at St Abbs Head, over the deserted hill roads of the Borders to Dumfries and on to the Mull of Galloway.
Coasting Round Scotland, illustrated with photographs and maps, evokes the beauty and mystique of Scotland's intriguing coastline while offering some practical help to aspiring travellers.
About the Author
Nicholas Fairweather was born in Sussex in 1945 and brought up in the south of England by his Scottish parents. His love of the Scottish landscape was fostered by childhood summer holidays spent in the Cairngorms where he climbed his first 'Munro' at the age of eleven.
He graduated with a degree in Microbiology from University College London in 1963 and worked in scientific research and development for a London based pharmaceutical company for the next eight years. After taking a Diploma in Careers Guidance, Nicholas moved to Scotland.
He now lives in Edinburgh with his wife and two children, working as a guidance manager with Careers Scotland and finding some time to pursue his love of the hills and golf.