Rigg Side   

PUBLICATIONS                                      

                                                                      

 

 

10, Grange Park, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 4AY 

Tel.  017687 71068        email  alan@riggside.co.uk

 

 

Rigg Side is a small, independent publisher of material on the Landscapes of Cumbria.

 

 

It specialises in material relating to the geology and landscapes of the area. 

 

 

Founded in 2003 by Dr Alan Smith it aims to publish readable and well illustrated material for the student, amateur enthusiast and non-specialist reader – for people who have an interest and love of the Cumbrian landscape.

 

 

Publications available either directly from the publisher post free, or from Bookshops.

 

 

 

 

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New Publication for 2008

No. 3 in the Landscapes of Cumbria Series

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A new full colour 60 page booklet       A5 size     Full Colour Cover

63 Specially drawn Maps, Diagrams and colour pictures.

ISBN 0-9544679-2-2

 

£3.99    Post free from the publishers

 

This new large booklet illustrates in simple terms what Ice Age conditions were like in the Lake District.

 

Divided into easy to read sections it explains:

·        The timescale and origin of Ice Ages. 

·        The Lakeland Ice cap. 

·        Ice movements over the district. 

·        Ice in the valleys.

·        The origin of the Lakes and the glacial landforms.

·        Ice on the Lowlands.

·        The final stages and the melting of the ice. 

·        Periglaciation and Paraglaciation. 

·        Ice and limestone pavements. 

·        Changing sea levels in the ice age.

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The Landscapes of Cumbria Series  No. 1

THE STORY OF THE BOWDER STONE.

Alan Smith

ISBN   0-9544679-0-6

 

24 Pages

Full colour cover

15 photographs, line drawings,

         maps and diagrams.

 

Published 2003

 

The booklet describes the fascinating history of this tourist site of the Bowder Stone in the heart of Borrowdale, south of Keswick, in the Lake District National Park. It describes the features of the remarkable Stone, how it became a tourist site, explains its geology and offers an explanation of its origin.

 

£ 2.99

Post free from the publishers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Landscapes of Cumbria Series   No. 2

 

LANDSCAPES AROUND KESWICK

Alan Smith

ISBN 0-9544679-1-4

 

24 Pages

Full colour cover

15 Photographs, line drawings,

maps and diagrams

 

Published 2004.

 

The booklet briefly explains the geology of the Keswick area illustrating the main features with a simple geological map and cross sectional diagram of the area. It then gives details of a series of walks and excursions around Keswick, Bassenthwaite Lake, Derwentwater and Borrowdale describing the rocks and landscape features of important sites and viewpoints. All sites are accessible on foot using public rights of way. This is a booklet for those wishing to find out more about this interesting and spectacular part of the Lake District landscape.

£ 2.99

Post free from the publishers                 Cheques payable to  ‘Rigg Side’