--- product_id: 52323762 title: "Landmarks" price: "€ 28.36" currency: EUR in_stock: false reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/52323762-landmarks store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # 4.5/5 from 900+ readers Explores 100+ regional dialects & place-names 978 pages of rich vocabulary Landmarks **Price:** € 28.36 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Summary > 🌿 Unlock the magic of place with every page — don’t just visit nature, *name* it! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Landmarks - **How much does it cost?** € 28.36 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/52323762-landmarks) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Curated by Robert Macfarlane:** Experience the masterful storytelling of a bestselling author celebrated for his poetic connection to the wild. - • **Dive into Linguistic Landscapes:** Discover rare, evocative words that bring nature and place to life like never before. - • **A Treasure for Logophiles & Nature Lovers:** Perfect for professionals who crave intellectual depth and a meaningful connection to the environment. - • **Elevate Your Coffee Table & Conversations:** A visually stunning, thought-provoking book that sparks curiosity and social belonging among peers. - • **Join a Cult Following of 900+ Enthusiasts:** Be part of a community that values language, landscape, and cultural heritage. ## Overview Landmarks by Robert Macfarlane is a beautifully illustrated, critically acclaimed book that explores the power of place-names and regional dialects across the countryside. With over 900 positive reviews and a strong bestseller ranking, it’s a must-have for anyone passionate about language, landscape, and cultural preservation. ## Description Buy Landmarks Illustrated by Macfarlane, Robert (ISBN: 9780241967874) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Review: Mapping the Landscape with Words - Landmarks is a pleasure to read, and lovely to dip into for random new words. I'm a blatant logophile, and living as I do on one of the Scottish islands I'm aware of both the specialist vocabulary that lingers on in such places, and of all the words that must have been lost down the years. I wander hills that are plotted on maps, and I think about how every tor, and every rushy hollow must have once been named. Without the words, such places become hazy - the big hill, the broad valley - and we lose the magic of place. To name the world is to enter fully into it - words genuinely have power. I'm delighted that amongst the treasures Robert Macfarlane visits is Nan Shepherd, whose elegiac portrayals of the Cairngorms are an especial favourite of mine. She, too, knew the value of the right word in the right place. "O burnie with the glass-white shiver/singing over stone". It wouldn't be right without the precise word for that stream in that place. If I have one complaint about Landmarks, it's that it's too unwieldy (and too lovely) to shove into my pack and take out among the hills, where the right word might be needed for a note, or a quick poem. If only the book were formatted differently - say, along the lines of The Jolly Postman - with pockets filled with little books; each of the glossaries as a tiny, pocketable book, preferably in a weatherproof material! Still, it sits permanently by my bedside, so that before I lie down I can open its pages and enter briefly into the mystery of place - see in my mind's eye a hazy hover of haar on the horizon, or pick up a chucky stone to tuck into the interstices of a tumbled bothy wall - an image to carry me down into sleep. Review: Appledranes and cheesybugs - A perfect book if you enjoy the countryside and enjoy the English language. By enjoying the countryside, I don't mean a nice day out but an interest that can identify some birds and insects, can spot a track in a field or a gap in a hedgerow, and always takes home litter and shuts gates behind you. By enjoying the English language, yes, it is wonderfully written with scholarship and originality, but I am referring to regional and dialect and specialised words for things or activities relating to the countryside, from yesterday and today, with a view to which might be retained in the future. With words such as 'acorn’ and ‘buttercup’ being dropped in favour of adding ‘broadband’ and ‘cut and paste’ to the Oxford Junior Dictionary, and flora and fauna being endangered or extinct annually, this book is a treasure. I don't like the quality of paper and print in my paperback so I may treat myself to a hardback. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 76,894 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 50 in Cottage Gardens 196 in Travel Writing (Books) 6,850 in Social Sciences (Books) | | Book 4 of 4 | Landscapes | | Customer reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (917) | | Dimensions | 19.56 x 12.7 x 3.05 cm | | Edition | Illustrated | | ISBN-10 | 0241967872 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0241967874 | | Item weight | 310 g | | Language | English | | Print length | 448 pages | | Publication date | 5 May 2016 | | Publisher | Penguin | ## Images ![Landmarks - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81w5gBv87fL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mapping the Landscape with Words *by Y***T on 10 April 2015* Landmarks is a pleasure to read, and lovely to dip into for random new words. I'm a blatant logophile, and living as I do on one of the Scottish islands I'm aware of both the specialist vocabulary that lingers on in such places, and of all the words that must have been lost down the years. I wander hills that are plotted on maps, and I think about how every tor, and every rushy hollow must have once been named. Without the words, such places become hazy - the big hill, the broad valley - and we lose the magic of place. To name the world is to enter fully into it - words genuinely have power. I'm delighted that amongst the treasures Robert Macfarlane visits is Nan Shepherd, whose elegiac portrayals of the Cairngorms are an especial favourite of mine. She, too, knew the value of the right word in the right place. "O burnie with the glass-white shiver/singing over stone". It wouldn't be right without the precise word for that stream in that place. If I have one complaint about Landmarks, it's that it's too unwieldy (and too lovely) to shove into my pack and take out among the hills, where the right word might be needed for a note, or a quick poem. If only the book were formatted differently - say, along the lines of The Jolly Postman - with pockets filled with little books; each of the glossaries as a tiny, pocketable book, preferably in a weatherproof material! Still, it sits permanently by my bedside, so that before I lie down I can open its pages and enter briefly into the mystery of place - see in my mind's eye a hazy hover of haar on the horizon, or pick up a chucky stone to tuck into the interstices of a tumbled bothy wall - an image to carry me down into sleep. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Appledranes and cheesybugs *by M***W on 30 August 2016* A perfect book if you enjoy the countryside and enjoy the English language. By enjoying the countryside, I don't mean a nice day out but an interest that can identify some birds and insects, can spot a track in a field or a gap in a hedgerow, and always takes home litter and shuts gates behind you. By enjoying the English language, yes, it is wonderfully written with scholarship and originality, but I am referring to regional and dialect and specialised words for things or activities relating to the countryside, from yesterday and today, with a view to which might be retained in the future. With words such as 'acorn’ and ‘buttercup’ being dropped in favour of adding ‘broadband’ and ‘cut and paste’ to the Oxford Junior Dictionary, and flora and fauna being endangered or extinct annually, this book is a treasure. I don't like the quality of paper and print in my paperback so I may treat myself to a hardback. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I can respect his academic analysis of landscape terminology but found this a rather challenging sometimes disappointing read *by A***N on 26 January 2017* The previous books by Robert Macfarlane have been enticing reads with a natural progression that flow well, and have been beautiful lovely page turners. This is a rather different tome, more academic, probably easier to dip into now and again for reference, and I found it hard going at times reading it through from start to finish in one go. It is a more academic treatise, I found it sometimes a bit too clever for comfortable reading. I felt the structure was all a bit stop start, with the glossary at the end of each chapter a bit random in the way it was organised. There also seems to be a rather patchy geographical coverage, with some areas rich seams of local words, but others nearby were notable by lack of entries, it does not seem comprehensive, but rather a work in progress. There are 11 chapters, each relating to a different landscape or ecological niche, with a focus on a main previous author who had excelled in exploring each habitat in depth . Some of these worked for me well and gave a fascinating insight, such as writer Roger Deakin on Woods and Water, that Robert met and got to know well and build a close and symbiotic relationship with. Others are historical so secondhand accounts, like John Muir who was responsible for establishing the first National Parks in the world in the United states through his endeavour and influence on politicians, still fascinating and influential. However ,some of the other authors featured in some chapters I did not find so likeable, or interesting, and at times I found the text slow going and dense, lacking the sparkle in previous books that marked them out as truly something special. I can respect the research that has gone into producing this, but it is not a book that I loved reading and enjoyed in the same way as his earlier books that I thought were stunning and truly special. For me personally, overall I ended up feeling rather disappointed and frustrated, and it was a bit of a struggle to get through this. Some of his found words are lovely and intriguing, but there also seems to be a lot of minor variation on a theme. A bit of a curate's egg, good in parts, but marred for me by a disjointed structure, and a more academic treatise that at times did not flow well and got bogged down in detail and rather convoluted. This is probably a reflection on my own intellectual shortcomings and attention span, but I hope this book is a bit of a side project and he returns to more readable accessible love of the British landscape for future books. By no means bad, there is still a lot to admire, but it was certainly not my favourite book by this author . ## Frequently Bought Together - Landmarks (Landscapes) - The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot (Landscapes) - The Wild Places (Landscapes) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.be/products/52323762-landmarks](https://www.desertcart.be/products/52323762-landmarks) --- *Product available on Desertcart Belgium* *Store origin: BE* *Last updated: 2026-05-23*