Landscapes of Ireland .anna kostenko

anna kostenko Landscapes of Ireland
anna kostenko Landscapes of Ireland

anna kostenko Landscapes of Ireland

anna kostenko Landscapes of Ireland
anna kostenko Landscapes of Ireland
anna kostenko Landscapes of Ireland
anna kostenko Landscapes of Ireland


Anna KOSTENKO , Irish Landscape - White House above the Water


Physical Landscape of Ireland
What is the physical landscape?
The physical landscape is the mix of lowland and upland, of rivers, lakes, and seashores that provides the arena for life in Ireland. This landscape is very varied. It has a major influence on lives now as it had in the past. It influences the food we eat, the water we drink and the electricity we use every day.

Courtesy of Lensman and Mark Horrell.Enlarge imageAs scenery, it is an ingrained element of daily life and culture, and is an outstanding resource for recreation and tourism. It is the surface on which, over thousands of years, settlers in Ireland have made their mark: creating homes, farms, and cities; making fields and plantations; and building lines of communication.

Silent witness to the toil of past generations can be found in the abandoned cultivation ridges of western fields, and in such features as the ruined outlines of castles and abbeys. The impact of the current generation is evident in a seemingly ever more pervasive built environment. Today's landscape is the outcome of an interweaving of the natural and the cultural, with many distinctive features and regional variationsThe transformation of the natural landscape - variations