Peter Irvine bestselling author of SCOTLAND THE BESThas selected 100 extraordinary places that epitomize what istruly great about Scotland This personal & diverse compendium is illustrated with beautiful & evocative images by some of Scotland's best photographers Peter Irvine has drawn on a lifetime of experiences to create this list of the 100 best places in Scotland reflective magnificent & human places Some choices may be surprising but all are exceptional This book is Pete's ultimate collection selected from the hundreds of places that feature in the bestselling independent guide to Scotland SCOTLAND THE BEST As well as expert commentary all 100 places include highly selective recommendations of where to walk eat & sleep nearby Some of Scotland's finest photographers have captured the essence of each place From wild glens to ancient buildings remote islands to vibrant cities this is Pete's list of the places in Scotland that you really should visit in your lifetime ...

The true Scot's insider's guide to the very best Scotland has to offer Fully revised & updated in Pete Irvine's own unique style the 12th edition

Includes:: over 2000 recommendations for every type of adventure Trusted for over 20 years this fully comprehensive & independent guide to Scotland gives you only the very best recommendations whatever your budget Discover stunning scenery landscapes & historical highlights Find the best coastal walks city strolls & sight-seeing spots Eat at the best local cafes & regional restaurants Great advice on where to sleep from wild camping to boutique hotels Explore the true culture of Scotland & discover local hidden gems Peter Irvine is your personal guide to the very best of Scotland From the streets of Edinburgh to the Western Isles he's visited rated & remarked on entry bringing together the must-see highlights of Scotland The 12th edition is the perfect travel companion complete with essential information including web sites phone numbers costs & top tips to give you the best experience of Scotland

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This book is a celebration of all that is dreich To my mind the images in this book are uplifting & joyful There is nothing miserable about dreich A sunny day has no more right to exist than a dreich one Here then are fifty dreich images accompanied by fifty equally dreich captions ...

This popular touring map has a huge amount of detail with over 1000 places of tourist interest plotted & named on the map The features have been plotted onto an up-to-date & attractive Collins map of Scotland A clear easy to follow road map with colour classified roads Ideal for tourists with hundreds of distinctive tourist symbols & tourist information centres all shown This map

Includes:: the whole of Scotland on a double sided sheet at 5 miles to 1 inch over 25 categories of tourist information shown on the map including youth hostels picnic sites & ferries as well as the more obvious tourist sites such as castles wildlife parks & museums detailed town centre maps of Edinburgh Glasgow Aberdeen Dundee Inverness & Perth distances on the map along major routes Scale 1316800 (5 miles to 1 inch) There is a comprehensive index to both place names & places of tourist interest

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This A-Z Map of Scotland is a full colour visitors' atlas & guide combining detailed road mapping at 3 miles to 1 inch with an illustrated town plan section providing a feature rich informative & helpful tourist guide Contents include 104 pages ...

Illicit distilling in Scotland was seen as a 'right of man' at the end of the 17th century Attempts to enforce excise duty on the spirit were therefore met with resistance ranging from riots to more & more ingenious ways of avoiding paying tax In this book & Charles Mac Lean & Daniel Mac Cannell give a fascinating insight into the day-to-day struggles that led to the increase in illicit distilling from the mid-1600s then to its eventual demise in the early twentieth century The Cabrach a wild & sparsely populated part of Aberdeenshire became renowned for its production of illicit whisky Local inhabitants mixed farming & distilling with great skill creating a network of stills & distribution to evade customs Using new research first-hand historical accounts & official records the authors show how spirits from this small parish were made & travelled far & wide across the border to England & across the North Sea to France firing up revolution & lending solidarity to the struggles of the Jacobites ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Charting the proud history of the Scottish Army Ex-soldier & commando Ken Hames travels with the Royal Regiment of Scotland as they take their place in the front line in the fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan As he joins the dayto- day life of these modern troops he also looks back on the proud history of those men who fought in the Scottish Regiments before them Chronicling the extraordinary stories of these regiments from their first battles as part of a British army to their involvement in Northern Ireland Ken shows how Scots forces played a huge part in the building of an empire on which the sun never set & helped Britain win two World Wars Looking back on nearly 400 years of history Scots at War features unique archive footage paintings heraldry & military artefacts along with eyewitness testimonies from the soldiers & commanders who took part in the battles ...

The shared experiences & sacrifices of Scots in London in World War One
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This dictionary is a fascinating & up-to-date guide to the language that developed alongside English in the northern parts of the British Isles ...

Focusing on the contemporary Scottish culture this book is a useful reading for those who care about their country's identity in the twenty-first century It is a history of how the Scots have come to speak the way they do & it acted as a catalyst for radical changes in attitude towards the language 224 pages Kay Billy ...