The latest edition of National Geographic`s popular guidebook covers all the main cities, towns, & regions of Scotl&, helping travelers negotiate one of Europe`s more remote yet enduringly popular destinations. The book providesdetailed city walks in Edinburgh & Glasgow & drives into the highlands, complete with maps & reservation information. Also included are features on local subjects such as the whiskey-making traditions of Scotl&, as well as sidebars on a range of great activities to help you enjoy the rugged appeal of this truly beautiful l&. ...

Scotland`s landscape is wildly diverse, ranging from towering mountains reflected in mirror-like lochs to ancient castles & bustling city streets. This wonderful book provides historic, geographic & arts-based text alongside captivating images of everywhere from the Borders in the south to Orkney in the north. The desirable, chunky format makes this an excellent travel companion for discovering both tourist destinations & lesser-known idyllic sites. ...

A wall map of Scotland at 1:650, 000 from Global Mapping, 70 x 89cm (2ft 4” x 2ft 11”), showing the country’s network of main roads & railways on a base with relief shading & altitude colouring, with names of numerous peaks, valleys, coastal lochs, bays & sounds, etc. The map also shows county/unitary authorities names & borders, airports, ferry connections & various places of tourist interest: historical sites, castles & palaces, gardens, golf courses, etc. Latitude & longitude lines are marked at 1° intervals. ...

Sample the whiskies, scratch off the map. An inspired fun gift! This Collect & Scratch print shows our selection of single malt Scotch whisky distilleries in Scotl&, each located by a nosing copita (tasting glass) icon. Scratch off the distilleries visited or whiskies sampled. Travel to find them, or just visit your local shop! Supplied in protective poster tube showcasing the product. Size A3 (297mm x 420mm). ...

Following the success of his best-selling First Light, Joe Cornish has now turned his attention to the magnificent scenery of Scotland's 6, 000-mile coastline. He has travelled from the Mull of Galloway in the south to the tip of Unst in the Shetlands, the northernmost point in the British Isles, & from remote St Kilda out in the Atlantic to the Sands of Forvie National Nature Reserve on the North Sea to capture the enormous variety of scenery that characterises the Scottish seacoast. Some of the sites he has photographed, like St Kilda or the sandstone peaks overlooking Loch Torridon, belong to the National Trust for Scotl&, but many others are privately owned; some, like the majestic Cuillins on Skye, are well-known to tourists, others are hidden coves or remote sea stacks that few visitors will ever have seen. Whatever the subject, be it a wide Hebridean vista or fragmentary patterns of ice on a frozen beach, Joe Cornish, with his artist's eye & his dramatic use of light, helps us to look at it afresh & reveals new & unsuspected beauties. In the text which accompanies his photographs he explains the aspects of each particular landscape that made it special to him, its geology, its flora, its history or its associations. The result is a stunning book which will delight Cornish's legion of admirers & all those who have found enchantment on Scotland's wonderful coastline. ...

As the glaciers of the last Ice Age receded, humans ventured into the far north, exploring a wild, fertile territory. Nomadic hunter-gatherers at first, they made the decision to stay for good
- to farm & to build. The landscapes they lived on were remarkable in their diversity. Vast forests of pine & birch ran through one of the world's oldest mountain ranges
- once as high as the Himalayas but over millennia scoured & compressed by sheets of ice a mile thick. On hundreds of islands around a saw-edged coastline, communities flourished, linked to each other & the wider world by the sea, the transport superhighway of ancient times. It was a place of challenges & opportunity. A place we know today as Scotl&. Over the past 10, 000 years, every inch of Scotland
- whether remote hilltop, fertile floodplain, or storm-lashed coastline
- has been shaped, changed & moulded by its people. No part of the land is without its human story. From Orkney's immaculately preserved Neolithic villages to Highland glens stripped of nineteenth century settlements, from a Skye peninsula converted to an ingenious Viking shipyard, to a sheer Hebridean clifftop used as the site of a spectacular lighthouse, Scotland's history is written into its landscapes in vivid detail. Scotland's Landscapes tells the enduring story of this interaction between man & his environment. stunning new imagery from the National Collection of Aerial Photography comes together to build up a picture of a dramatic terrain forged by thousands of years of incredible change. These are Scotland's landscapes as you have never seen or understood them before.



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Who were the first people to conquer Scotland's mountains, & why did they do it? In this ground-breaking book by a prizewinning author, Mitchell tells the story of explorations in the Highlands before mountaineering was big -- & when bandits, poachers & illic distillers used the mountains to hide in. With eight full-color illustrations by European masters & five detailed maps, this book is a must for mountaineers, historians, & those interested in the developing perception of a hidden part of Europe. ...

Scotland in the AA 100 Walks Series, exploring the 100 best walks of between 2 & 10 miles in mainland Scotl&, Skye & Orkney. Information panels introduce each walk in summary detail prior to the more in depth route descriptions, & also include suggestions for nearby car parks & details of relevant Ordnance Survey maps & grid references. Walks are organised by county within the guide & are portrayed on basic route maps which cover rural & urban areas, as well as park & woodl&. Walks are graded according to difficulty & steepness, with easy to follow guidelines. ...

Here is the new revised edition of Maclean`s classic work with a new added chapter by Magnus Linklater, who also revised the last edition, that brings the story of Scotland right up to date. Linklater examines how the new Scottish Parliament has fared & discusses significant events such as the controversies over the Holyrood parliament building, devolution & the transfer of taxation rights from Westminster, & the release of the Lockerbie bomber, as well as the fallout from the 2008 global financial crash & the debate about independence & the future of the United Kingdom now that the Scottish National Party is in power. ...

From the Ice Age to the recent Scottish Referendum, historian & author Alistair Moffat explores the history of the Scottish nation. As well as focusing on key moments in the nation`s history such as the Battle of Bannockburn & the Jacobite Risings, Moffat also features other episodes in history that are perhaps less well documented. From prehistoric timber halls to inventions & literature, Moffat`s tale explores the drama of battle, change, loss & invention interspersed with the lives of ordinary Scottish folk, the men & women who defined a nation. ...