This is not a guide to the islands of Scotl&. This is not a tour to be followed, nor is it travel advice. This is a richly anecdotal & personal exploration. Richard Clubley shares the sense of freedom he finds in the Scottish islands as he discovers their individual character, beauty & diversity. He meets locals & learns a few realities of island life. He almost perished on Ailsa Craig, before finding fresh water dripping from the roof of a cave, but spends two idyllic nights alone on Mingulay, with a fabulous coal fire in a bothy. His passion for Scottish islands shines through every chapter. Curl up by the fire, pull the blanket close & sip on your dram. You`re about to escape to the islands. Prepare for addiction. A book for islomanes to savour in sips. Night caps are suggested; that way the addiction can be controlled. MAIRI HEDDERWICK ...

The new compact format paperback edition of the bestselling Scottish photography book. 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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The Highland Line is the most profound internal boundary in Britain. First recognised by Agricola in the first century AD (parts of its most northerly portion mark the furthest north the Romans got) it divides the country both geologically & culturally, signalling the border between highland & lowl&, Celtic & English-speaking, crofting & farming. In Scotland`s Last Frontier best-selling author Alistair Moffat makes a journey of the imagination, tracing the route of the Line from the River Clyde through Perthshire & the north-east. In addition to exploring the huge importance of the Line over almost two thousand years, he also shows how it continues to influence life & attitudes in 21st-century Scotl&. The result is a fascinating book, full of history & anecdote. ...

Scotland’s Mountain Ridges is Dan Bailey’s large-format Cicerone guide to some of the most dramatic & memorable heights & peaks of Scotland’s mountains. The guide covers a variety of Scotland’s peaks & ridges: a rich mix of summer scrambles, technical rock & challenging winter climbs. It

Includes:: both the popular classics & some more obscure ridges, aiming to both document & celebrate each of them. The landscapes range from the remote isolation of the Cairngorms to the seaside splendour of the Cuillin & the great trench of Glencoe to the surreal exhibitionism of the far north. The guide is structured in five main sections
- Arran & the Southern Highlands, Lochaber, The Cairngorms, The North & West Highlands & Skye & Rum
- encompassing a total of 48 routes. Each walk has an Information Box providing details of difficulty grading, distance, ascent, time, relevant maps, accommodation, sleeping out, public transport & seasonal notes. A comprehensive introduction gives practical guidance on getting there, accommodation, grades & difficulty, winter grades, gear & skills, avalanches & land ownership & management. Detailed route descriptions are accompanied by Ordnance Survey extracts mapping the route in addition to a selection of full-page colour photographs illustrating some of the highlights of Scotland’s mountain ridges.



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Following the success of Scotland`s Coast, acclaimed landscape photographer Joe Cornish trained his lens on another outstanding feature of the country for which he holds so much affection
- its mountains. He sets out to capture the unique character of each range, from the soaring peaks of the Southern Highlands to the fortress-like Torridonian & Assynt hills in the far north; from the Cuillin of Skye, almost Alpine in character, in the west, to the lofty Cairngorms, with their windswept plateaus & jewel-like ice formations to the east. With a brilliant eye for a picture & a masterly use of light, Joe depicts not only the peaks & ridges, the cliffs & buttresses of each mountain range, but the corresponding valleys & glens, the deep lochs, fast-flowing burns & spectacular waterfalls that are as integral to the landscape as the mountains themselves. Accompanying the photographs are Joe`s fascinating accounts of his experiences in each region. He describes the physical & creative challenges he faced in order to capture the images, & his reflections on the remarkable landscapes & features he encountered. The result is one of the most acutely observed, engaging & inspirational portraits of Scotland`s mountains ever published. It will delight not only Joe Cornish`s numerous admirers but anyone who is drawn to this most magical of landscapes.
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The sea has shaped Scotland & Scots have helped to shape maritime history, trade & communications. Scots & the Sea is an account of this continuing interaction. It takes a look at some of the personalities involved; at the courage & endurance of fishermen & their families; the individual brilliance of Admiral Cochrane, who helped establish free nations across the globe; at the self-serving activities of pirates like Captain Kidd; & the bravery of lifeboat volunteers. It visits ports, harbours & shipyards & looks at Scotland's role in ship construction & marine engineering from the galleys & longships of early history to clippers, steamships, ocean liners, hovercraft & oilrigs
- & research into wave & tidal power. The book details the origins of Scotland's maritime traditions, the founding of a Scottish navy, the pressures towards Union, development of trade, ports, harbours, shipbuilding & marine engineering & acts of courage at sea. It also recounts the exploits & achievements of Scots in all these fields from Sir Andrew Wood to Sir Andrew Cunningham & takes a look into the future.
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A highly popular & informative guide to the Scots language in an attractive format. Contains words & phrases from both literary & everyday language, this is the perfect wee dictionary of Scots for native & non-native speakers alike. This is by far the most popular guide to the language of today`s Scotl&, with nearly 1800 everyday words & phrases from all over Scotland clearly explained & with lots of helpful examples of usage. Colour text makes this best-selling dictionary even more user-friendly. With its durable & eye-catching cover, this is a must for every bookshelf. ...

The craze for photography ripped through Scotland like a whirlwind following its invention in 1839. Over the next century, Scottish photographers captured a stunning visual record of their land & its people, their mixed fortunes, hopes & aspirations. Their achievements never before collected so tellingly document a century of profound contrasts, of division, upheaval & change that recast forever the character of Scotl&. Here are the triumphs of self-confident Scotland the completion of the Forth Bridge & the stream of vessels that slid down the slipways of the Clyde to bind together a far-flung empire but also its injustices, the story of the rural & urban poor, & the Clearances that drove people from the land to seek work in the cities or new hope in emigration to the New World. This enthralling visual history brings the country to life not only for everyone of Scottish descent, but equally for everyone who has enjoyed the rich character & landscape of this beguiling nation. ...

The ” Scotsman Recommends” weekly supplement is a popular & humorous look at the best people & places in Scotland as recommended by readers & journalists. Everyone has their favourite bits of Scotl&, from the weird to the wonderful, the ` Never Mind the Barracks` (The Best Hanoverian Barracks) to the ` Best Secluded Beaches`. ” Scotland Recommends” takes the best & most amusing of these eclectic lists & recommendations & compiles them in a book that will delight Scots & visitors alike. ...

Scotswood & Derwenthaugh in 1895 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. In this title: the map covers Scotswood, Delaval, Blaydon Haughs, & Derwent Haugh. Coverage stretches from Blaydon Haughs eastward to Delaval & Derwenthaugh. Features include River Derwent, Blaydon Main Staith, section of Garesfield & Chopwell Railway, section of NER Low Swalwell Branch, NER Redheugh Branch, NER Consett Branch, NER Newcastle & Carlisle line, Blaydon Main Wagonway with Blaydon Main Colliery, Blaydon Haughs with riverside works, Scotswood Bridge, Scotswood House, Delaval Benwell Colliery, Delaval Farm, several fire brick works, etc. On the reverse of the map are directories for Scotswood in 1887 & Blaydon (& Derwenthaugh) in 1894. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25 ...