With a small population it is remarkable that so many people from the county of Caithness have had such a huge impact not only in Scotland but worldwide. The sheer hard work & determination of people from the county both past & present has guaranteed their place in history. From scientists explorers ministers & politicians to engineers artists & writers this area in the far north of Scotland has a rich tapestry of folk who have made their lasting mark on the world & each chapter deals with their lives loves & labours. These include Arthur St Clair 9th President of the Continental Congress in the United States; Robert Dick geologist & botanist; Andrew Geddes Bain road builder & engineer in South Africa; the British Empires first-ever Lady Mayor Elizabeth Oman Yates; James Bremner famed for his wreck
- raising skills & harbour design; Donald Sutherland Swanson a high profile detective with the Metropolitan Police during the Whitechapel Murders in 1888; Robert Brown explorer & Alexander Henry Rhind one of the worlds greatest Egyptologists. The life of Sir John Sinclair father of the Statistical Accounts for Scotland is recounted as is the life of the man best known simply as Ross of Cowcaddens. The modern era is not forgotten with Ian Charles Scott the New York-based artist & David Graham Scott a documentary film maker.