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This is a portrait of a complex and fascinating society which laid down patterns in the Scottish countryside, many of which still survive today.

    
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Wild Harvesters is an introduction to the first people to live in Scotland.

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Combining exciting traditional tales that illustrate the background of the practice of Highland cattle-raiding with extensive historical research, School of the Moon shows that there is much yet to be understood about Scotland’s history, even of the last few hundred years.

    
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An authoritative and comprehensive survey of Scottish history from the tenth century to the present day. As well as referenced entries and suggestions for further reading, there are also key articles on major themes and issues. An easy-to-use reference work that will also satisfy the browser, this is the perfect source for anyone wishing to understand and explore Scottish history. 

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The Long Horizon is an extraordinary book. Much more than simply the chronicle of a life spent farming in the Scottish Highlands, it is also a wonderful collection of stories, both factual and fictional, which reflect the changes that have revolutionised Highland life and dramatically affected the natural environment over the centuries.

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Featuring new sections on the Wallace of literature and present-day perceptions, this book provides a more authentic picture of the greatest of Scotland’s heroes than has been previously available, placing the crude distortions and inaccuracies such as Braveheart in their proper context.

    
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In this revised and updated edition of his much-acclaimed book, Roger Hutchison provides a definitive history of the game of shinty.

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With new archaeological research, the ‘material culture’ of the Picts – their settlement, ways of life and burial practice – is slowly coming into focus and is fully represented in this fascinating book.

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A unique and comprehensive picture of an area rich in history, archaeology and geology.

    
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This volume continues the story begun in The Scottish Revolution of the Covenanters’ sudden rise to power, but how their soaring ambitions and religious zeal in the end led Scotland to an unparalleled disaster.

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James Buchan beautifully reconstructs the intimate geographic scale and boundless intellectual milieu of Enlightenment Edinburgh, home to some of the finest minds and breathtaking innovations in architecture, politics, science, the arts, and economies.

    
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This book is the first modern account of one of the epic stories of Scottish History: the rise and fall of Clan Donald.

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This book is the story of a remarkable quest; a search for the history behind a faded photograph album discovered in a second-hand bookshop in Stockport in 1986.

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A Gathering of Eaglesdescribes the formative period in Scottish history when Caledonia was the northern frontier of the mighty Roman Empire.

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Tales and Traditions of the Lews is a marvellous pot pourri of local history, myth and legend from prehistoric times to the present day; it brings alive the island of Lewis in a way few other histories can.

    
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Settlement and Sacrifice is an introduction to the people who lived in Scotland from around 1500 BC to AD 200. It was a time when people built impressive houses and settlements, but also one of war and human sacrifice as society was disturbed by quarrels over resources, land and wealth.        

This book is part of a newly updated edition of the acclaimed Making of Scotland series produced by Historic Scotland and Birlinn which provides lively, accessible and up-to-date introductions to key themes and periods in Scottish history and prehistory.

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As the last Roman troops left Britain, a new phase opened in the history of what was to become Scotland.

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This is the first overview of Highland society ever to be written which covers the period from the rise of Somerled to the first clearances.

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In AD 800 Scotland was shared between four peoples: the powerful kingdom of the Picts, who held sway over most of the landmass of Scotland; the kingdom of Dalriada in Argyll; the kingdom of the Britons in Strathclyde; and the divided and declining king
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The story behind one man’s incredible vision which developed into a nationwide charity - Scotland’s equivalent to Barnardos.

            
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The Scottish Empire charts the involvement of the Scots in the British Empire from its earliest days to the end of the twentieth century. A fascinating and enlightening read.

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First published in 1926, this remains the best and most comprehensive reference guide to the Celtic place-names of Scotland.

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Farmers, Temples and Tombsdescribes the revolutionary period in early Scottish history when hunter-gathers gave way to the first farmers and the beginnings of settled society in Scotland.

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This is an exciting and controversial reassessment of a period and a people who stood at the birth of Scotland.

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Scotland: The Making and Unmaking of the Nation c.1100-1707, volumes 1 and 3, the first in a five-volume set of textbooks, provide a comprehensive introduction to medieval and early modern Scotland.

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Frank Bardgett buttresses Rev. Alexander Young’s historical observations of the Highland Clearances providing further shrewd evidence in this tumultuous time in the early 20th century.

                    
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The first popular biography for 40 years and an enthralling read. Colm McNamee is an expert on the Irish dimensions of the Wars of the Bruces.

            
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This is the first fully documented study for many years of one of Scotland’s most emotive subjects.

                            
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Burt’s Letters from the North of Scotland is one of the most detailed yet entertaining sources of information on life and customs in the Highlands during the eighteenth century.
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Angus Graham’s book is an endearing account and history of a highland estate stretching over many decades and ownerships from the Victorian period until well into the twentieth century. This sentimental though thoughtful book offers an interesting insight to the changing ways of life for one of many aspects of Highland living.
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An entirely new account of the history of one of the oldest Hebridean clans from its origins in a remote Scandinavian past until its dispersal around the globe in modern times.

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The first popular synthesis to be attempted of what life was like in the new communities of Perth, Aberdeen, Elgin, Edinburgh and Glasgow, grown from planned medieval burghs in the 12th century.

    
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George IV’s great journey to Scotland in 1822 is one of the defining moments in the creation of our country. Prebble has created a thoroughly investigated book, which makes a great read for any history enthusiast.

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First and foremost the Vikings were travellers, roaming far to the east, south and west in their magnificent ships - the lords of the seas.

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This title, one of the "Historic Scotland" series, traces by means of surviving buildings and archaeological remains, the intense military activity in Scotland during the Jacobite era. It brings to life the men who formed part of the first standing army, and covers sites existing today together with the problems of preserving them.
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Urquhart Castle, and the surrounding Great Glen, has a tumultuous and fascinating history: a home to the Picts, a royal fortress in the Wars of Independence, fought over by the Highland clans, and a forlorn relic in the first Jacobite rising.
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Two thousand years ago the Roman army, one of the world's most successful fighting machines, set out to conquer Scotland. Three invasions were attempted, and each ended in withdrawal. This book investigates why the Romans chose to invade and failed.
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The Castles of Scotland is the most complete and comprehensive guide available to the nation’s wealth of castles. This new edition is the culmination of ten years’ research, and covers more than 2700 castles as well as mansions and historic houses.

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In the Clearances of the 19th century, crofts - once the mainstay of Highland life in Scotland - were swept away as the land was put over to sheep grazing. The author sets out to discover how many of their stories survive in the memories of their descendants.
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