Birlinn Origin

The small island archipelago of St Kilda, which rises majestically from the stormy...

Angus MacLellan was regarded throughout his own lifetime as one of Scotland's finest...

In this book he records a world of local legend, folklore and superstition, and charts...

These are the memoirs of a teacher from England who became headmaster of Garrynemonie...

This is the story of a Scottish island as it has never been told before. While many...

"The place where the German U-boat sank the British battleship Royal Oak was none other...

The Caledonian Canal records the history of one of Scotland’s most massive engineering...

The Highland Clearances are a well-documented episode in Scotland's past but they were...

Night Falls on Ardnamurchan has become a classic account of the life and death of a...

The infamous ‘Beeching Axe’ swept away virtually every Scottish branch line in the...

Through his personality, ingenuity and ability, he initiated a resistance movement...

John Gregorson Campbell (1834-91) was one of the most outstanding folklorists working...