Birlinn Origin

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

The loss of two British ships crammed with American soldiers bound for the trenches of...

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

The story of Islay, Jura and Colonsay is one of the most fascinating amongst all the...

As the most advanced frontier construction of its time, and as definitive evidence of...

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

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

Written by a man who has gone on to become both an award-winning historian of the...

This is an extraordinary collection of tales from one of the very greatest Gaelic...

On 31 December 1918, hours from the first New Year of peace, hundreds of Royal Naval...

Highland Folk Ways vividly describes the many aspects and artefacts of our ancestors...

Knoydart - the northern edge of the 'Rough Bounds' is one of the most evocative names...