Birlinn Origin

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

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

In Islay's history, there are no convincing records of the Vikings ever having been...

As an archaeologist, Steven Mithen has worked on the Hebridean island of Islay over a...

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

Polly Pullar tells the fascinating tale of one of the Hebrides unique thriving small...

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

The Clearances are well known as one of the darkest periods of Highland history. Over a...

Every year, ten men from Ness, at the northern tip of the Isle of Lewis, sail...

In 1938 John Lorne Campbell bought the Hebridean isle of Canna. He wanted to prevent it...

Trains and stagecoaches stuck in the snow, wild storms driving sailing ships off...

This book explores the western seaboard of Scotland - the Hebrides, Argyll and the Isle...