Birlinn Origin

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

In 1830, the little Hebridean island of Lismore was one of the granaries of the West...

Known as 'Britain's most beautiful shortcut', the Crinal Canal runs from Ardrishaig on...

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

Two thousand years ago, southern Scotland was part of a great empire, the Roman Empire....

Christina MacDonald MacQueen (1884–1959) was born on St Kilda and grew up there at the...

This is a fabulous treasury of legend and wonder; tales of monsters who dwell in lakes,...

The medieval earldoms of Orkney and Caithness were positioned between two worlds, the...

This is a book for anyone interested in wildlife, for art lovers, for tourists wanting...

For much of its history, Orkney had its own language, culture and institutions. The...

Around 1885, Alfred Barnard was secretary of Harper's Weekly Gazette, a journal...

One of the great classics of Scottish history, The Drove Roads of Scotland interweaves...