Birlinn Origin

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...

Tells the story of the raiders; their struggle to escape from the poverty which, they...

In this best-selling biography of John Knox, Rosalind K. Marshall traces the life of...

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