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On 26 December 1900, the vessel Hesperus arrived at Eilean Mor in the remote Outer...

These folk tales reflect the wild and secret character of between two countries and two...

Lying far to the north of Scotland, the Shetland Islands form an extraordinary...

Monsters, lunatics, vampires, werewolves and evil dolls, stones entombing bodies, faces...

Thomas Telford, the son of a shepherd, was born in Westerkirk, Scotland in 1757. At the...

Western Isles Folk Tales is a representative collection of stories from the...

William Wallace came to fame through his active opposition to the aggressive...

This book tells the amazing story of Stirling's history from earliest times to the...

The folklore of the north-east has provided a rich tapestry for the tales within; from...

Bannockburn 1314: 700 Years On is the definitive account of the most legendary battle...

Aberdeen has been inhabited for 8,000 years, since the first Hunter-Gatherers settled...

The Vikings hold a particular place in the history of the West, both mythologically and...