Scottish History

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

This is the story of the Hebridean island of Raasay from the time of the...

Neolithic farmers, iron age settlers, clan dynasties and, in the 20th century, the...

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

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

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

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

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

This is the story of a Scottish island as it has never been told before. While many...

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

"The place where the German U-boat sank the British battleship Royal Oak was none other...

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