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Books & Stationery

Discover our carefully selected range of books, Historic Scotland publications, and stationery. Showcasing renowned Scottish authors, children’s myths and legends, and our newest bestsellers, this collection offers an ideal choice for readers of all ages and interests.

Every purchase you make helps us protect over 5000 years of Scottish history. Thank you for playing a part in something that means so much both now and for future generations.

Little Book of Christmas and Hogmany

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Explore the strange and rich traditions of Scottish Christmas and Hogmanay in this Little Book. From ancient Celtic druids and Viking Yule to a 400...

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The Small Isles - Paperback

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The Small Isles - Paperback edition is comprehensive guide – illustrated with a wealth of photographs, maps and drawings takes readers on a tour of...

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Wild History - Journeys into Lost Scotland

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Join acclaimed author and presenter, James Crawford in Wild Scotland - Journeys into Lost Scotland, as he explores the once wild places of Scotland...

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The King's Witches

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Set in 1589, Kate Foster’s beautifully written fictional novel, The King's Witches, follows Princess Anne of Denmark as she navigates her first yea...

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The Bagpipes: A Cultural History

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The Bagpipes: A Cultural History delves into the fascinating journey of an instrument with over 130 different versions but usually linked to just ...

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The Fair Botanists

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Set in the summer of 1822, The Fair Botanists invites you to vibrant Edinburgh as it prepares for King George IV’s arrival. Elizabeth, recently wid...

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Outlander and the Real Jacobites

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The acclaimed TV series Outlander has revived interest in the 1745 Jacobite uprising, but who were the Jacobites in reality? Outlander and the Real...

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The Malt Whisky Murders

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The Malt Whisky Murders opens with Eilidh and her wife Morag taking on the opportunity to purchase a rundown distillery in rural Kintyre, aiming to...

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A Life of Industry: The Photography of John R Hume

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A Life of Industry: The Photography of John R Hume publication covers Scotland’s foremost expert on industrial heritage. John’s greatest passion wa...

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For the Safety of All: A Story of Scotland’s Lighthouses

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Historic Environment Scotland Publication ‘There have always been lighthouses in my life. There has been a closeness and steadiness to our relation...

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Mousa to Mackintosh - The Scottishness of Scottish Architecture

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The architecture of Scotland exists in many forms. In Mousa to Mackintosh, Frank Arneil Walker examines the recognisable and recurring features evi...

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Where are the Women?

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The book Where are the Women? shows that for most of recorded history, women have been sidelined, if not silenced, by men who named the built envir...

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Bestseller

The Honours of Scotland

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The Honours of Scotland tells the turbulent story of the Honours – Scotland’s crown jewels – and the equally dramatic tale of the Stone of Destiny....

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A History of Scotland's Landscapes Hardback

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A History of Scotland’s Landscapes Hardback explores the many ways that we have used, adapted and altered our environment over thousands of years. ...

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Mary Was Here

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Mary Was Here exclusive Historic Scotland publication with foreword by Liz Lochhead. Mary Queen of Scots is one of Scotland’s most famous figures. ...

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Scotland's Landscapes

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Over the past 10,000 years, every inch of Scotland has been shaped, changed and moulded by it's people. Scotland’s Landscapes tells the enduring st...

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Scotland's History

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Scotland’s vibrant and bloody past captures the imagination, but there is far more to Scotland's History than murder and mayhem, tragedy and betray...

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A History of Scotland's Landscapes Paperback

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A History of Scotland’s Landscapes explores the many ways that we have used, adapted and altered our environment over thousands of years. Full of m...

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Above Scotland Pocket Book

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The Above Scotland Pocket Book explores the heart of Scotland;  it's landscape. Follow in the footsteps of countless generations to experience the ...

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Who Built Scotland

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In Who Built Scotland, experience a new history of Scotland told through its places. Writers Kathleen Jamie, Alexander McCall Smith, Alistair Moffa...

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Hunting Picts: Medieval sculptures at St Vigeans, Angus. Volumes 1 & 2

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In Hunting Picts: Medieval sculptures at St Vigeans, Angus Volumes 1 and 2, learn that during restoration of St Vigeans Church in the 1870s, a coll...

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Scotland: A History From Earliest Times

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In Scotland: A History From Earliest Times, author Alistair Moffat focuses on key moments in the nation’s history such as the Battle of Bannockburn...

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children age 10+

Horrible Histories: Scotland

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Discover all the foul facts about the history of the highlands with history's most horrible headlines: Horrible Histories Scotland. From the truth ...

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St Peter's, Cardross: Birth, Death and Renewal

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In the landmark book, St Peter's, Cardross: Birth, Death and Renewal, Diane Watters looks at the history of St Peter's Seminary, Cardross. She trac...

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