Skip to content
FREE UK DELIVERY ON ORDERS OVER £50
FREE UK DELIVERY ON ORDERS OVER £50

Books & Stationery

Enjoy a selection of Books & Stationery about Scotland, or find the perfect gift for someone who loves Scottish history, culture or architecture. Every Book collection purchase helps us protect our historic places throughout Scotland.

 

Filters

  • Inside page spread entitled "In Motion" of A Life Of Industry: The photography of John R Hume
    A Life of Industry: The Photography of John R Hume. Hardback

    A Life of Industry: The Photography of John R Hume

    £20.00

    A Life of Industry: The Photography of John R Hume covers Scotland’s foremost expert on industrial heritage. John’s greatest passion was – and is –...

    View full details
    £20.00
  • Bestseller

    edinburgh castle guidebook inner page example
    Edinburgh Castle Guidebook official souvenir guide

    Edinburgh Castle Guidebook

    £6.00

    Edinburgh Castle dominates the skyline, atop a rocky outcrop in the heart of Scotland’s capital. Read this official souvenir Edinburgh Castle Guide...

    View full details
    £6.00
  • Bloody Scotland Paperback
    Bloody Scotland Hardback

    Bloody Scotland

    from £12.99

    Winner of the CWA Short Story Dagger Award. In Bloody Scotland, twelve of Scotland's best crime writers use the sinister side of the country's buil...

    View full details
    from £12.99
  • Stirling Castle, Argyll's Lodging and Mar's Wark Guidebook
    Stirling Castle, Argyll's Lodging and Mar's Wark Guidebook

    Stirling Castle, Argyll's Lodging and Mar's Wark Guidebook

    £6.00

    Stirling Castle, Argyll's Lodging and Mar's Wark are all explored in this detailed guidebook. The official souvenir edition is 88 pages long, cover...

    View full details
    £6.00
  • For the Safety of All: A Story of Scotland’s Lighthouses Hardback cover

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

    from £14.99

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

    View full details
    from £14.99
  • new

    mousa to mackintosh the scottishness of scottish architecture book cover
    mousa to mackintosh book cover shown at an angle hardback book

    Mousa to Mackintosh - The Scottishness of Scottish Architecture

    £30.00

    Order our new Historic Environment Scotland illustrated hardback publication of Mousa to Mackintosh online & also get a FREE copy of 'Art Of th...

    View full details
    £30.00
  • Skara Brae Guidebook

    Skara Brae Guidebook

    £5.00

    Many questions and mysteries still surround Skara Brae. The village is on the Scottish island of Orkney. Discover the history of this village in th...

    View full details
    £5.00
  • Saracen Foundry

    Saracen Foundry

    £6.00

    Technical Reference Series: Saracen Foundry volumes 1 & 2. This is the first of a number of Technical Reference books to be produced by the Tec...

    View full details
    £6.00
  • November Book Offer

    Mary Was Here book publication depicting the life of Mary Queen of Scots
    Book Bundle containing 'The Honours of Scotland', 'Scotland's History' and 'Mary Was Here'.
    Save 29%

    Historic Environment Scotland Royal Collection Book Bundle

    Original price £34.98
    Current price £25.00

    Enjoy our Historic Scotland Royal Collection Book Bundle of three wonderful books at a discounted price while stocks last. Explore some of Scotland...

    View full details
    Original price £34.98
    Current price £25.00
    Save 29%
  • November Book Offer

    Hardback copy of Bloody Scotland - a book by twelve Scottish crime writers
    Book bundle contains copies of 'Scotland's Landscapes', 'Bloody Scotland' and 'Where are the Women'.
    Save 34%

    Historic Environment Scotland Bestsellers Book Bundle

    Original price £37.97
    Current price £25.00

    For a limited time, enjoy three of Historic Scotland's Bestselling Books at a discounted price while stocks last. Explore some of Scotland's best ...

    View full details
    Original price £37.97
    Current price £25.00
    Save 34%
  • November Book Offer

    A History of Scotland's Landscapes book by Fiona Watson and Piers Dixon
    Book Bundle containing 'Who Built Scotland', 'A Work of Beauty' and 'A History of Scotland's Landscapes'.
    Save 27%

    Historic Environment Scotland Landscape and Architecture Book Bundle

    Original price £54.98
    Current price £40.00

    For a limited time, enjoy three of Historic Environment Scotland Landscape, Architecture and Archaeology books at a discounted price whilst stocks ...

    View full details
    Original price £54.98
    Current price £40.00
    Save 27%
  • Jarlshof Guidebook

    Jarlshof Guidebook

    £3.50

    Jarlshof’s story stretches back thousands of years to ancient Scotland, and this illustrated guide explains the history of one of Scotland’s oldest...

    View full details
    £3.50
  • Urquhart Castle Guidebook official souvenir guide front cover

    Urquhart Castle Guidebook

    £6.00

    Official souvenir Urquhart Castle guidebook. The castle overlooks Loch Ness and is linked to Pictish history. It was also a strategic castle during...

    View full details
    £6.00
  • Where are the Women? paperback

    Where are the Women?

    £9.99

    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...

    View full details
    £9.99
  • NEW

    example inner page of Holyrood Park guidebook with pages open showing The Queen's Park chapter
    official holyrood park guidebook front cover showing arthurs seat and city in the background

    Holyrood Park Guidebook

    £6.00

    New for 2023! The official souvenir Holyrood Park Guidebook including Arthur's Seat will help you explore the Park, identify its remarkable feature...

    View full details
    £6.00
  • maeshowe and the heart of neolithic orkney official souvenir guidebook front cover

    Maeshowe and the heart of Neolithic Orkney Guidebook

    £6.00

    Maeshowe is a Neolithic tomb on Orkney with a rich history, which has stood there for close to 5,000 years. This official guide talks you through t...

    View full details
    £6.00
  • Monuments of Orkney

    Monuments of Orkney

    £10.00

    Orkney’s history stretches back thousands of years. This small island has a big heritage, boasting Neolithic farms and monuments, Norse cathedrals ...

    View full details
    £10.00
  • St Andrews Castle, Cathedral and Historic Burgh Guidebook

    St Andrews Castle, Cathedral and Historic Burgh Guidebook

    £6.00

    Explore St Andrews through this official souvenir guide. St Andrews, a royal burgh in Fife, boasts both a castle and cathedral. Legend holds that r...

    View full details
    £6.00
  • The Stirling Palace Tapestries Guidebook

    The Stirling Palace Tapestries Guidebook

    £3.50

    A 24-page guide to the Stirling Palace Tapestries. The colourful embroidered artworks keep the Scottish Renaissance spirit alive at the palace. The...

    View full details
    £3.50
  • Clava Cairns guide leaflet

    Clava Cairns guide leaflet

    £1.00

    The official visitors guide to Clava Cairns - English language edition. On a gravel terrace above the River Nairn stands one of Scotland’s most evo...

    View full details
    £1.00
  • Iona Abbey and Nunnery Guidebook official souvenir guide

    Iona Abbey and Nunnery Guidebook

    £6.00

    From St Columba to the Protestant Reformation via Viking incursions, Iona Abbey’s story is told in this wonderful Iona Abbey and Nunnery Guidebook....

    View full details
    £6.00
  • The Brochs of Gurness and Midhowe Guidebook

    The Brochs of Gurness and Midhowe Guidebook

    £3.50

    Gurness Broch and Midhowe Broch sit on either side of Eynhallow Sound. The Sound separates the islands of Orkney and Rousay. Discover both sites in...

    View full details
    £3.50
  • Conservation of Timber sash and case windows

    Conservation of Timber sash and case windows

    £6.00

    This guide provides advice on inspecting windows to assess repair requirements accurately and describes appropriate repair techniques. 88 pages, pa...

    View full details
    £6.00
  • Doune Castle Guidebook official souvenir guide

    Doune Castle Guidebook

    £5.00

    Doune Castle is unusual, chiefly because it is known to have been a stronghold site since Roman times. The castle as it currently stands is believe...

    View full details
    £5.00