History & General Interest Books

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....

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...

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 –...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

The Small Isles is a comprehensive guide illustrated with a wealth of photographs, maps and drawings. It takes readers on a tour of both place and ...

The Poetry of Robert Burns features some of Scotland's best loved poems. This new paperback anthology brings together The Bard's great wit, sentime...

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...

The Fife Pilgrim Way is packed with over almost 100 images and countless stories. It brings to life the fascinating communities and the characters ...

Scotland's First World War tells the story of the war through Scotland's people and places. It explores the buildings where, one hundred years ago,...

In St Kilda The Last and Outmost Isle, archaeologists Angela Gannon and George Geddes spent over 9 months living and working on St Kilda. They have...

The Dunimarle Collection is an exceptional collection of fine and decorative arts, assembled during the late 18th and 19th centuries. It includes p...

Using stunning photography Scotland's Sporting Buildings brings the special interest of these sites and structures to life for the first time in a ...

In An Inventory for the Nation, learn about The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The commission was establishe...

In Victorian Scotland learn that Victorians were the harbingers of the modern age. Their society was driven by curiosity, a zeal for invention, and...

In Clothing for the Soul Divine: Excavations at Whithorn Priory, learn that Whithorn is known as Scotland's Cradle of Christianity. Whithorn was an...

Clans and Tartans is the perfect introduction to Scottish tartans. Produced in association with the Scottish Tartans Authority, this little book fo...

In Building Knowledge - An Architectural History of the University of Glasgow, learn the story of the University and its buildings told through a w...

In Building Knowledge - An Architectural History of the University of Edinburgh, learn the story of the University and its buildings told through a...