This book, by the award-winning photographer David Paterson, is a superb photo essay and tribute to Skye, one of the most well-known of all the Scottish islands.

One of the definitive pieces of travel writing from the period, charting Thomas Pennant’s second trip to Scotland.

This new edition of Robert Smith’s best-selling book is both an exploration and celebration of the geography and history of this beautiful part of Scotland.

A highly entertaining and informative accountof Scotland’s culture and character in the eighteenth century as told by two of Britain’s most notorious men of literature.

The Road to Drumnafunner is a journey through the secret history and legends of North-east Scotland. Beginning at Drumnafunner Farm, where the Donald family lived and where the poet Charles Murray – ’Hamewith’ – walked over the moors to school, the road winds its way through many intriguing places, uncovering the stories and characters associated with them.

For centuries the Highlands and Islands of Scotland have cast their spell over visitors.

Part of the 25 Walks Series published by Mercat Press, this long-awaited Heart of Scotland edition covers Scotland’s central belt. Packed full of interesting historical facts and includes many routes through intriguing areas of interest.

The only guide to island hopping in Scotland – brilliantly informative and up to date.

This collection, including the never-before-published Stickeen, presents the finest of Muir’s writings, and imparts a rounded portrait of a man whose generosity, passion, discipline and vision are an inspiration to this day.

This volume brings together for the first time two records of the experiences of early Scottish emigrants to Argentina.

An inspiring narrative of one man’s exploration within the fringes of the arctic circle. A truly unique perspective.

An indespensible guide to the Hebridean islands, containing valuable local history and practical suggestions, which can make for informative reading or for making the most of your time when visiting.

This guide introduces the islands off the west coast of Scotland by way of a series of 25 graded walks (easy to strenuous) of various distances (2-13 miles) which will appeal to walkers of all ages and experience.

Louis MacNeice provides a unique insight into Hebridean culture of the late 1930s. This is a fascinating social historical document of what Scottish rural life was like in these times.  

Neil Gunn’s classic account of his 1930s voyage in the Hebrides. It seeks to capture the romance and exhilaration of a trip in a small boat, and Gunn’s observation of sea and landscape is interwoven with understanding of Norse and Celtic culture.

The log of Livingstone’s journey is interposed with an account of their own trials and tribulations.

A new example of the diverse pathways and the multiple dimensions of Kenneth White's method in that highly original type of travel-writing he calls the waybook.

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