Scotland From the Air by Shahbaz Majeed (15 September 2024). (Amazon paid link.)
In this book, photographer Shahbaz Majeed has used drone and helicopter to take readers on a unique journey. Through these pictures, you
can see the sweep of the land and how the layers of history have been embedded in and become part of these landscapes. From its varied and
dramatic coastline, to its iconic landmarks, historic buildings, towns, cities and industries, the aerial views on these pages show the
beauty and fascination of Scotland in a totally different way.
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Scotland in Photographs by Shahbaz Majeed (15 May 2017). (Amazon paid link.)
Scotland has been truly blessed with its great diversity of beautiful landscapes. It is surrounded by dramatic seascapes and peppered with
fast-flowing rivers, mysterious lochs and high waterfalls. Photographer Shahbaz Majeed has captured the country’s essence in this collection
of stunning images. From world-class cities to spectacular wave-battered cliffs and beaches, from majestic mountains to mist-shrouded glens,
this book has it covered. For its proud inhabitants, long-term visitors and even casual tourists, Scotland in Photographs is a must-read.
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Scotland Remembered: A History of Scotland Through its Monuments and Memorials by Michael Meighan (15 November 2019). (Amazon paid link.)
Monuments are all around us. We walk or drive past them every yet we are often only vaguely aware of their existence.
In this book author Michael Meighan examines the stories behind the monuments and memorials of Scotland, and what they reveal
about the history of the country: its most ancient monuments; wars and battles; heroes and villains; cultural figures, explorers
and scientists; disasters both natural and otherwise.
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Scotland Revealed by Shahbaz Majeed (15 April 2020). (Amazon paid link.)
Scotland boasts a huge variety of landscapes, from spectacular mountain and moorland scenery, beautiful lochs, remote islands and wonderful
coastline, to its cultural heritage stretching back through the centuries, its unspoilt towns and villages, through the impact of the industrial
revolution to its dynamic cities of today. In Scotland Revealed, photographer Shahbaz Majeed has captured the huge variety of scenery, natural
and man-made, that makes Scotland special.
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Reading the Gaelic Landscape: Leughadh
Aghaidh Na Tire by John Murray (22 April 2014). (Amazon paid link.)
How many people have looked at a map of the Highlands and been intrigued and yet,
at the same time, felt excluded by the wealth and strangeness of the place names recorded? Reading
the Gaelic Landscape is a must for anyone who is interested in the Scottish Highlands and its
ancient tongue. It encourages people to read and understand, and provides an insight into landscape
history.
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The Passion of Harry Bingo: Further Dispatches from Unreported Scotland by Peter Ross (17 August 2017). (Amazon paid link.)
The Passion of Harry Bingo: Further Dispatches From Unreported Scotland is the second volume of selected journalism from one of Scotland's
most popular writers. It follows the highly successful publication in 2014 of Daunderlust and looks at Scotland in its post-Referendum years,
the interests, activities and passions of its people and places. Quirky, hilarious, always engaging and often moving; and from Shetland to the
Sussex coast.
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Scotland: Celebrations & Soul Food by Jean Muir
(28 January 2015). (Amazon paid link.)
An unexpected window into a world that is beautiful, breath-taking, culturally
diverse and downright exotic. Jean Muir is an American who fell in love with Scotland. Scotland:
Celebrations & Soul Food is her love letter to the culture, festivals and culinary riches of
that great country.
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A Handbook of Scotland's Coasts by Fi
Martynoga (16 July 2015). (Amazon paid link.)
This handbook offers an inspirational resource for those who want to discover
more about the thousands of miles of Scotland's spectacular coastline - from its stunning geology
and diverse marine and bird life to its coastal culture, with its fishing ports, fresh cuisine,
arts communities, ancient monuments and colourful local traditions.
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Canals Across Scotland: Walking,
Cycling, Boating, Visiting by Hamish Brown (20 October 2015). (Amazon paid link.)
This entertaining and informative book will be of practical benefit to all who
discover the historic Union Canal and the Forth & Clyde Canal, whether walking, cycling,
boating or visiting the Falkirk Wheel or the Kelpies. The canals are for fun, whether on the water,
on the towpath, walking or cycling or just visiting.
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349 Views of Scotland by David Squires (14 April 2016). (Amazon paid link.)
Anyone who has walked or climbed in Scotland will sooner or later come across a view indicator - one of the discs or plates
which identify surrounding features in the landscape. This is the first full-length work devoted to these devices. Since the
first indicator appeared in 1890 at Ladies' Rock in Stirling, more than 340 have been installed at viewpoints around Scotland.
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Scotland The Best (Paperback) by Peter Irvine (26
Nov 2009). (Amazon paid link.)
Scotland the Best has become something of a Scottish institution. Published every
two years, its author Peter Irvine sets out to list the best of everything that Scotland has to
offer. The result is a really useful work of reference anyone living in or visiting Scotland will
fin themselves coming back to time and again.
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Scotland's Hidden Hauntings: A Collection of Real
Ghost Stories by G Stewart (March 2013). (Amazon paid link.)
Scotland is well known for being one of the most haunted countries in the world,
but alongside the famous locations are many less well-known places, with equally eerie and
intriguing stories. Although some of the better-known stories are touched on, this book focuses on
less well-known locations and rather than just re-tell the stories, the author has personally
visited each site.
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Scottish Cycle Routes by Alasdair Cain (11 May
2015). (Amazon paid link.)
30 circular road cycle routes of 35 miles to 115 miles, exploring the best of
Scotland's panoramic back roads from the Far North-West to the Borders. The routes include two
Cairngorm crossings and the spectacular Bealach na Ba in Applecross, as well as gentler
cross-country and coastal routes.
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The Scottish Nationality Test: How Scottish are
You? by Cameron McPhail (14 June 2012). (Amazon paid link.)
At a time when Scotland is once again considering life as an independent nation,
The Scottish Nationality Test is essential reading for any citizen or visitor with a sense of
humour. So, how Scottish are you? And it's laugh-out-loud funny too.
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