Excellent introduction to all the important events and people in Scottish history, with more than 200 great places to visit, enhanced by numerous maps and b&w photos, places to visit fully updated for the 7th printing.
Reprinted and places to visit completely updated 2018 (7th printing).
Scottish history is peppered with dark deeds, desperate battles, struggles against vastly superior forces, a few notable heroes, many more notorious villains.
With photos and maps and organised chronlogically this concise and popular Wee Guide describes all the key events and people that shaped Scotland, from St Columba to St Margaret, from Macbeth to Malcolm Canmore, from William Wallace to Robert the Bruce, from Mary Queen of Scots to James VI, from Bonnie Prince Charlie to Robert Burns.
Also included are more than 200 fascinating prehistoric sites, castles, churches, mansions, battlefields, museums and heritage sites to visit, along with details of opening and websites, now comprehsnively revised and updated for this latest reprint.
Contents
List of maps and illustrations
Acknowledgements and Useful Contacts
How to use this book
Introduction
PART ONE: ANCIENT TIMES
Places to Visit: Ancient Times
PART TWO: THE MIDDLE AGES
Places to Visit: Churches and Abbeys
PART THREE: MODERN TIMES
Index
Places to Visit Index
Paperback £3.95
ISBN: 9781899874019
Series: Wee Guides
Extent: 96 text pp
Illus: 63 b&w photos and maps
Dimensions: 180 mm high x 110 mm wide x 5 mm thick
Weight: 98g
Printed by Bell and Bain in Glasgow, Scotland