Katharine Stewart

(born 1914 - ) - Abriachan, Highlands

Katherine Stewart's first book, A Croft in the Hills, was first published in 1960 and has been reprinted many times since. Born in the Highlands in 1914, she spent WWII working in London but moved to Abriachan, near Inverness, after the war. With her husband she ran a croft in the area for many years, as well as the village post office, which closed in 2008.

In 2005 Katharine Stewart helped set up a small museum in Abriachan. A sequel to her crofting book, A Garden in the Hills, came out in 1995. She has also written books on her village of Abriachan and Highland life, such as Women of the Highlands, which presents biographies of many local women since the mediaeval period.

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Cattle On A Thousand Hills: Farming Culture In The Highlands Of Scotland
Katharine Stewart - Paperback - Luath
An insightful, affectionate look at the often neglected role of cattle in shaping Highland life, from religious practices to cattle-raiding to cowboys.
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A Garden In The Hills
Katharine Stewart - Paperback - Birlinn
Month by month we are taken through a year in the life of Katharine Stewart's garden. The circle of the seasons is luminously evoked as we are told of the practicalities of gardening, cooking, bee-keeping and wine-making.
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The Story Of Loch Ness
Katharine Stewart - Hardback - Luath
Stewart captures the essence of Loch Ness, from its ancient formation through the early dwellers, the communities and the battles, the wild life, the genealogy, the stories and folklore.
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Women Of The Highlands
Katharine Stewart - Paperback - Luath
Katharine Stewart takes us to the heart of the Highlands in her history of the women who shaped the land and handed down the legends that have provided such a rich vein of material for generations.