Northern Scotland, Highlands & Islands

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  • Cover scan of Old Midmar & Cromar With Torphins And Lumphanan
    Old Midmar & Cromar With Torphins And Lumphanan
    David Jamieson; W. Stewart Wilson - Paperback - Stenlake
    The districts of Aberdeenshire covered in this book lie 'twixt Dee & Don' &, collectively, the villages in this area are known as Midmar & Cromar. A rural region dependent on agriculture, it was transformed by the arrival of the railway in the 19th century & benefited from the North Sea oil boom of the 20th century.
  • Cover scan of Old Pitlochry, Strathtummel And Rannoch
    Old Pitlochry, Strathtummel And Rannoch
    Bernard Byrom - Paperback - Stenlake
    This collection of over 50 photographs, accompanied by a detailed history, captures Pitlochry and the surrounding area in the late-Victorian & Edwardian era.
  • Cover scan of Old Comrie, Upper Strathearn And Balquhidder
    Old Comrie, Upper Strathearn And Balquhidder
    Bernard Byrom - Paperback - Stenlake
    Photographs featured in this history of the area around Comrie include the old stone bridge at Comrie, Dunira House, the railway stations at Comrie, St. Fillans, Glenoglehead, Lochearnhead, Balquidder, Kingshouse and Strathyre and many local scenes from the era before mass motor-car tourism.
  • Cover scan of Old Kelty
    Old Kelty
    Guthrie Hutton - Paperback - Stenlake
    Kelty is a mining community which flourished from the 1870s onwards, when large-scale coal-winning was begun by the Fife Coal Company. This collection of photographs shows the village and its neighbours in their industrial heyday, but also harks back to an era of rural peace and quiet.
  • Cover scan of Old Newtonhill And Muchalls
    Old Newtonhill And Muchalls
    Brian H. Watt - Paperback - Stenlake
    Both Newtonhill and Muchalls grew from villages of other names, Newtonhill from the adjacent fishing community of Skateraw and Muchalls from Strathanro. Both new villages are illustrated in this book, with pictures including fishermen at work and the area's watermills.
  • Cover scan of Old And New World Highland Bagpiping
    Old And New World Highland Bagpiping
    John G. Gibson - Paperback - Birlinn
    John Gibson's use of oral history challenges accepted accounts of traditional bagpiping and provides a comprehensive biographical and genealogical survey of pipers and piping in the Scottish Highlands and Canada's Cape Breton region.
  • Cover scan of Old Killin, Kenmore And Loch Tay
    Old Killin, Kenmore And Loch Tay
    Bernard Byrom - Paperback - Stenlake
    Among the bygone sights featured in this comprehensive history, are the steamships Queen of the Lake and Lady of the Lake, the Killin hotel before its fire in the 1930s, and Taymouth Castle in its magnificent heyday.
  • Cover scan of Old Crieff
    Old Ratho
    Alex F. Young - Paperback - Stenlake
    The 'Gateway to the Highlands', Crieff's beautiful location has ensured that it has never had to rely on heavy industry for survival, relying instead on weaving, agriculture and tourism. This history tells the full story of the town from the 13th century to the present day.
  • Cover scan of Old Lower Deeside
    Old Lower Deeside
    David Jamieson; W. Stewart Wilson - Paperback - Stenlake
    The pictures in this book take in the key settlements of Cults, Bieldside and Culter, as well as numerous interesting estates, ferries, and big houses on both sides of the river, many of which are not usually accessible to the public or have changed beyond recognition over the years.
  • Cover scan of Old Auchterarder, Blackford And Braco
    Old Auchterarder, Blackford And Braco: With Aberuthven, Gask And Gleneagles
    Alex F. Young - Paperback - Stenlake
    Auchterarder has been in existence since 1227 and Blackford is similarly ancient. Braco came much later, as it was developed in 1815 by the local landowner. The full history of the three communities is recounted in this book.

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