Seven Wonders of Scotland

The Scotsman newspaperran a public vote to find the Seven Wonders of Scotland, in association with the National Trust For Scotland. To help you choose from the 30 candidate wonders, BooksfromScotland.com selected some of the best books on each of the subjects.

Winning Wonders of Scotland

  1. The Forth Bridge
  2. Single Malt Whisky
  3. Edinburgh Old and New Towns
  4. Glencoe
  5. The Prehistoric Treasures of Orkney
  6. The Kilt
  7. The Light and Sky of Scotland

The complete list of thirty candidate wonders is below.

Wonders of Scotland - 1 to 6

  • The Prehistoric Treasures of Orkney
  • The Borders Abbeys
  • The Scottish Sense of Humour
  • The Cuillin of Skye
  • Single Malt Whisky

Wonders of Scotland - 6 to 12

  • Iona
  • The Ancient Caledonian Forest
  • The Architecture of Charles Rennie Mackintosh
  • Ben Nevis
  • Dolly the sheep and Scottish inventiveness
  • Arthur's Seat and Salisbury Crags

Wonders of Scotland - 13 to 18

  • The Edinburgh Festivals
  • Edinburgh Old and New Towns
  • Fingal's Cave and Staffa
  • The Forth Bridge
  • Glasgow's Shipyards
  • Glencoe

Wonders of Scotland - 19 to 24

  • Golf
  • The Kilt
  • The Light and Sky of Scotland
  • Loch Lomond and the Trossachs
  • New Lanark
  • Rosslyn Chapel

Wonders of Scotland - 25 to 30

  • Scotland's Literature
  • Scotland's Wildlife
  • The Scots Tongue
  • The Scottish Enlightenment
  • The Scottish Parliament
  • St Kilda

More details of your favourite Wonders of Scotland at heritage.scotsman.com

Internet Links

Vital Spark

© James Gardiner

Dolly

© The Scotsman Publications Ltd

Forth Railway Bridge

© National Archives of Scotland

Scott Monument

© Nick Haynes

Scottish Parliament

© Scottish Parliament

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