The Seven Wonders of Scotland: 1 to 6
The Scotsman newspaper is running 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 have selected some of the best books on each of the subjects.
There are 30 candidate wonders, which we have split over five pages. The first six are The Prehistoric treasures of Orkney, The Borders abbeys, the Scottish sense of humour, the Cuillin of Skye, Single Malt Whisky, and the Caledonian Canal.
The Prehistoric Treasures of Orkney
- Orkney by Anna Ritchie
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The Borders Abbeys
- The Borders: A History Of The Borders From Earliest Times by Alistair Moffat
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The Scottish Sense of Humour
- The Stornoway Way by Kevin MacNeil
- Para Handy: The Collected Stories by Neil Munro
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The Cuillin of Skye
- The Cuillin: Great Mountain Ridge of Skye by Gordon Stainforth
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Single Malt Whisky
- MacLean's Miscellany of Whisky by Charles MacLean
- Michael Jackson's Malt Whisky Companion
- Scotch Whisky: A Liquid History by Charles MacLean
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The Caledonia Canal
- The Caledonian Canal by AD Cameron
Featured books
- The Borders: A History Of The Borders From Earliest Times
This text is a history of the Borders from earliest times, from the author of The Edinburgh Fringe, Remembering Charles Rennie Mackintosh, and Arthur and the Lost Kingdoms. - The Caledonian Canal
'The Caledonian Canal' records the history of one of Scotland's most massive engineering projects, from Thomas Telford's first survey in 1801 into the twenty-first century. Telford's plan, to connect Loch Ness, Loch Oich, Loch Lochy and the sea, was a huge undertaking which brought civil engineering to the Highlands on a heroic scale. - The Cuillin: Great Mountain Ridge Of Skye
In this book, Gordon Stainforth presents a portrait of the Cuillins on the Isle of Skye, which many climbers and walkers consider to be the finest mountain chain in Britain. Text and photographs are accompanied by a detailed guide to the summits. - Lines On The Landscape, Circles From The Sky: Monuments Of Neolithic Orkney
This book looks at archaeological remains as architecture with inherent meaning. In this study an architect draws on research, fieldwork, mythology, anthropology, religion and folklore to elucidate the meaning of the stone remains and the cosmos they represented. - MacLean's Miscellany Of Whisky
Charles MacLean explains how whisky has changed over the last 100 years, what gives it its beautiful amber colour, how its simple ingredients come together to produce such a diversity of flavours, what changes have taken place in distilling and bottling, how Scotch can be best enjoyed, and much more. - Michael Jackson's Malt Whisky Companion
Do you know your Mortlach from your Miltonduff? A Glenfiddich from a Glenlugie? Find out the differences in Michael Jackson's guide to single malts. This guide includes over 800 malts. - Orkney
Exploring Scotland's Heritage provides an up-to-date and authoritative introduction to the rich archaeological heritage of the country, tracing human impressions on the landscape from WW2 relics back to the earliest days of settlement - Para Handy: The Collected Stories From 'The Vital Spark', 'In Highland Harbours With Para Handy' And 'Hurricane Jack Of The Vital Spark'
This is a collection of stories about Para Handy, who originally appeared in the Glasgow Evening News nearly a hundred years ago. The mariner and his crew recall the age of puffers sailing between West Highland ports and Glasgow. - Scotch Whisky: A Liquid History
This is the story of a traditional spirit with an intriguing past. It explores and unfolds, decade by decade, the history, secrets and untold tales surrounding Scotch whisky. - The Stornoway Way
This novel chronicles the misadventure of an idiosyncratic young Scotsman cartwheeling further and further into a Hebridean hell, railing against the constraints of his extraordinary but vanishing island culture as well as Western civilisation in general.
Skara Brae, Orkney
© Crown Copyright reproduced courtesy of Historic Scotland
Melrose Abbey
© Historic Scotland
The Vital Spark
© James Gardiner
South Cuillin, Skye
© Alan Thomson
Whisky Barrels, Kirkwall
© Chick Chalmers
Insignia of the Caledonian Canal
© British Waterways
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