The Seven Wonders of Scotland: 1 to 6
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
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Add to BasketThe Borders: A History Of The Borders From Earliest Times - Hardback -
£19.95
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 - Paperback -
£9.99
'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. -
Lines On The Landscape, Circles From The Sky: Monuments Of Neolithic Orkney - Paperback -
£17.99
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. -
Add to BasketMacLean's Miscellany Of Whisky - Hardback -
£10.00
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. -
Add to BasketMichael Jackson's Malt Whisky Companion - Hardback -
£14.99
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. -
Add to BasketPara Handy: The Collected Stories From 'The Vital Spark', 'In Highland Harbours With Para Handy' And 'Hurricane Jack Of The Vital Spark' - Paperback -
£9.99
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 - Paperback -
£16.99
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. -
Add to BasketThe Stornoway Way - Paperback -
£7.99
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
Melrose Abbey
The Vital Spark
South Cuillin, Skye
Whisky Barrels, Kirkwall
Insignia of the Caledonian Canal
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Last modified Wednesday 10 February 2010











