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

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The Borders Abbeys

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The Scottish Sense of Humour

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The Cuillin of Skye

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Single Malt Whisky

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The Caledonia Canal

Featured books

  • Cover scan of The Borders
    The Borders: A History Of The Borders From Earliest Times Alistair Moffat
    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.
  • Cover scan of The Caledonian Canal
    The Caledonian Canal A. D. Cameron
    '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.
  • Cover scan of The Cuillin
    The Cuillin: Great Mountain Ridge Of Skye Gordon Stainforth
    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.
  • Cover scan of Lines On The Landscape, Circles From The Sky
    Lines On The Landscape, Circles From The Sky: Monuments Of Neolithic Orkney Trevor Garnham
    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.
  • Cover scan of MacLean's Miscellany Of Whisky
    MacLean's Miscellany Of Whisky Charles MacLean
    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.
  • Cover scan of Michael Jackson's Malt Whisky Companion
    Michael Jackson's Malt Whisky Companion Michael Jackson
    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.
  • Cover scan of Orkney
    Orkney Anna Ritchie
    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
  • Cover scan of Para Handy
    Para Handy: The Collected Stories From 'The Vital Spark', 'In Highland Harbours With Para Handy' And 'Hurricane Jack Of The Vital Spark' Neil Munro
    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.
  • Cover scan of Scotch Whisky
    Scotch Whisky: A Liquid History Charles MacLean
    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.
  • Cover scan of The Stornoway Way
    The Stornoway Way Kevin MacNeil
    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

Skara Brae, Orkney
© Crown Copyright reproduced courtesy of Historic Scotland

Melrose Abbey

Melrose Abbey
© Historic Scotland

The Vital Spark

The Vital Spark
© James Gardiner

South Cuillin, Skye

South Cuillin, Skye
© Alan Thomson

Whisky Barrels, Kirkwall

Whisky Barrels
© Chick Chalmers

Insignia of the Caledonian Canal

Insignia of the Caledonian Canal
© British Waterways

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