Local History from Perthshire and Angus

  • Cover scan of The Battle Of Dunnichen, 685
    The Battle Of Dunnichen, 685 James E. Fraser
    Waged on Saturday 20th May 685, the battle of Dunnichen, fought near Forfar in north-eastern Scotland, is the best-documented event in the history of the Picts.
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    Black Watch: A Concise History Trevor Royle
    Renowned as one of the great fighting regiments of the British Army, the Black Watch were formed at Aberfeldy. Based on the letters and diaries of former Black Watch soldiers, this account of a famous regiment is a memorial to its long and distinguished history.
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    North Perthshire: Atholl And Gowrie Lindsay J. MacGregor; Richard Oram
    Both Atholl and Gowrie are rich in archaeology and this guide takes in the full range, from neolithic cairns to medieval palaces. A full gazetteer combines with the narrative to produce a definitive history of the area.
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    Old Perth Guthrie Hutton
    This book contains a selection of pictures and photographs depicting Perth as it was in the 19th and early to mid 20th centuries
  • Cover scan of The Perthshire Book
    The Perthshire Book
    This collection of essays, written by experts, provides the definitive story of Perthshire. Full of facts and details, this book is essential reading for all who love Perthshire, locals and visitors alike.
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    Perthshire In History And Legend A. C. McKerracher
    Exploring some of the stories about Perthshire, this book contains both well-known stories such as Robert the Bruce founding a chapel at Strathfillan after Bannockburn, and also lesser known tales.
  • Cover scan of Perthshire & Kinross-Shire's Lost Railways
    Perthshire & Kinross-Shire's Lost Railways Gordon Stansfield
    As well as information on the counties' railway system before the Beeching era, this book contains fifty-two rare photographs of stations at locations including Killin, Aberfeldy, Blairgowrie, Aberfoyle, Meigle, Lochearnhead, St Fillans, Bankfoot, Bridge of Earn and Crieff.
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    Ravens Over The Hill: A Birdseye View Of Dùn Coillich Through The Ages Robin Hull
    'Ravens Over the Hill' recounts the history of a little mountain nestling under the shoulder of Schiehallion in central Perthshire. The tale, seen through the eyes of the generations of ravens that have bred there since the Ice Ages, starts with the geology of the Dun.
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    That's Fourpence You're Eating!: A Childhood In Perth Frances Rimington
    'That's Fourpence You're Eating!' takes the reader back to another period, recounting a middle-class upbringing in Victorian and Edwardian Perth and Edinburgh.
  • Cover scan of Twenty-Five Years Of Stagecoach
    Twenty-Five Years Of Stagecoach Doug Jack
    During the 1980s, the Perth-based Stagecoach firm was able to expand rapidly, thanks to the deregulation and privatisation of the bus industry. This book looks at the development of the company as it approaches its 25th anniversary.
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