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E-Book | Pub: 18 Oct 2018£9.99
The definitive guide to champagne and other sparkling wines. Champagne is delicious; we love its flavour, we love its fizz. Champagne’s association with success, partying and fun are as ingrained in the wine as the bubbles themselves. As the...
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E-Book | Pub: 20 Jun 2011£25.00
First published in 1926, this book remains the best and most comprehensive guide to the Celtic place-names of Scotland and is essential reading for anyone interested in Scottish history and the derivations of place-names the length and breadth of...
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Hardback | Pub: 21 Oct 2021£35.00INCLUDES HUNDREDS OF NEW AND EXPANDED ENTRIES From ‘Aald Rock’ to ‘Zeenty-teenty’, A Dictionary of Scottish Phrase and Fable is an unputdownable gallimaufry of curious items embracing sayings, put-downs, insults, mottos, traditions, legends,...
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Paperback | Pub: 15 Jul 2021£20.00Angus Watson’s Essential Gaelic-English and English-Gaelic dictionaries are well-established as one of the leading dictionaries of the Gaelic language. This combined dictionary is ideal for learners of Gaelic at all levels, and its generous...
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| Pub: 07 Jul 2022£19.99The Forth Rail Bridge is one of the world’s great engineering feats, and one of its most well-known. When it opened in 1890, the cantilevered bridge had one of the world’s longest spans, at 541 metres. Its distinctive and innovative design marks...
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E-Book | Pub: 01 Dec 2015£12.99
Galloglas were mercenary warriors from the Hebrides and West Highlands who settled in Ireland in the later 13th century and achieved an extraordinary prominence on Irish battlefields throughout the three hundred years following. Fighting as heavy...
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| Pub: 06 Jul 2023£19.99
Iona is one of the most beautiful of all the Scottish Hebrides, and full of historical associations. It was here that St Columba came by boat in 563 from Ireland, bringing Christianity to Scotland and establishing a monastery that became one of the...
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Hardback | Pub: 02 Oct 2025£30.00Hodges Figgis Book of the Year for 2025 Shortlisted for the An Post Irish Book Awards History Book of the Year Maps allow us to see how the world is organised spatially and show us relationships which cannot be understood from simply reading a text....
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| Pub: 06 Jul 2023£19.99
The isle of Skye is one of the most dramatically beautiful of all the Hebridean islands. At fifty miles long, it is also the largest of the Inner Hebrides and boasts a rich history and a huge range of wildlife. It is also a top destination for...
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Paperback | Pub: 23 Jul 2020£9.99New edition of the bestselling guide to whisky. The ever-expanding world of whisky can be a daunting one, with a deluge of new brands, distilleries and literature on the subject making it all but impossible for the amateur whisky drinker to find...
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Paperback | Pub: 03 Sep 2026£25.00Immerse yourself in Scotland’s sauna culture. Saunaland is a love story – between flame and forest, sweat and salt, person and place. It explores the deep, healing rituals of sauna culture, rooted in Nordic tradition and Celtic practices,...
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| Pub: 07 Jul 2022£19.99
This unique and delightful map of mainland Scotland and the Hebrides, from the collection of the National Library of Scotland, is a magnificent pictorial map of Scotland. Not just annotated with beautiful calligraphy, it also includes dozens of...
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Paperback | Pub: 03 Apr 2025£6.99Names are very important and can unlock vast amounts of information about places and their origins. The placename of Scotland are a goldmine of information about times past and the lives of early inhabitants. The different languages of their origin...
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Paperback | Pub: 02 Apr 2026£12.99Names are incredibly powerful things and are a crucial part of the way we see and classify the world around us. Plant names are especially fascinating in this respect. Some are simply descriptive or speak of ancient uses and remedies, whilst others...
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Paperback | Pub: 02 May 2024£6.99The Scots have always had a reputation for clarity of thought and also for the vigour with which it is put into words. This collection spans the entire gamut of a nation’s recorded thought and experience from Roman Scotland to the present day....
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Paperback | Pub: 02 Apr 2026£6.99Surnames give us a sense of identity and belonging. Even in today’s mobile society they can have strong links with particular areas. They are keys to our family history. And they always have an original meaning. This new collection of some 400...
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Paperback | Pub: 02 Apr 2012£5.99Scottish Wild Flowers – Pocket Edition, is an ideal pocket-size guide to over 350 plant species found throughout Scotland. Packed full of information, is a convenient guide for both visitors and residents of Scotland who wish to learn about...
