Memorials of Four Old Families
Viz. Campbell of Kilmartin, Gordon of Lesmoir, Irvine of Drum and Wimberley of South Witham & Beechfield with pedigrees and a few illustrations by Captain Douglas Wimberley, Formerly of the 79th or Cameron Highlanders (1894) (pdf)

The Gorbals
Videos and books about The Gorbals

Historical Account of the Noble Family of Kennedy
Marquess of Ailsa and Earl of Cassillis with Notices of some of the Principle Cadets thereof by David Cowan (1849) (pdf)

Sir Walter Scott's Society Fellows Fundraiser To Establish A Permanent HQ
A Global Response is anticipated from a quite unique charitable fundraising campaign centred on a "transformative vision" by the Edinburgh-based the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland to create a new permanent home for the organisation and a heritage hub for the nation. An article by Bill Magee.

How We REALLY Feel About The SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS
Added this video to our Moidart page.

Highlanders - the aristocrats of democracy
Documentary from 1995 looking at the Scottish Highlands History language and people. After reading the recent BBC Scotland web news Nov 16 2013 I was dismayed to read that the number of folks speaking Gaelic in the Highlands is falling. It reminded me of this documentary I had recorded many years ago when I lived down south in the big smoke when optimism was high for revival of things Gaelic anyway here it is narrated by Scotlands most famous thespiann.

Records of the Family of Cassels and Connexions
Edited by Robert Cassels (1870) (pdf)

Records of the clan and name of Fergusson, Ferguson and Fergus
Supplement volume to the above (1899) (pdf)

The Works of Robert Burns
Published by James Thin, publisher to the University of Edinburgh In six volumes (1895) .  I seem to have acquired this collection in 2018 but seems I never made it available on the site so have now done so.

Wyseby
A Legend of the first Irvings by E. W. Thom (1844) (pdf)

Weir's Way: Eriskay
Added this video to our Bonnie Prince Charlie page about his arrival in Eriskay.

Added our Weekly Newsletter for 16th January 2026 which you can read as a pdf file or in our Community

Life on the Isle of Rum
A video providing a Glimpse Into Scotland's Remote Community and below it you will also find another video about the Isle of Muck.

Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons (lyrics)
This is a favourite song of mine which is why I've put it on this page.  It is one of the only songs that I remember the lyrics. It's the last video on our Music page.

Glasgow’s Oldest Treasures
Langside Cafe Est: 1920

Witch Stories
Collected by E. Lynn Linton (1861) (pdf)

Witches of Pittenweem
From the Edinburgh Magazine, October (1817) (pdf)

The plan to re-open Edinburgh's lost rail loop
Added a video about this to our Transport page.

Western Wilds
And an Authentic Narrative embracing an account of seven years travel and adventure in the Far West by J. H. Beadle (1879) (pdf)

Collection of Rare and Curious Tracts on Witchcraft
With an Original Essay on Witchcraft by David Webster of Edinburgh (1820) (pdf)

Bibliographical Notes on the Witchcraft Literature of Scotland
By John Ferguson, LL.D., F.S.A. (1896) (pdf)

A Historical Account of the belief in Witchcraft in Scotland
By Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe, Esq., Of Boddam Castle (1884) (pdf)

Scottish Mouth Music - Dolores Keane / John Faulkne
Added this video to our Music page, second video down the page.

Added our Weekly Newsletter for 9th January 2026 which you can read as a pdf file or in our Community

A Treatise on the Second Sight
Dreams, Apparitions, &c. by the Rev. Donald M'Leod (1763) (pdf)

Eighth Report of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts.
Part I. Report and Appendix (1881) (pdf)

Scottish Society of Louisville
Got in their January 2026 newsletter

Seventeenth Report of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts
Published in 1907 (pdf)

Seventh Report of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts.
Part I. Report and Appendix (1879) (pdf)

Fairy Pools - Isle Of Skye
Added this video to our Skye page

The ENTIRE History of Glasgow, Scotland
(1,481 Years in 65 Minutes). Added this video to our Glasgow page.

Scottish Templars Secret Arrival
What Really Happened When 18 Ships Reached Scotland in 1307. Added this video to the foot of the page.

Added our Weekly Newsletter for 2nd January, 2026 which you can read as a pdf file or in our Community

The Kirk & Its Worthies
By Nicholas Dickson, Edited by D. MacLeod Malloch (1914) (pdf)

Colin Alexander McVean and the Meiji Japan’s Public Works
An Apostle of Thomas Telford and Isambard Kingdom Brunel by Hideo IZUMIDA, Dr.Eng.(Tokyo), M.A.(Tsukuba) (pdf) Sent in by his gt. grandson, Colin Houston.

Scotland's Other National Drink set to be a World Cup Winner
Scotland's aither national drink is expected to be a star player at the forthcoming Fifa Football World Cup with record shipments crossing the Pond to the States, Canada and Mexico in good time for the soccer tournament set to be staged in the three countries. An article by Bill Magee.

The God's Acres of Dumbarton
And Biographical Sketches of Some of those who Sleep therein by Donald MacLeod (1887) (pdf)

Aberdeen's Shipbuilding Heritage
Rainbow Warrior / Sir William Hardy By Stanley Bruce (2017) (pdf)

Fifteenth Report of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts
Published in 1899 (pdf)