Suggested Reading List and More

There are undoubtedly a number of great vendors offering these books.
In an effort to make locating them easier, links have been provided in association with Amazon.com when they are available.

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  • The Age of the Picts, by W.A. Cummins, Sutton Publishing 1998, Amazon.com Link, Amazon.co.uk Link.
  • The Clans of the Scottish Highlands: The Costumes of the Clans by R.R. McIan, Knopf Publishers 1980, Amazon.com Link. *
  • The Clans, Septs and Regiments of the Scottish Highlands (8th Edition), by Frank Adam, Clearfield Company 1999, Amazon.com Link.
  • Collins Scottish Clan and Family Encyclopedia, by George Way of Plean, Romilly Squire. Amazon.com Link.
  • Feuds of the Clans: Together with the History of the Feuds and Conflicts among the Clans in the Northern Part of Scotland and in the Western Isles by Alexander MacGregor, Scotpress 1983, Amazon.com Link. *
  • The Highland Clans: the dynastic origins, chiefs and backgrounds of the clans and some other families connected with Highland history by Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk, Barrie and Jenkins 1977, Amazon.com Link. *
  • The Highland Clearances, by John Prebble, Penguin Books 1976, Amazon.com Link*, Amazon.co.uk Link
  • Highlanders: A History of the Scottish Clans, by Fitzroy Maclean, Penguin Studio 1995, Amazon.com Link.
  • Language death: the life cycle of a Scottish Gaelic dialect , by Nancy C. Dorian, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1981, Amazon.com Link *
  • Life in Caithness and Sutherland, by Glyn Satterly, Amazon.com Link *
  • The Lion in the North: 1000 Years of Scotland's History, by John Prebble, Coward, McCann & Geoghehan, Inc. 1971, Amazon.com Link *
  • The Northern Highlands: The Empty Lands, the Lands of Endess Natural Beauty, including Wester Ross, Caithness and Sutherland , by Tom Atkinson, Luath Press 2000, Amazon.com Link, Amazon.co.uk Link.
  • Scotland: A Concise History by Fitzroy MacClean, Thames and Hudson 1993, Amazon.com Link, Amazon.co.uk Link.
  • Scottish Roots: A Step-by-Step Guide for Ancestor Hunters in Scotland and Elsewhere, by Alwyn James, Pelican Publication Company 1991, Amazon.com Link, Amazon.co.uk Link
  • So You're Going to Wear the Kilt, by J. Charles Thompson, Amazon.com Link.*
  • Sutherland: An Illustrated Architectural Guide, by Elizabeth Beaton, The Rutland Press, 1995, Available from the Clan Room at Dunrobin Castle. Email ClanSuthScot@btinternet.com for more information.
  • Sutherland and Caithness in Saga Time, by James Gray, Oliver and Boyd 1922, *
  • The Sutherland Clearances, 1806-1820; a Documentary Survey, Amazon.com Link *
  • The Tyranny of Tide: An Oral History of the East Sutherland Fisherfolk, by Nancy C. Dorian, Karoma Publishers, Inc., 1985, Amazon.com Link *
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  • The CD Sutherland Schools Pipe Band, The Sutherland Schools Pipe Band is based in Golspie High School. The band includes boys and girls aged 11 to 17 years from various villages in the county of Sutherland. The band has travelled extensively throughout Scotland, and to Europe and to the United States. Their excellent CD can be purchased for £10, plus shipping & handling. Email spb@golspie.org.uk, or contact Mrs. Bonnie Stewart, Glynwood, Fountain Road, Golspie, KW10 6TH, United Kingdom for details. Visit their website at http://www.golspie.org.uk/spb.htm.
  • The CD Clan Sutherland Pipe Band: Pipes and Drums of Scotland, Amazon.com Link, Amazon.co.uk Link.

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  • The video The Castles of Scotland (Vol 5). The Castles of Scotland is a BBC television series by historian Ian Grimble. Volume 5 features Dunrobin Castle and Floors Castle. Amazon.com Link
  • The video Volume 9 - North West Highlands (Ullapool & Sutherland). It covers the beautiful mountain wilderness in the west of Sutherlandshire from Ullapool to Cape Wrath and the beaches of Durness. The featured places include: Achmelvich, Ardvreck Castle, Cape Wrath Lighthouse, Clashnessie, Drumbeg, Durness, Elphin, Inchnadamph, Inverkirkaig, Kinlochbervie, Lochinver, Loch Glencoul, Old Man of Stoer, Rhiconich, Scourie, Smoo Caves and Ullapool. Amazon.com Link.

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Those interested in hiking in the region may wish to obtain the scale of maps in the Landranger series produced by the Ordnance Survey, the official map agency of the UK. These can be purchased from Amazon in the UK:

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