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Scottish local history
This collection contains items on the people, places, events, businesses, institutions, natural history, and topography related to specific communities and regions.
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The kirn poke o' Brechin: a mixter-maxter o' sichts scenes and weel-kent faces fae the recent past
Chanonry Press
1986
A photographic record of life and times in Brechin.
The Port of Montrose
Hutton Press Ltd and Georgica Press
1993
A history of the harbour and associated trade.
The whites of their eyes: an account of the military and naval adventures of the Agnews of Lochnaw from the formation of the first Scottish regiments in 1639
Agnew Association
1982
Traces the military contributions of the Agnew family from the early seventeenth century.
Glimpses of old Glasgow
Aird & Coghill
1894
A collection of memories of Glasgow streets, squares, lanes and important buildings, with memorabilia connected with Glasgow's progress.
Forteviot: a Pictish and Scottish royal centre
Tempus
2006
A full-scale study of the mediaeval site of Forteviot in Perthshire.
Edinburgh and the Borders: a hosteller's guide
Scottish Youth Hostels Association
1965
A guide to youth hostels in Edinburgh and the Borders, and the routes to them.
Above the Tay bridges
John Aitken
1986
A story of the navigable reaches of the River Tay above the Tay Bridges.
The Homesteads: Stirling's garden suburb
Peter Aitken, Cameron Cunningham and Bob McCutcheon
1984
A study of a Stirling experiment to combine co-operative ownership of both property and small-holdings.
A history of the rencounter at Drumclog, and battle at Bothwell Bridge, in the month of June, 1679, with an account of what is correct, and what is fictitious in the "Tales of my landlord", respecting these engagements and reflections on politic
W.P. Borthwick and Co.
1821
An account of the battle fought between a group of Covenanters and the forces of John Graham of Claverhouse.
Dundee breweries
John Alexander
2008
A history of brewing and brewers in Dundee and Broughty Ferry. Signed by the author on the title page.
Old Stirling clockmakers (including those in St. Ninians) up to 1990
Charles Allan
1990
A directory of eighteenth and nineteenth century clockmakers in Stirlingshire.
Artists at Harleys: pioneering printmaking in the 1950s
Hunterian Art Gallery
2000
Published to accompany an exhibition of the Edinburgh company of Harley Brothers Limited.
Mackay's guide to Stirling
Eneas Mackay
1935
A guide to the history of Stirling and its notable buildings and personages.
Culloden Moor and the story of the battle with description of the stone circles and cairns at Clava
Eneas Mackay
1920
An account of the battle of Culloden and the associated prehistoric remains at Clava.
The Pentland Hills
W. & R. Chambers, Limited
1926
A discussion of the natural history of the Pentland Hills based on articles originally published in the Scotsman.
Locks, stocks and bodies in barrels
Falkirk Council Library Services
2000
A guide to six canals designed to serve Falkirk, three of which were proposed but never built.
Education in Stirlingshire from the Reformation to the Act of 1872
University of London Press Ltd
1965
A study of education in Stirlingshire primarily from the Reformation onwards.
The Education Act of 1696 in West Lothian
Callendar Park College of Education, Department of Educational Studies
1974
A discussion of the impact of one of the most important pieces of 17th century Scottish legislation.
A walker's companion to the Wade roads
Melven Press
1982
A guide to the remaining stretches of Wade's roads, with maps and practical hints for the walker.
Revival in Rose Street: Charlotte Baptist Chapel, Edinburgh, 1808-2008
Rutherford House
2007
A history of the Charlotte Baptist Church issued to mark its bi-centenary.
The official guide to the Isle of Skye
Isle of Skye Tourist Association
1963
A guide to the topography and facilities of the Isle of Skye.
Perth: past and present: glimpses of bygone days and those that are
John M'Kinlay
1928
A collection of articles on aspects of Perth's history, with interspersed illustrations and advertisements.
