Author: Stuart McHardy

Whether as the mothers of the Norse God Heimdall, Morgan and her sisters on Avalon, the nine sisters at the heart of the founding myth of the Gikuy...

An essential read for fans of Outlander During the first half of the eighteenth century, Bonnie Prince Charlie and his diehard supporters the Jac...

The culture of all nations is rooted in past experience, individual and communal. In Scotlands Future History McHardy looked at the misrepresenta...

The Wey Forrit is a political work written in Scots which examines the current British political climate, with a particular focus on how the inner ...

Stuart McHardy examines the Pictish symbols which have been discovered on various items across Scotland. The book sets out a cohesive interpretatio...

The origins of the Scottish clans go back over a thousand years, and for centuries these extended networks of families dominated life in the Scotti...

A book about Scotland drawn from hundreds, if not thousands, of stories. From the oral traditions of the Scots, Gaelic and Norse speakers of the pa...

There hae been fowk livin on an aroun Dundee Law fer thousans o years, an it his aye been a place o significance. An thru aw thae years ae thing we...

Edinburgh Castle is one of Scotland's most awe-inspiring and striking landmarks. A site of human habitation since the 9th century BC, it has a rich...

For many centuries the people of Scotland have told stories of their ancestors, a mysterious tribe called the Picts. This ancient Celtic-speaking p...

This book helps you explore the myths and legends surrounding one of Scotland's most famous locations. The home of the fabled Loch Ness monster, or...

From bold heroines to clan battles, standing stones to castles, there is hardly any aspect of Scotlands heritage that does not feature in our story...

Scattered throughout Western Europe are the enigmatic monumental remains of the Neolithic and Bronze Ages. The most famous of these is undoubtedly ...

Whether dodging the men of the excise, fighting with government troops or simply indulging in a spot of the national sport of drinking whisky, Scot...

Scotlands Democracy Trail goes from Edinburgh Castle, Greyfriars, down the High Street, across North Bridge to Calton Hill, and then on down to the...

Arthur's Seat is climbed (or walked up and around) by thousands of people each year. The views from the top of the 350-million year old landmark ar...

Jacobite influences are often found in Scottish culture. Indeed, many of their stories and legends are still told today in some form or another. Ta...

Experience the scenery and folklore of Edinburgh's iconic Old Town through new eyes in the latest installment in the Journeys and Evocations series...

Lord Cockburn, Victorian defender of Edinburghs beauties, describes Calton Hill as the Glory of Edinburgh. It presents us, enthused Cockburn, with ...

When the Romans came north to what is now modern Scotland they encountered the fierce and proud warrior society known as the Picts, who despite the...