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After many years of travelling around Scotland by car, bus and train I have recently realised that it is impossible to fully appreciate the events of the past without becoming a part of the landscape itself, seeing Scotland through the window of a vehicle is actually less informative than staying at home and watching a DVD.
Of course this led to a problem, how can I visit any historical site in any sort of reasonable timescale without using a car? The answer is, unsurprisingly, a compromise. For shorter trips I will use the car to get to the general area of interest and then cycle. I will also be undertaking longer multi-day trips that allow me to take in the scale of the landscape around me - I finished my first of these in August 2010 with a cycle from Killin to Culloden.
From now on I will be adding many new photographs to the site as well as keeping a Wordpress Blog and Twitter feed - especially while I am away exploring Scotland's past!
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The Pictish Symbol Stones of Scotland
Iain Fraser (Author, Editor), John Borland (Illustrator)
Pictish sculpture has been the focus of in-depth study for over 200 years, yet the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland's approach of taking photographic records using oblique peripheral flash and producing measured drawings on site, has led to many exciting advances in the field.This highly illustrated volume is the definitive guide to the arcane history of Scotland's Pictish stones, for the first time featuring every symbol stone in Scotland, including a large number of previously unseen discoveries. Over 100 new drawings by John Borland, plus photographs and archive sketches, will feature alongside the details and locations of all the Scottish stones recorded so far. Combining expert research and photography with unique artwork, The Pictish Symbol Stones of Scotland is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the history of one of our nation's most mysterious and captivating ancestors. |
£15.49 at Amazon.co.uk
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Alistair Moffat
Before Scotland
Before Scotland" transforms prehistory into gripping narrative history, demonstrating that the history of the land that became Scotland is one of dramatic geological events and impressive human endeavour. |
| £18.95 at Amazon.co.uk |
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