A General Description of the East Coast of Scotland from Edinburgh to Cullen

In a series of letters to a friend Francis Douglas gives us a wonderful picture of the East Coast of Scotland, from Edinburgh to Cullen, visiting St Andrews and Aberdeen universities and describing the trades and manufacture of the large towns    

Price:  £12.13

Gazetteer of Great Britain & Ireland - Cassell 1898

Descriptions of every town, village and hamlet in the whole of Great Britain and Ireland. Excellent maps. 4 CD set    

Price:  £23.83

Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland

This beautiful set of six books, first published circa 1890, is a fantastically detailed topographical, biographical and historical account of every place in Scotland, from the tiniest Highland hamlet to the great cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow. It also contains dozens of absolutely stunning maps and photographs.    

Price:  £21.28

Owen's New Book of Roads

A book for the traveller. Each road has towns, main villages, bridges, crossings, etc. along its route, with distance tables, plus names of prominent people and residences. Contents include: Alphabetical cities, towns and remarkable villages in England & Wales; Scottish Roads; Principal and direct roads in England & Wales; Cross roads; Circuits of the judges; Tide tables, and more.    

Price:  £9.79

Paterson's Book of Roads, 1808

Road routes throughout Great Britain, with distances, information about places passed through on each route, turnpikes etc.    

Price:  £15.11

Paterson's Book of Roads, 1829

Road routes throughout Great Britain, with distances, information about places passed through on each route, turnpikes etc.    

Price:  £12.13

Place Names of Scotland

Descriptions of the origins of Scottish place names    

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Scotland and England - John Stoddard's Lectures

John Stodard gave lectures on many subjects which he then turned into a series of 10 volumes. This is the 9th volume containing his views on Scotland, England and London, enthusiastically describing the history of each place. Beautifully illustrated with black and white sketches and photographs of places and people of interest. A tour around Scotland and England, re-telling fascinating stories from the past.    

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The Companion Guide to Edinburgh and the Borders

Edinburgh is one of Europe's most elegant and cosmopolitan cities, the Old Town rebuilt on the medieval street plan after being burned down by the English in 1544, and the eighteenth-century classical New Town more extensive thananything else of its kind in Europe. Edinburgh was the capital of an independent kingdom for more than two hundred and fifty years, and it has the air of a capital, with buildings where kings were born or where some of their moreprominent subjects were assassinated, streets once trodden by Mary Queen of Scots and Bonnie Prince Charlie, and a rich artistic life that comes into exhilarating full flower in August with the Edinburgh Festival. Edinburgh is also the gateway to some of the most spectacularly beautiful country in Britain: lying southward is the romantic landscape of the Borders, where Alexander Youngson is an admirable guide to the ruined abbeys, the castles thathave withstood countless sieges, and the great houses still owned by families 'that the Flood could not wash away'.A.J. YOUNGSON is former chairman of the Fine Art Commission for Scotland.   paperback   ISBN 978-1-900-63938-5

Price:  £14.99

The Picture of Scotland

A very large book with beautifully written description of every county, complete with some stunning illustrations.    

Price:  £17.87

The Railway and Commercial Gazetteer

A complete list (in alphabetical order) of every railway station, town, village, hamlet, parish and place in England, Scotland and Wales. Gives population from the 1901 census, locality, post offices, money order and telegraphy offices and more. For those interested with ancestors employed in railways, this book could help you discover for whom they worked. Also ideal for railway enthusiasts.    

Price:  £12.13

Topographical Dictionary of Scotland 1846

These two huge early volumes, published in the 1846 are a gazetteer of all places in Scotland. With a description of each town, village and hamlet and its location and facilities. An excellent reference source for all with history and genealogy interests.    

Price:  £17.87