Scotland - Hiking the Highlands
Recommended reading
The following books are some of many we would recommend for reading before coming to Scotland.
Some are what we would call 'background' reading, some are specific to the trip you will be doing, and all are excellent preparation and fun to read, counting the days before your holiday begins...
Walking Guides, Scotland
Jim Manthorpe: Scottish Highlands, the Hillwalking Guide
The guide gives a very good summary of all the different Highland regions, plus some general information on weather, equipment, environmental aspects, and lots more.
..."Inside you will find:
60 day-walks – for all abilities. Graded for difficulty, terrain and strenuousness. Selected from every corner of the region and ranging from well-known peaks such as Ben Nevis and Cairn Gorm to lesser-known hills such as Suilven and Clisham..."
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Lonely Planet: Walking in Scotland
As usual, Lonely Planet has all the information.
Detailed walking maps, lots of information on the history of the Highlands, Flora, Fauna, general information....
The book is fairly dense, so sometimes it is a bit harder to find exactly what you are looking for.
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History of Scotland and the Highlands, Background reading
Fitzroy Maclean: The Highlanders
The book gives you a very good and not to exhaustive history background of Scotland, and is also a 'wee bit' like a coffee table book. Included is a quick section on Clans and Tartans.
..."Seasoned historians alike could learn much from Fitzroy McLeans' book about the Highlanders. His approach is fresh, his timing is superb, his views keenly discriminating. To the origins of the Scottish Highlanders his facts are unequalled..."
(amazon reader review)
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Chris Tabraham, Colin Baxter: The illustrated History of Scotland
This book is a beautiful coffee table book with gorgeous photos.
..."There's much more to Scotland than whisky, tartan, and kilts. This book looks at Scotland's history - from early pre-history and mysterious stone circles similar to Stonehenge, up to the present day and the new parliament building, still under construction.
Tabraham and Baxter's book does double duty both as a 'coffee table' book and as a useful historical text. If you're interested in Scotland, or considering visiting the country, this will be very helpful and will enable you to make sense of the various phases of Scotland's history and its leading figures..." (Amazon review)
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