People and Woods in Scotland
Edited by TC Smout. Gives a woodland history in a longer timescale.
A History of the Native Woodlands of Scotland
A history of the native woodlands of Scotland, 1500-1920 by TC Smout, AR MacDonald & F Watson. A great overview of how we’ve lived with woodlands over the last several hundred years.
Soil and Soul: People Versus Corporate Power
by Alastair McIntosh
The Scottish Clearances
The Scottish Clearances: A History of the Dispossessed by T.M. Devine. ‘Takes the reader by the hand through the prickly jungle of clearance and dispossession’
On the Other Side of Sorrow
On the Other Side of Sorrow: Nature and People in the Scottish Highlands by James Hunter. Rich in history and Gaelic songs / poetry.
Plantation Slavery & Land Ownership
Plantation Slavery and Land Ownership in the West Highlands and Islands: Legacies and Lessons – paper and webinar by Iain MacKinnon
The Making Of The Crofting Community
The Making of The Crofting Community by James Hunter. This award winning book is an essential introduction to some of the central themes of Scotland’s history
Maim-Slè
Maim Slè by Alasdair C Whyte is a creative exploration of the climate emergency and linguistic and cultural extinction. A good illustration of Dùthchas in Mull.
Mull: The Island & Its People
Mull: The Island And Its People by Jo Currie explores the history of the island in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
National Library Of Scotland
Historic mapping available here is a fabulous resource for anyone interested in landscape history and placenames.
Farmerama
Podcast episode looking at land ownership and colonial legacy in the Highlands.
