Alistair Moffat was born in Kelso, Scotland. He is an award-winning writer and historian, and was Director of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and is former Rector of the University of St Andrews. He is founder of Borders Book Festival and Co-Chairman of The Great Tapestry of Scotland. His many books include The Highland Clans (also published by Thames & Hudson), To the Island of Tides: A Journey to Lindisfarne and The Hidden Ways: A History of Scotland’s Forgotten Roads.

'Illuminating … this book deserves a place on the school curriculum' - Allan Massie, The Scotsman

• Introduction 1. The Primeval Pile-Up 2. The Great Halls 3. The Cave of the Headless Children 4. High Noon on Lewis 5. Nailed 6. Bad Spelling 7. The Problem of the Picts 8. The Pirate Kings 9. English Scotland 10. The Islands of the Strangers 11. The Lost Cities 12. Fatal Attraction 13. Wallace, Moray and Bruce 14. Smarter Scots 15. Whaur’s Yer Wullie Shakespeare Noo? 16. The Chapel 17. Robert Carey’s Ride 18. The Chosen People 19. 170720. Frankenstein 21. The Brilliant Blacksmith 22. The Man in Tights 23. The Fire of the Dram 24. Aberdeen Angus 25. Tweed 26. Peter Pan 27. Ugly Scotland 28. The Stop Line 29. The Scottish Nazi 30. The Battle Rant 31. Tom Johnston 32. Stone Broke 33. Scotch Irish 34. The Scottish Cringe 35. Margot’s Man 36. Reconvened

Alistair Moffat was born in Kelso, Scotland. He is an award-winning writer and historian, and was Director of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and is former Rector of the University of St Andrews. He is founder of Borders Book Festival and Co-Chairman of The Great Tapestry of Scotland. His many books include The Highland Clans (also published by Thames & Hudson), To the Island of Tides: A Journey to Lindisfarne and The Hidden Ways: A History of Scotland’s Forgotten Roads.

'Illuminating … this book deserves a place on the school curriculum' - Allan Massie, The Scotsman

• Introduction 1. The Primeval Pile-Up 2. The Great Halls 3. The Cave of the Headless Children 4. High Noon on Lewis 5. Nailed 6. Bad Spelling 7. The Problem of the Picts 8. The Pirate Kings 9. English Scotland 10. The Islands of the Strangers 11. The Lost Cities 12. Fatal Attraction 13. Wallace, Moray and Bruce 14. Smarter Scots 15. Whaur’s Yer Wullie Shakespeare Noo? 16. The Chapel 17. Robert Carey’s Ride 18. The Chosen People 19. 170720. Frankenstein 21. The Brilliant Blacksmith 22. The Man in Tights 23. The Fire of the Dram 24. Aberdeen Angus 25. Tweed 26. Peter Pan 27. Ugly Scotland 28. The Stop Line 29. The Scottish Nazi 30. The Battle Rant 31. Tom Johnston 32. Stone Broke 33. Scotch Irish 34. The Scottish Cringe 35. Margot’s Man 36. Reconvened

Alistair Moffat was born in Kelso, Scotland. He is an award-winning writer and historian, and was Director of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and is former Rector of the University of St Andrews. He is founder of Borders Book Festival and Co-Chairman of The Great Tapestry of Scotland. His many books include The Highland Clans (also published by Thames & Hudson), To the Island of Tides: A Journey to Lindisfarne and The Hidden Ways: A History of Scotland’s Forgotten Roads.

'Illuminating … this book deserves a place on the school curriculum' - Allan Massie, The Scotsman

• Introduction 1. The Primeval Pile-Up 2. The Great Halls 3. The Cave of the Headless Children 4. High Noon on Lewis 5. Nailed 6. Bad Spelling 7. The Problem of the Picts 8. The Pirate Kings 9. English Scotland 10. The Islands of the Strangers 11. The Lost Cities 12. Fatal Attraction 13. Wallace, Moray and Bruce 14. Smarter Scots 15. Whaur’s Yer Wullie Shakespeare Noo? 16. The Chapel 17. Robert Carey’s Ride 18. The Chosen People 19. 170720. Frankenstein 21. The Brilliant Blacksmith 22. The Man in Tights 23. The Fire of the Dram 24. Aberdeen Angus 25. Tweed 26. Peter Pan 27. Ugly Scotland 28. The Stop Line 29. The Scottish Nazi 30. The Battle Rant 31. Tom Johnston 32. Stone Broke 33. Scotch Irish 34. The Scottish Cringe 35. Margot’s Man 36. Reconvened