Collection: Local Collection Non Fiction

John Lowrie Morrison, better known as "Jolomo" is one of Scotland's best known contemporary artists.

Introduces a range of quirky and amusing details about Scotland's past. Containing information on curious places, bizarre happenings and perplexing oddities, this book is aimed at students of Scottish culture. It also includes instructions on how to get to all the places mentioned in the book.

Beginning with the archaeology of the Picts and Scots and ending with the transition to the Middle Ages, the authors place the impact of the Norse in its wider context, and thoroughly reappraise our knowledge of Scandinavian settlement in Scotland.