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Scottish History
  Discover the History of Scotland
A compilation of different web sites devoted to Scottish
history - there may be several sites on the same
subject, but written differently, etc.

MacKenzie's of Seaforth
Exerpt from "THE GREAT HISTORIC FAMILIES OF SCOTLAND"

MacKenzie's of Cromarty
Exerpt from"THE GREAT HISTORIC FAMILIES OF SCOTLAND"

 The Brahan Seer

 

 

Scottish Civil Wars 1638 to 1746
 
Montrose and the Campaign of 1644-45 Battles
Covenanters
18th Century
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The Saint Columba Homepage, contains the full text of Adomnan's "Life of St. Columba" in the original Latin with an English translation, also contains links to other sites that have articles on Columba
The Highland Clearances is a site put together by Douglas MacGowan, dedicated to the remembrance of the massive evictions of residents in Scotland's Highlands and Islands during the 18th and 19th centuries -- and today.
Boyd's Old Maps is a small Scottish company which sells Antique effect maps of Ancient Scotland. Maps include:
 
Dark Age Kingdoms of the North Kingdom of the Isles
Somerleds Kingdom of the Isles Ancient Alba
Kingdome of Scotland, in the reign of King Robert Brus Ptolemys Map of Britain c.200ad
Historic Scottish Battles A list of all the major battles that shaped the Scottish nation. There is a small summary of the conflicts with links leading to other sites with a more comprehensive description.
If you're looking for anything to do with the Celts, try Every Celtic Thing on the Web . Masses of links to just about any subject you care to name.Anyone with an interest in Scottish or Celtic History should check out these pages:
History Scottish Irish Welsh Manx
The Catholic Encyclopedia is an enormous site, with many references to Scotland, and Scottish saints and churches. The only problem being, the site is so large it may take you some time to find what you are actually looking for. It's best to visit with a particular subject in mind
Historic Scotland and The National Trust for Scotland, the two prime bodies charged with the preservation and safeguading of Scottish historical buildings
Ancient sites is an on-line community dedicated to the preservation and discussion of all aspects of Ancient life, The Tara group is specifically for those with an interest in all things Celtic, there is also a sub-division of the Tara community called Caledonia, which is for everyone with an interest in the history of Scotland.
A history of The Scottish Wars of Independance, by Bill Cooper. Chapters available now are listed below, hopefully more chapters will be added soon:
 
Chapter 1 - Prologue Chapter 5 - Stirling Bridge
Chapter 2 - The Competition and John Balliol  Chapter 6 - Falkirk 
Chapter 3 - Edward and the Sack of Berwick  Chapter 7 - The death of William Wallace 
Chapter 4 - Andrew Morray and William Wallace Chapter 8 - Partial Draft 
The First Scottish Books from the National Library of Scotland, digitised pages of the earliest known books in Scotland
The complete text of two 19th century books, written by Dr Ebenezer Henderson, detailing the history of two areas in Fife, from earliest time to the 19thcentury. The Annals of Dunfermline and The Annals of Kinrosshire, both make very interesting reading, especially for myself, hailing as I do, from Dunfermline.
The Marquis of Montrose Society as the title suggests dedicated to James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose, who so successfully led a small royalist army on a campaign throughout Scotland, during the Civil War.
Scottish History, new award winning site by Robert M. Gunn medieval author and historian, covers all aspects of Scottish and Celtic history, includes chapters on,

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Timeline of Scottish History
The Second Scottish Wars of Independance
The Highland clearances
Wichcraft in Medieval Scotland
Scottish origins....up to William Wallace
The Battle of Stirling Brig
The Battle of Falkirk and the execution of Wallace
The Bruce, Bannockburn and beyond. Unfortunatly now removed from the net and published in print, price and ordering details here.
The Tragedy of the Glencoe Massacre
James I of Scotland
The "Bonnie Dundee" and the Battle of Killiecrankie
William I of Scotland "The Lion"
Clan battle of 1396
Mary Queen of Scots – A breif history
The Declaration of Arbroath
The Stone of Destiny
Small piece on the history of the Stewarts a historic and renowned Scottish clan
Frith's Celtic Scotland with page illustrations from The Book of Deer , a photo gallery with photos of some of Scotland's Celtic relics etc.(the photo gallery takes some time to download) , there is also a catalogue of Celtic Saints, a list of all the Scottish Kings buried on Iona and a list of the Pictish kings
Lothene Experimental Archeology is an Edinburgh based group involved in researching and recreating aspects of life in Scotland in the 11th Century. An interesting site.
Scotlands past, excellent web site with a Timeline linked to all the pages you could wish to know about. Visit it and see.
Scottish Memories, magazine about Scottish History, has some articles on-line along with a brief summary of the current issue, subscriptions available on-line.

The Gathering of the Clans, primarily a meeting place for those wishing to research their Scottish ancestors, they also include an interesting section on "Famous Scots" from medieval to modern times.

Mercat Tours, commercial site for a company which organizes walking tours around Edinburgh and Glasgow. Book On-line.

Timeline of Scottish history listing all the major dates and events, from earliest times to modern day,from Rampant Scotland, the best Scottish links pages on the net. If it's about Scotland and it's on-line, you'll find it here.

Sgian Dhu Clans and Tartans of Scotland website

Not only do Sgian Dhu provide an extensive list of Scottish clan histories and tartans, they also provide a mass of historical information from earliest times to modern day, sections include:

 
1st – 12th Century 16th Century
13th Century 17th Century
14th Century 18th Century
15th Century 19th & 20th Centuries
Britannia Scotland includes, an encyclopedia of Famous Scots and a "Brief history of Scotland" by Peter N Williams Ph.D. with sections on the subjects of:
 
Celtic Scotland The Two Crowns
The Kingdom of Scotland The Stuart cause
An Independant Scotland The Union of 1707
Turmoil after the Bruce Charles Edward and the "45
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Scotland – A History, from the Scottish Radiance Site excellent site concentrating on the earlier aspects of Scottish history Picts, Scots and Gaels etc.

History of the Scots, the Picts and the Britons. From pre-history to Dark-age Britain by David F Dale. Highly recommended.

Early British Kingdoms Website. Dedicated to all aspects of Dark Age Britain, quite a few Scottish articles, have a look.

The Dalriada Trust, history archives, lots of information on early Scottish History

Maelbrigda Various pages on Scottish and Irish History.

Scottish Kings and Queens, a history of the Kings and Queens of Scotland from Kenneth MacAlpin to James VI, also contains a new section detailing the history of "The Border Reivers"

From the Royal families own website, The Official view. Sections include,

  • The Early Scottish Monarchy
  • The descendants of Malcolm III
  • The Bruces
  • The Stewarts
  • The Jacobite claimants


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    Pictish Nation. As the name suggests a site dedicated to the history of the Picts.

    From the now greatly expanded history section of the Electric Scotland website.

     
    An introduction to Scottish History Significant Scots: This is a big menu of Scots that made a difference. Most of the people listed have an individual web page about them.
    History of the Scottish Nation: A very large account by the Rev. J. A. Wylie of the history of the Scottish Nation.  Famous Battles: Accounts of some famous Scottish battles.
    General History of the Highlands: This is a history of the Highlands (not all of Scotland) researched in the 1830's and updated in the 1870's. Sir William Wallace: The film Braveheart made him rather famous so here is a new account of this famous person.
    Social History of the Highlands: From the same source as above this is a compilation of information on weddings, second site, and lots more. Knights Templar: We've all heard of them and this is our attempt to tell you a bit about them. Our thanks to Kelly d. for the research. 
    Gaelic Literature & Music: Again from the same source as above this gives you information on significant Scottish literature, poetry and music. Scottish Regiments: Accounts of some of our famous Scottish regiments and their formation during the late 1700's which includes various battles in America and Canada as well as in the West Indies and Europe. 
    A journey to the Islands of Scotland: A book by Samuel Johnson of his travels in 1773 from Edinburgh to the Highlands and then over to the Western Isles and down to Glasgow. This was at the time of the Highland clearances and is an excellent read.
    Highland Clearances
    Prince Charles Edward Stuart: A very detailed account of Bonnie Prince Charlie's attempt at getting his father back onto the throne of Great Britain. The 1745 Rebellion. Women in History: We seem to hear lots about famous men so we felt it only right to highlight some very special women.
    Historic Places to go in Scotland: Gives you a listing of places and castles of historic interest by region along with small descriptions and quite a few pictures as well as links to places where you'll find further information. Other Pages of Historical Interest: Essentially these are pages that we couldn't decide where to put them so they go here until we find them a home.
    "The History of the Feuds and Conflicts Among the Clans in the Northern Parts of Scotland and in the Western Isles: a reprint of a rare little book, issued from the Foulis press in 1764 from the year M.XX1 unto M.B.C.XIX, now first published from a manuscript which was written in the reign of King James VI." The only changes made is the modernising of the orthography to 1890 standards Clans and Families of Ireland and Scotland: This is a significant book by C. Thomas Cairney detailing where the Gaels came from and how clans and families of Ireland and Scotland fit into the overall picture.
    Explanation of Clanship: A very detailed account of how clans came into being  World War II: An account of World War II and the part Scots played in it.
    Kings of the Isles: A follow on to the above section which goes on to explain more about the influence of the Irish and Vikings.  Scots around the world: This section tells you about thousands of Scots and Scots descendants all over the world.
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    The History of the Orkney Isles

    The Scottish History Tour.

    Famous Scottish Battles, breif descriptions of the key battles in Scottish History included are:
     
    Battle of the Standard Largs
    Dunbar Stirling Brig’
    Falkirk Loudon Hill
    Bannockburn Otterburn
    Homildon Hill Harlaw
    Flodden Killiecrankie
    Sherrifmuir Prestonpans
    Culloden  
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    Site dedicated to Robert the Bruce