Throughout the world there exists an enduring fascination with our ancestry - who we are and where we come from. Nowhere is this more evident than with the generations of Scots who over the centuries have left their native Scotland to create a new life in the New World - North America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Europe.

The Scots are a remarkable race with a justifiably proud history and culture which they have successfully passed on through generations. This compact book sets out to identify the larger Scottish clan and family names, their tartans, septs (dependent family names), heraldic crests, mottos, ancestral lands and allegiances.

This book features full colour photographs of each tartan as opposed to digital reproductions, allowing readers to see both the textures and patterns.

About the Author

Roddy Martine is author of a number of bestselling books, including The Swinging Sporran, Scottish Clan & Family Names and The Secrets of Rosslyn. He has also edited several life-style publications, including Scottish Field, The Keeper magazine and Scotland Magazine, and has been a columnist with the Sunday Times, the Scotsman, the Edinburgh Evening News and the Scottish Daily Mail.

Book Information
ISBN 9781780277745
Author Roddy Martine
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Birlinn Ltd
Publisher Birlinn General
Weight(grams) 166g
Dimensions(mm) 130mm * 90mm * 14mm