Argyll: Land of Blood and Beauty

by Mary McGrigor

Argyll's great names, deeds and institutions resonate through the annals of Scottish history, from Dunadd (the ancient capital of the kingdom of Dal Riata) and St Columba (who brought Christianity to the Picts) to the Lordship of the Isles (at its height one of the most powerful political entities in the British Isles), the clan rivalries (which reached their climax in the seventeenth century) and the terrible Clearances of the nineteenth century...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780270712
• ISBN13: 9781780270715
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Birlinn Publishers
• Length: 115 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 9.7"

Customer Reviews

Argyle Land of Blood and Beauty

Great photography of Scottish castles and beautiful Argyle/ island landscapes. Colorful history of this land.