The Highland Clans

by Alistair Moffat

Book Overview

The story of the Highland clans of Scotland is famous, the names celebrated, and the deeds heroic. Having clung to ancient traditions of family, loyalty, and valor for centuries, the clans met the beginning of their end at the fateful Battle of Culloden in 1746.

Alistair Moffat traces the history of the clans from their Celtic origins to the coming of the Romans; from Somerled the Viking to Robert the Bruce; from the great battles of Bannockburn...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500290849
• ISBN13: 9780500290842
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 7.8"