Experience a new history of Scotland told through its places. Writers Kathleen Jamie, Alexander McCall Smith, Alistair Moffat, James Robertson, and James Crawford pick twenty-five buildings to tell the story of the nation.

A collection of stories represented by the carvings at Rosslyn Chapel, drawn from the beginnings of the world, Ancient Egypt, the Holy Land, Celtic myth and Scottish history.

Ian Hamilton Finlay's unique creation in the Pentland Hills is a garden composed as an artwork. It incorporates concrete poetry, moral polemic, philosophical reflection and a sparkling sense of humour. This book offers a sense of the diversity and originality of the garden, unfolding the layers of meaning it contains.