The benefit of studying Gaelic poetry in conjunction with conventional documentary sources to obtain a fuller understanding of the past…
Category: Scottish History
By Marjory Harper In February 1983, just as I was finishing my PhD, I gave my first conference paper in…
An extract from Open Access article, Cathcart Castle, Glasgow – Excavations 1980–81, by Brian Kerr et. al. Published in the…
By Leemon B. McHenry. 15 February is the birthday of British mathematician and philosopher Alfred North Whitehead, born in 1841…
In this post, James Hunter reflects on an article he wrote for the very first volume of Northern Scotland published…
By Catriona M.M. Macdonald Historians frequently address reputations in their work, indeed they are central to some of the most…
By Asher Jiang The concept of physical power in its modern forms has been introduced by Sir Isaac Newton in…
By Giovanni Gellera Until recently, the question ‘What was philosophy like in Scotland before the Enlightenment?’ met a standard answer…
Founded in 1969, the Scottish Archaeological Journal publishes original articles which aim to further the study of archaeology in Scotland….
By William Knox Violence is an area much neglected by Scottish historians unlike those working in other countries, such as…