The Highland Clans

‘A brisk and accessible guide to a thousand years of reiving and rivalry in the Highlands’ - The Scotsman‘Full of character, combining proper research with a sure eye to what attracts and sustains an audience’s attention’ - Scotland on Sunday‘Refreshing new material and commanding historical breadth in this lively and beautifully illustrated survey of 1,000 years of clancestry’ - Country Life‘The best popular text of its kind … Alistair Moffat is both a scholar and a writer in touch with ordinary folk. He deals with controversial topics expertly and keeps the facts in focus’ - Scots Magazine‘An extraordinary achievement … drifts effortlessly between exceedingly good reference book and riproaring read’ - Peeblesshire News

Alistair Moffat was born in Kelso, Scotland. He is an award-winning writer and historian, and was Director of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and is former Rector of the University of St Andrews. He is founder of Borders Book Festival and Co-Chairman of The Great Tapestry of Scotland. His many books include Scotland’s Forgotten Past and Before Scotland, both published by Thames & Hudson.