Am Baile's collection of digitised books
The collection
The Digital Library comprises a selection of rare and important works on the Highalands and Islands. The full text is presented on-screen in the form of scanned images. The page-turning facility enables you to navigate from page to page just as you would with a real book.
Titles will continue to be added to the collection.
Current titles
'A Guide to Bowing' by Scott Skinner
The definitive guide to the East Coast style of bowing techniques.
Annals of the Disruption. St Kilda
The visit of the evangelical preacher Dr MacDonald of Urquhart.
Annals of the Disruption. The Highlands
101 of the 474 seceding Scottish ministers regularly held Gaelic services.
Annals of the Disruption. The Ladies' Associations
The Edinburgh Association supported Free Church schooling in the Highlands.
Annals of the Disruption. The Men
'Na daoine' or 'the men' were itinerant lay preachers with extensive scriptural knowledge.
Badenoch Reading Club
An extract from the minutes of the first meeting.
Burns Night Programme, 28 January 1905
A concert held in the Albert Hall by The Scottish Clans' Association of London..
Church of Scotland, Kingussie Parish Magazine
This 1917 issue includes the effects of the First World War on the Parish.
Collapse of Ness Bridge, 26 Jan 1849
A letter from 1849 when the seven-arched bridge was swept away by floods.
Concert Programme, 1905, featuring Scott Skinner
Programme of a 'Grand Easter Concert' in Southport Town Hall.
Constitution of Newtonmore Village Council 1906
Lists life members and hall trustees.
Dornoch Light Railway
Programme - 'Opening for Traffic of the Dornoch Light Railway. Monday 2nd June 1902'
Dunachton, past and present
A history of the barony of Dunachton in Badenoch.
HIDB First Annual Report
The Highlands and Islands Development Board was established in 1965.
Highland Railway Timetable, 1918
The Highland Railway Company's system comprised some 506 miles of track.
'History of Strathspeys and Reels'
Reprinted from the 'Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness, 1914'.
Inaugural Address of the Celtic Chair of the University of Edinburgh
The address given by Professor MacKinnon at his inauguration.
Kingussie Water Works
Specification, dated 1906, for a water works to be built at Kingussie.
Letter (1773) from John Alves, Inverness to William Baillie, Fort St George, India
A letter to an officer in the British East India Company's army.
Letter (1775) from John Alves, Inverness to William Baillie, Fort St George, India
A further letter dated 16 April 1775.
Letter (1777) from Lieutenant Alex Godsman, Dunain to Col Baillie, Madras, India
Refers to Highland issues such as farm improvements and Highland Clearances.
Letter (1854) from Isabella Innes to Anne Baillie on subject of Florence Nightingale
A letter from Isabella Innes of Inverleith, Edinburgh to her aunt, Anne Baillie.
Letter concerning the railway construction of Skye Marble Ltd
The railway linked the quarries at Kilbride with the pier at Broadford.
London Inverness-shire Assoc. Concert Programme
Held in 1902 in aid of bursaries for Inverness-shire boys, and a club for Highland youths in London.
Management of Highland Landed Property
Articles promoting the commerce, culture and peasantry of the Highlands.
Mary MacPhail, careful writing
In the book Mary has copied out a number of poems in her best handwriting.
Meikle Ferry Fund
'Third Report to the Committee for Managing the Meikle Ferry Fund'.
Ministers of the Disruption
Narratives of Ministers who left the Scottish Establishment in 1843.
Moral Statistics of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland
Compiled by the Inverness Society for the Education of the Poor in the Highlands.
Mutiny in the Black Watch
From the original proceedings of the General Courts-Martial in 1743.
Old Tracks - Cross country Routes and "Coffin Roads" in the North West Highlands
Written by the President of the Scottish Rights of Way Society.
Petition of John Maclean of Boreray
An official claim to the island of Boreray and other lands in North Uist.
Regarding the Publication of the Poems of Ossian in the Original
James MacPherson's translation of 'Fingal, an Ancient and Epic Poem'.
Report of progress on the building of the Trotternish Road
Letter detailing the building of the Trotternish Road in Skye in 1817.
Report on the Damage to the Caledonian Canal, 1849
Records the damage done by the floods of 24th & 25th January, 1849.
Report on the Island of Lewis by the Rev Mr Headrick
Contained in a letter to the Right Honourable Lord Seaforth, the Proprietor.
Sir John Sinclair of Ulbster's 'Account of Improvements'
Details the agricultural improvements of Sir John Sinclair on his estates.
Sir John Sinclair of Ulbster's 'Miscellaneous Papers'
Drawn up for interest and as a relaxation from his more serious works.
Something from the Gold Diggings in Sutherland
Pamphlet giving details of the gold rush in Sutherland in the 1860s/70s.
State of Skye Inns
A report to Lord MacDonald regarding the inns on his property.
The Ancient and Honourable Family of Calder
Bound with a set of watercolour paintings of Cawdor and other castles.
The Cathedral of Caithness at Dornoch
The front cover of a brochure describing the history of the Cathedral.
The Clans of the Scottish Highlands
Illustrated by Robert R McIan.
The Estate of Skibo Sale Catalogue, 1890
Handwritten across the top of the cover page is 'Mr Carnegie's copy'.
The Flora of Croy Parish and District
A paper by the Rev. Thomas Fraser of Croy.
The Gaelic Origin of Local Names
The Gaelic origins of placenames in the Inverness area.
The Glenurquhart Yearbook
A short book indicating Glenurquhart's distinctive features.
The Highland Regimental Feather Bonnet
Letters and reports from the 1880s arguing against the abolition of the military feather bonnet.
The Massacre of the Rosses
The eviction, by police, of the tenants of Greenyards, Strathcarron in 1854.
The Military Expedition to the Isle of Skye
In November 1884 military personnel were sent to deal with unruly crofters.
The Scenery of Scotland
'The first attempt to elucidate in some detail the history of the topography of a country'.
The Scottish Violinist, J. Scott Skinner, 1900
A compilation of traditional and original tunes for unaccompanied solo violin.
The Songs and Hymns of the Scottish Highlands
Written by Lachlan MacBean in 1888.
The Woollen Trade in Wick
Pamphlet taken from the Northern Ensign of September 9th and 16th 1902.
Unveiling of Glenfeshie war memorial
Order of Service for the Unveiling and Dedication.
Wick Herring Queen Souvenir Programme 1938
Souvenir programme of the Crowning Ceremony and Carnival Procession.
Wick Herring Queen Souvenir Programme 1950
Programme of the 1950 event.
William Campbell's Handwriting Book
Used to practise copperplate handwriting.