Digital Library

Welcome to Am Baile's collection of digitised books which we have made available for you to read online.

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Sir John Sinclair of Ulbster's 'Account of Improvements'

In 1812, the Board of Agriculture (London) published a 'General view of the agriculture of the County of Caithness', together wi...

'A Few Opinions on the Grant Vibration Rod'

In the early 1900s, Grant sold the patent rights to his 'Vibration Rods' to Charles Playfair & Co., fishing tackle makers in Abe...
'A Guide to Bowing' by Scott Skinner

'A Guide to Bowing', compiled by J. Scott Skinner, is a blend of fiddle tutor, bowing manual and somewhat opinionated, but patri...
Ancient Wells in the North and their Folk-Lore

This is an extract from volume 1 of the Transactions of the Inverness Scientific Society and Field Club
Annals of the Disruption. St Kilda

St Kilda was so remote that the people rarely received a visit from their minister. Dr MacDonald of Urquhart, a well-known evang...
Archaeological Finds in the East of Moray

This is an extract from volume 2 of the Transactions of the Inverness Scientific Society and Field Club
Burns Night Programme, 28 January 1905

The Scottish Clans' Association of London was founded in 1898. One of its main functions was to organise concerts and social gat...
Clan Gathering and Highland Industries Exhibition

Souvenir brochure for Clan Gathering and Highland Industries Exhibition 6th -8th August 1964.
Dance Music, Hopwood & Crew

'Hopwood & Crew's Eighth Book of Quadrilles, Waltzes, Galops, Polkas, Etc.' is part of the Alexander Grant collection. It contai...
Dornoch Light Railway

Programme - 'Opening for Traffic of the Dornoch Light Railway. Monday 2nd June 1902'
Druidical Circles

This is an extract from volume 1 of the Transactions of the Inverness Scientific Society and Field Club
Dunachton, past and present

A history of the barony of Dunachton in Badenoch, owned by the Mackintosh family for four hundred years.
Dunrobin Castle

The official Dunrobin Castle guide written by R. J. Adams.
Highland Weapons

In 1970, An Comunn Gaidhealach (the Gaelic society, which worked to preserve the Gaelic language) published a short booklet abou...
Letter (1854) from Isabella Innes to Anne Baillie on subject of Florence Nightingale

This document is dated 21 December 1854. It is a letter from Isabella Innes of Inverleith, Edinburgh to her aunt, Anne Baillie.
Letter concerning the railway construction of Skye Marble Ltd

The letter-writer is a member of the Institute of Civil Engineers and a Director of Skye Marble Ltd. Skye Marble Ltd began quarr...
London Inverness-shire Assoc. Concert Programme

The London Inverness-shire Association was founded in 1881 to encourage literary, social and charitable education in the country...
Mary MacPhail, careful writing

This school book belonged to Mary MacPhail of Class V. On the front cover of the book is written 'for careful writing see within...
Meikle Ferry Fund

'Third Report to the Committee for Managing the Meikle Ferry Fund' (Dornoch, 5th November 1811)
Mutiny in the Black Watch

'Narrative of the Mutiny in the Black Watch in 1743, compiled by His Grace the Duke of Athole, K. T., from the original proceedi...
Old Tracks - Cross country Routes and

A E Robertson, the President of the Scottish Rights of Way Society wrote a guide to pathways in the North West Highlands.
Pocket Museum - Notes about the Photographs

These notes refer to the photographs in the Pocket Museum. Clan Donald Library's Pocket Museum is a collection of notes, maps, p...
Sir John Sinclair of Ulbster's 'Account of Improvements'

In 1812, the Board of Agriculture (London) published a 'General view of the agriculture of the County of Caithness', together wi...
Something from the Gold Diggings in Sutherland

Pamphlet entitled "Something from the Gold Diggings in Sutherland" by Dr. John Brown. April 20th 1869. This pamphlet gives some ...
Strathnaver Trail, The Story of a North Highland Landscape

Strathnaver is a region in the North Highlands of Scotland.
The Cathedral of Caithness at Dornoch

Since it was built in the 13th Century, Dornoch Cathedral has changed both as a structure and in its denominational use. This is...
The Chairs of Sutherland and Caithness

'The Chairs of Sutherland and Caithness,' comments on the traditional held views on the distinctions between Caithness and Suthe...
The Estate of Skibo Sale Catalogue, 1890

Handwritten across the top of the cover page is 'Mr Carnegie's copy'.
The Glenurquhart Yearbook

Glenurquhart Past and Present is a short book and the topic headings that are used are indicative of the features which make Gle...
The Reay Fencibles

The book discusses the origins and actions of the Reay Fencibles, a Highland military regiment which originated on Lord Reay's E...
Wick Herring Queen Souvenir Programme 1950

Souvenir programme of Wick Herring Queen Crowning Ceremony and Carnival Procession, 1950