Best of Scotland: Scottish Gift Ideas

If you love Scotland, or know someone who does, these Scottish gift ideas are designed to help you select just the right item for loved ones... or for yourself.This page is designed to showcase quality Scottish souvenirs, by highlighting classic and unusual items that make perfect presents. From Scottish themed weddings to Christmas, birthday and christening gifts, this ancient land has far more to offer than haggis!Whether you are buying for a movie lover, keen golfer, or someone who appreciates the finer things in life, everything here is unashamedly devoted to the the highlands and lowlands of Scotland. Great Scots from Rennie Mackintosh to Sir Sean Connery feature alongside Mary Queen of Scots, Aran and Fair Isle knitting, and Celtic treasures.
So join me, if you will, for a whirlwind tour of some of the best Scottish gift ideas produced in and inspired by Scotland, to remind you of your own special connection to this wild and beautiful northern land.Scotland has many popular authors continuing a long literary tradition. From Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott to crime writer Ian Rankin and Alexander McCall Smith (of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency fame, whose Isabel Dalhousie series is set in Edinburgh), there will always be a Scottish author writing about his or her homeland.Books about Scotland abound too, fiction and non-fiction alike. Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series has caused many a reader to fall in love with the history and landscape of this northern land. For truth as strange as fiction, the life and death of Mary Queen of Scots makes for a fascinating read.
This themed tourist guide book takes you on a journey through the lives of some of history's most engaging characters. Alongside Vincent van Gogh, Jane Austen, the Bronte sisters and Wordsworth, you can discover the locations connected with Mary Queen of Scots. Take a journey around Scotland and on into England where she spent her later life as a prisoner of her cousin Elizabeth I.A perfect read for anyone coming to Scotland and wanting to plan a self-drive tour taking in Scottish castles and picturesque ruins, learning some history along the way.Who is your favorite Scotsman? If there's one thing it's got, Scotland certainly has its fair share of well-loved actors. Sir Sean Connery, now a Hollywood legend, was once an Edinburgh milkman who delivered pints to a former colleague of mine. Ewan McGregor has become one of modern cinema's greatest stars, recently been joined by fellow Scotsman James McAvoy.