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Scotland Links

Some links for family history and general history in Scotland

Main site for family history is Scotland's People


For history

Royal Commission of Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland
Their database is online as CANMORE and also searchable via maps at CANMAP.  They have started adding aerial photographs though you need to pay a subscription to get the higher resolution images.


The National Library of Scotland has a wide range of old maps of Scotland available online and also some OS aerial photographs

National Archive of Scotland

The RCAHMS and some files from the NAS can also be searched through Scotland's Places, this has a number of reference books online.

Highland Council has the Historic Environment Record online and also the Am Baile website.

The Scottish Archive Network allows searches of local archive catalogues

The Statistical Accounts of Scotland 1791-1845

Charting the Nation, maps of Scotland 1550-1740


Lochaber Archive

Argyll Archives

List of links on FORARGYLL





It is always worth checking Google Books and The Internet Archive as both have numerous old books either readable online or downloadable - My Library and My Bookmarks.

Many libraries give online access to The Times Digital Archive and British Library 19th Century British Newspapers, both these are very useful sources of information.


Old Maps (anywhere in UK)