As a university with its roots firmly in Scotland, many staff and students are interested in the history of Heriot-Watt University, the city of Edinburgh (arguably one of the most beautiful capital cities) and the small by spectacularly beautiful country of Scotland.

Heriot-Watt University

If you want to know more about the history of Heriot-Watt University you could start with the 12 Reads of Christmas: Our History and then explore our Heritage and Information Governance web pages

Edinburgh

Edinburgh is such a popular tourist destination that you will find lots of books and websites full of information. You could try: –

• A Work of Beauty: Alexander McCall Smith’s Edinburgh by Alexander McCall Smith
  Or if you prefer to explore the hauntings, phantoms and poltergeists of the city how about
• Haunted Edinburgh by Alan Murdie

Scotland

You’ll also find a quick Google search brings up lots of Scottish history books, but if you are interested in an easy to read overview of the history from start to finish you could try

• A History of Scotland by Neil Oliver
  or
• Scotland: History of a Nation by David Ross

If you are on the Edinburgh campus, you could check out the events organized by the Chaplaincy – many of these give you the opportunity to see and experience Scottish culture and history.

You might also be interested in: –

• Historic Scotland
• National Museum of Scotland