Britain's Last Frontier: A Journey Along the Highland Line

By Alistair Moffat and James Naughtie

The Highland Line is the most profound internal boundary in Britain: it divides the country both geologically and culturally, signaling the border between Highland and Lowland, Celtic and English-speaking, crofting and farming. In Britain's Last Frontier bestselling author Alistair Moffat makes a journey of the imagination, tracing the route of the Line from the River Clyde through Perthshire and the Northeast. In addition to exploring the huge importance of the Line over the course of almost 2,000 years, the book also shows how it continues to influence life and attitudes in 21st-century Scotland.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Birlinn
• Release date: Jan 1, 2013
• ISBN: 9781495650505

Alistair Moffat

Alistair Moffat was born and bred in the Scottish Borders. A former Director of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Director of Programmes at Scottish Television, he now runs the burgeoning Borders Book Festival as well as a production company based near Selkirk. He has written twelve books, including Kelsae, The Reivers, The Sea Kingdoms, The Borders and The Wall, all of which are published by Birlinn.