Book description
The Highland Line is Britain's last meaningful frontier. First
recognised by Agricola in the first century AD (parts of its most
northerly section mark the furthest north the Romans advanced), it
divides the country both geologically and culturally, signalling the
border between Highland and Lowland, Celtic and English-speaking,
crofting and farming. In Britain's Last Frontier, best-selling author
Alistair Moffat makes a journey of the imagination as well as through
geography, tracing the route of the Line from the battlefield at
Culloden, along the Moray coast with occasional forays into the
mountains. He then swings south-west at Stonehaven before arriving at
Glasgow and the Clyde. In doing so he discovers how the Line has
influenced life and attitudes for thousands of years. Packed with
history, myth, anecdote and sharp observation, this is a fascinating
and absorbing book that offers a new perspective on our national history.
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 Borders and Lennoxlove Book
Festivals. In 2011 he was elected Rector of St Andrews University. James
Naughtie was born near Huntly, in Aberdeenshire. A renowned journalist
and presenter for press, radio and television, he has been one of the
main presenters for BBC Radio 4's flagship Today show since 1994. He is
also the Chancellor of the University of Stirling.
