Bizarre Scotland

From the world's oldest indoor loo to a theatre where spectators fill their pockets with poo, the definitive guide to the stranger side of Scotland shows there's a lot more to the place than tartan, haggis and tossing the caber. Inside you'll find: The world's longest man-made echo A city where aliens are welcome What the Royals really think of it Britain's weirdest wig The worst Scottish accents ever Our tallest hedge and oldest tree Loch monsters nastier than Nessie A road you can roll up Scots in Space Whether it's Ruthven or Ruthven? Britain's loneliest bus stop (and its loveliest) A school for spies The cost of burning witches An aeroplane made from seaweed . . . and why the Queen needs rubber gloves Praise for Bizarre London : 'In a market niche that's now as crowded as the 18:22 to Reading, Bizarre London pummels its bantamweight rivals with knockout clouts of trivia that even this weary correspondent hadn't encountered before.' The Londonist

About the author

David Long

Summary

A new title by the author of Bizarre London, this takes a close look at eccentric, secret, unusual and plain weird aspects of Scotland and its history.

Product details

• Authors: David Long
• Publisher: Constable
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 31.12.2016
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias
• EAN: 9781472117465
• ISBN: 978-1-4721-1746-5
• Pages: 224
• Dimensions (packing): 13.8 x 19.6 x 2.6 cm
• Subjects: Scotland; TRAVEL / Europe / Great Britain; HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Scotland