Having just had a holiday in Scotland I was looking for stories set in Scotland which proved surprisingly hard but here is what I found.
The Boy with a Bronze Axe by Kathleen Fidler Set in the Orkneys this is about a stone age tribe and their first encounter with the bronze age. Gripping adventure
Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff Marcus must go to Scotland to retrieve the lost eagle of the Ninth Legion. Marvellous historical adventure set during the time of the Roman Empire.
Hamish and the fairy gifts by Moira Miller A crofting family have to outwit the fairy folk. A beginner reader book.
The Hill of the red Fox by Allan Campbell Alisdair returns to Skye and solves the mystery of his dead father's estate
Katie Morag delivers the Mail by Mairi Hedderwick (and of course all the other Katie Morag stories) Delightful picture books depicting life on the Isle of Struay from the point of view of young Katie Morag
The Puzzle Ring by Kate Forsyth Hannah discovers that her father was Scottish aristocracy but there is a curse on her family and she must go back in time to the 1560s to break it. Starts in Perth and moves all around. As an added bonus Hannah is home educated.
Seal Island by Rowena Farre Rowena and her aunt moved to a remote croft in the 1930s where they managed to adopt a couple of seals. This is a true story.
Six Dinner Sid: a highland adventure by Inga Moore Picture book sequel set in the Highlands.
It is also worth looking on the Kelpies website as they republish children's books set in Scotland.
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I can recommend The Chaos Clock and The Chaos Quest by Gill Arbuthnott if you can get them. Set in Edinburgh, they are fantasy adventure stories for children about 9ish
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