The Empty Lands are that great area of northern Scotland between Ullapool and Cape Wrath, and between Bonar Bridge and John O' Groats. It is truly the Land of the Mountain and the Flood, where land and sea mingle in ursurpassed glory. From the pier-head at Ullapool to the Smoo Caves at Durness, and from Dornoch Cathedral to Dounreay Nuclear Establishment, Tom Atkinson describes it all, Myths and legends, history, poetry, and a keen eye for the landscape and all its creatures make this book a valuable companion for all who travel to that magnificent part of Scotland.