The birlinn (Scottish Gaelic: bìrlinn) or West Highland galley was a wooden vessel propelled by sail and oar, used extensively in the Hebrides and West Highlands of Scotland from the Middle Ages on. Variants of the name in English and Lowland Scots include "berlin" and "birling".

Birlinn, which publishes Scottish interest books, from biography to history, military history and Scottish Gaelic. (Its name comes from the old Norse word birlinn, meaning a long boat or small galley with 12 to 18 oars, used especially in the Hebrides and West Highlands of Scotland in the Middle Ages. [4])

At Birlinn Ltd, we are home to the finest writing from an astonishing list of authors ranging across nearly every subject area from history to sport, fiction to poetry, children’s titles to academic works.

Birlinn Limited 是位于 苏格兰 爱丁堡的独立 出版社。 它由董事总经理休·安德鲁（Hugh Andrew）于1992年成立。 Birlinn 出版了苏格兰兴趣书籍，从传记到历史，军事历史和 苏格兰盖尔语。 （它的名字来自 旧北欧 单词 birlinn ，意思是一条 长船 或小 厨房，有12至18个桨，尤其是在中世纪的苏格兰的赫布里底群岛和西高地。 Polygon Books 从 Robin Jenkins ， George Mackay Brown 等苏格兰作家出版了 文学小说 和 诗歌，包括经典和现代的诗歌，以及 第一名女士侦探 …

Birlinn – Scottish and general UK interest books, from biography to history, military to politics, and Scottish Gaelic. The name comes from the old Norse word ‘birlinn’, meaning a long boat or small galley used especially in the Hebrides and West Highlands of Scotland in the Middle Ages.

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A Birlinn comprised a class of small galleys with 12 to 18 oars, used especially in the Hebrides and West Highlands of Scotland in the Middle Ages. Variants in English and Lowland Scots include berlin and birling .

Birlinn Ltd is an independent publishing house based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The company is built on traditions of the written and spoken word and is constantly looking to the future.

Birlinn is the go-to, passionate independent publisher for book lovers, history lovers, nature lovers, those with a thirst for knowledge and a longing to escape, armchair travellers and all with inquisitive minds. Settled in Scotland, publishing for the world.

The birlinn (Scottish Gaelic: bìrlinn) or West Highland galley was a wooden vessel propelled by sail and oar, used extensively in the Hebrides and West Highlands of Scotland from the Middle Ages on. Variants of the name in English and Lowland Scots include "berlin" and "birling".