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These are not guidebooks about which path to follow or what hills to climb, these are books that cover the management and development of outdoor access.

Publications are grouped by subject area and then by decade.

Each entry follows the same layout and is organised thus:

Author, (Year of publication), Title, Publisher, followed by a paragraph about the book. This may be the advertising paragraph from the book cover or a short review.

Where possible a weblink is included, but some of the publications are not available online so you will need to use your favourite bookseller to get a copy. Some are no longer in print so you may need to go to a real bricks and mortar library to find a copy.

K C G Reid, (1993) Law Society of Edinburgh (1987-96). The Laws of Scotland – Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia. Vol 18. Property, Butterworths #

One of the main authoritative texts.

Jeremy Rowan-Robinson, (1993) Public access to the countryside: A guide to the law, practice and procedure in Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage in co-operation with COSLA #

A useful practical guide, though somewhat dated now.

Brodies, (1996) Recreational Access to Scotland’s Waters – A Summary of the Law, Brodies,Solicitors #

A summary review of the law surrounding recreational access to Scotland’s waters.

Professors R Paisley and DJ Cusine, (1998) Servitudes and Rights of Way, W. Green #

The standard work on the subject of servitudes. Divided into three sections, Part I covers servitudes, whilst PartII covers public rights of way and Part III covers other rights.