Private company
Birlinn Limited
Scottish independent publishing house
Birlinn Limited is an independent publishing house based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was established in 1992 by managing director Hugh Andrew.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
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Birlinn Limited is an independent publishing house based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was established in 1992 by managing director Hugh Andrew.2
Corporate structure
Birlinn Limited sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Birlinn Limited Edinburgh
- Mercat Press Subsidiary ยท United Kingdom
Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Subsidiaries and ownership
Subsidiaries
- Mercat Press
Divisions
- Mercat Press
- Polygon Books
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1992Founded Founded1
Links
- X (Twitter)x.com/birlinnbooks1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/birlinnbooks1
- WikipediaBirlinn (publisher)
- WikidataQ4916556
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataBirlinn Limited on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaBirlinn Limited on Wikipedia