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Inveraray Castle – A Beautiful Scottish Castle
Inveraray Castle is the ancestral home of the Duke of Argyll, Chief of the Clan Campbell and is an iconic, must-see visitor attraction on the West Coast of Scotland. We are proud that Hall of Names prints are available to the castle’s visitors. Many thousands of whom travel to Inveraray from all around the world.…
The White Sails: British Colonisation of the Americas
The White Sails: British Colonisation of the Americas. Are you researching your surname history, celtic origins and heritage? Then you are likely to have heard of ‘The White Sails’. But where did this term originate, and why is it of importance to those of Irish or Scottish descent? When the Crowns of England and Scotland…
The Elements of a Coat of Arms – Heraldry
The Elements of a Coat of Arms – Heraldry Essential heraldic pieces The Elements of a Coat of Arms. The primary components of heraldry and their individual meanings are fascinating to those researching their surname history or coat of arms. The essential parts are in brief as follows: The Crest This device was worn on…
The White Sails and The Passage to the New World
The White Sails and The Passage to the New World. Are you researching your surname history, celtic origins and heritage? Then you are likely to have heard of ‘The White Sails’. But where did this term originate, and why is it of importance to those of Irish or Scottish descent? Under James VI of Scotland,…
