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  The family name of Caddell, Calder and Cawdor in Scotland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Such is the case near the Castle of CALDER in Nairnshire.
The early generations of CALDER were sheriffs of the Shire and constables and keepers of the Royal castle at Nairn.
First married 1458 Margaret (Mariot) Sutherland (daughter of Alexander Sutherland whose wife was daughter of Donald, Lord of the Isles) of the old castle of Dunbeath on the Caithness coast on the Moray Firth.
www.castles.org /Chatelaine/CALDER.HTM   (4816 words)

  
 Scottish Places, Tour Scotland.
History.Introduces Scottish castles in history, from the earliest Celtic hill-forts, brochs and crannogs to the great might of the stone castles at Stirling and Edinburgh.
The importance of each type of castle is explained and castle life, defences and their role in Scottish history also feature.
Archives of "Country Life." It is exactly 100 years since Country Life began to commission leading architectural photographers to record the great country houses of the British Isles.
www.visitdunkeld.com /scotland-places.htm   (1147 words)

  
 Museums from Rampant Scotland Directory
The Centre provides a focus for the work of Dunbeath Preservation Trust: a research base; a repository for research data, manuscripts, photographs and items of local material culture; an exhibition and interpretation space; a venue for lectures, storytelling and workshops.
The Neil Gunn Society recently merged with Dunbeath Preservation Trust and the Trust has a large collection of material relating to Gunn and his work - Dunbeath Water was Neil Gunn's 'Highland River'.
The Smiddy in Strachur, on Loch Fyne in Argyll, has been in existence since the 18th century and was still in operation until the mid-1950s.
www.rampantscotland.com /museums.htm   (3042 words)

  
 Clan Sutherland Books
The Castles of Scotland is a BBC television series by historian Ian Grimble.
The featured places include: Achmelvich, Ardvreck Castle, Cape Wrath Lighthouse, Clashnessie, Drumbeg, Durness, Elphin, Inchnadamph, Inverkirkaig, Kinlochbervie, Lochinver, Loch Glencoul, Old Man of Stoer, Rhiconich, Scourie, Smoo Caves and Ullapool.
Landranger Map 0011: Thurso & Dunbeath, Amazon.co.uk Link.
www.clansutherland.org /PageBooks.htm   (809 words)

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