Armadale Castle was not, strictly speaking, an actual castle, lacking as it did real fortifications. It did however have numerous rooms arranged in no particular order, a consequence of centuries of Macdonalds adding to the house in accordance with their needs at the time and rarely ever removing anything. Rapidly coming to the conclusion that ( Read more... )

Aubrey Angus Macdonald is the son of Lachlan Macdonald, of the Sleat Macdonalds, and Alana Macdonald (nee Clayton). Aubrey looks a lot like his mother.

The Sleats are a cadet branch of Clan Donald, certainly wealthy but nowhere near as rich and powerful as say the Clanrannald Donalds, and Lachlan in particular is often looked down upon by his ( Read more... )