Fraser genealogy research trip: a practical Scotland archive route
Plan a document-led Fraser genealogy research trip through Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Inverness and Portree, with eight research centers and a fourteen-night itinerary.
Irish Scottish Roots
Irish Scottish Roots
Category Clans
Explore Irish and Scottish clans, surnames, septs, clan history, tartans, ancestral places, castles, genealogy links, and heritage research.
Frasers of Tweeddale: The Border Roots Before Lovat and Saltoun
The Frasers of Tweeddale were a powerful medieval family rooted in the upper valley of the River Tweed, particularly around Oliver and Neidpath in what is now the Scottish Borders. Their story belongs to the Lowlands centuries before the Fraser…
Frasers at Culloden: Where They Came From and What Happened Next
The Frasers who fought for the Jacobites at Culloden on April 16, 1746, belonged principally to the Highland Frasers of Lovat. Their recruiting network centered on Fraser-controlled country west and south of Inverness, including the Aird, the Beauly valley, Kilmorack,…
Cairnbulg Castle: The Fraser Stronghold on Scotland’s Buchan Coast
Cairnbulg Castle, originally known as Philorth, is a medieval and sixteenth-century Fraser stronghold near Fraserburgh on Scotland’s Buchan coast. Unlike many Scottish castles, it remains an inhabited private residence, with visits possible only through confirmed prior arrangement. Cairnbulg Castle rises…
Duntrune Castle: Clan Campbell Links and Visiting Status
Explore Duntrune Castle’s history, Campbell and Malcolm connections, Loch Crinan setting and what travelers should know about its private status.
Aughnanure Castle, Galway: O’Flaherty History & Visitor Guide
Aughnanure Castle is a late medieval tower house near Oughterard in County Galway, Ireland. It is most closely associated with the O’Flaherty lords of Iarchonnacht, or West Connacht. The castle stands on a rocky site above the Drimneen River near…
Captain Upton Fraser at Dade Battlefield
Captain Upton Fraser was a United States Army officer. His story centers on territorial Florida, especially Fort Brooke at Tampa Bay. It also involves the battlefield near present-day Bushnell in Sumter County where he was killed on December 28, 1835.…
How to Find Your Irish Clan or Sept
How to find your Irish clan is really a question about Irish surname history, place, and records in Ireland. In Irish genealogy, sept is often the more accurate term. It means a branch or local division of a wider family…
Irish & Scottish Clan Research: Beginner’s Guide to Septs & Clans
Learn Irish and Scottish clan research for beginners, including how to trace surnames, septs, clans, geographic origins, tartan claims, family crests, and the records that matter most for accurate genealogy.