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Beaton, Wick, with a Foreword by Donald, 11th Lord Reay).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003eFrom prehistoric chambered cairns, Pictish brochs, and early Celtic saints to the Viking Earls of Orkney and Caithness, the feudal charters of the Scottish Crown, and the fierce 15th- and 16th-century clan feuds that shaped the Far North, Rev. Angus MacKay (author of the celebrated \u003cem\u003eBook of Mackay\u003c\/em\u003e) weaves together Norse Sagas, Papal Letters, Privy Council Registers, and Great Seal Charters into the definitive primary-source history of the ancient \u003cstrong\u003eProvince of Cat\u003c\/strong\u003e (Gaelic \u003cem\u003eCataibh\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3\u003eWhat Makes This Fairbairn's Crests Digital Edition Unique?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCleaned \u0026amp; Whitened Archival Pages (#FFFFFF):\u003c\/strong\u003e All 239 original historical pages have been digitally cleaned to a crisp, pure white background with high-contrast black text—eliminating dark aged paper tones, foxing, blank filler leaves, and library perforation stamps for effortless reading and printing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e100% Searchable OCR Text Layer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Instant full-text search across all 252 pages using \u003ccode\u003eCtrl+F\u003c\/code\u003e (Windows) or \u003ccode\u003eCmd+F\u003c\/code\u003e (Mac) to locate ancestors, estates, charters, and parishes in seconds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNew 9-Page Master Surname, Clan \u0026amp; Place Index:\u003c\/strong\u003e Includes a newly compiled Back-of-Book Master Index covering \u003cstrong\u003e87 Northern Scottish surnames and clans\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e93 parishes, castles, battlefields, and estates\u003c\/strong\u003e with exact page references and a built-in PDF page offset formula (\u003ccode\u003eMerged PDF Page = Printed Page + 13\u003c\/code\u003e).\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBranded Genealogical Front Matter (Pages i–iv):\u003c\/strong\u003e Features a Publisher's Historical Note, a Genealogical Research Guide to 16th-century Highland patronymics and spelling variants, and a complete Chapter \u0026amp; Section Directory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3\u003eMajor Clans \u0026amp; Families Documented in This Volume\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eThis volume is an indispensable primary-source reference for researchers tracing lineages connected to the following Northern Scottish families:\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSinclair \/ St. Clair:\u003c\/strong\u003e Earls of Caithness and Orkney, Lords Berriedale, and the Sinclairs of Dunbeath, Mey, Murkle, Dunn, Ratter, Stirkoke, Stemster, Borrowston, and Lythmore.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMacKay \/ Clan Morgan \/ MacEth:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chiefs of Strathnaver and Farr (afterwards Lords Reay), the Aberach MacKays, the Bighouse and Scourie MacKays, the MacKays of Creich, the Polson MacKays of Braechat, and Farquhar the Royal Leech.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSutherland \u0026amp; De Moravia:\u003c\/strong\u003e The original Celtic and De Moravia Earls of Sutherland, Alexander Sutherland (the rightful heir slain at Brora), and the Sutherlands of Duffus, Skelbo, Torboll, Dirlot, Dunbeath, Forse, Berriedale, Evelix, and Clyne.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGordon:\u003c\/strong\u003e Earls and Marquises of Huntly, the Gordon Earls of Sutherland, Sir Robert Gordon of Gordonstoun, Bishop-Postulate Alexander Gordon, and the Gordons of Garty, Golspietower, Marle, and Embo.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGunn \/ Clan Gunn:\u003c\/strong\u003e Crowner Gunn (\u003cem\u003eAm Braisdeach Mor\u003c\/em\u003e), the Robson Gunns of Braemore and Strathy, and the MacHamish Gunns of Strathullie and Kilearnan.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKeith, Oliphant \u0026amp; Mowat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Earls Marischal and the Keiths of Inverugie and Ackergill; Lords Oliphant of Auldwick, Berriedale, and Thrumster; and the Mowats of Freswick, Buchollie, and Brabstermyre.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMacLeod, MacKenzie, Moray, Munro, Ross \u0026amp; 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