Tour Scotland very short video clip, with Scottish music, of Armadale, Scottish Gaelic: Armadal, on ancestry, genealogy, history visit to the Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides. This island village looks out over the Sound of Sleat, to Morar and Mallaig. The name ’Armadale’, meaning ‘elongated valley’, derives from the Old Norse armr and dalr. Clan Donald has a visitor centre situated next to the ruins of Armadale Castle, and the nearby Sabhal Mòr Ostaig is a centre of Gaelic learning. The village is also a small port, and has a regular Caledonian MacBrayne ferry service to Mallaig. It is at the southern end of the A851 road. When walking on the beach near the pier, it is possible to see otters and seals. Clan Donald, also known as Clan MacDonald, Scottish Gaelic: Clann Dòmhnaill, is a Highland Scottish clan and one of the largest Scottish clans. There are also numerous branches to the Clan Donald and several of these have chiefs recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms; these are: Clan Macdonald of Sleat, Clan Macdonald of Clanranald, Clan MacDonell of Glengarry, Clan MacDonald of Keppoch, and Clan MacAlister. There are also notable historic branches of Clan Donald without chiefs so-recognised, these are: the Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg, Clan MacDonald of Lochalsh, the MacDonalds of Glencoe, and the MacDonalds of Ardnamurchan. The MacDonnells of Antrim are a cadet branch of the MacDonalds of Dunnyveg but do not belong to the Scottish associations and have a chief officially recognised in Ireland.
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