User:Zacwill

"They built lands and Melkor destroyed them; valleys they delved and Melkor raised them up; mountains they carved and Melkor threw them down; seas they hollowed and Melkor spilled them; and naught might have peace or come to lasting growth, for as surely as the Valar began a labour so would Melkor undo it or corrupt it. And yet their labour was not all in vain; and though nowhere and in no work was their will and purpose wholly fulfilled, and all things were in hue and shape other than the Valar had at first intended, slowly nonetheless the Earth was fashioned and made firm."
Ainulindalë, J R R Tolkien.

This user is a Scottish Presbyterian. This user supports union between Scotland and the United Kingdom. Gentlemen, to The King!

This user loves studying Heraldry This user is an amateur Historian. This user loves abandoned buildings and ghost towns.

EBThis user uses the Encyclopædia Britannica along with Wikipedia. delThis editor is a deletionist. This editor puts the reader first.

Barnbougle in Dalmeny parish, co. Linlithgow. Owned by the Earl of Rosebery and Midlothian.

Useful resources (useful to me anyway)

I. Alexander Nisbet: A System of Heraldry

II. Sir James Balfour-Paul: The Scots Peerage; (Aber-Balm) (Banf-Crans) (Crawf-Falk) (Fife-Hynd) (Inne-Mar) (Marc-Oxfu) (Panm-Sinc) (Some-Wint) (Index)

III. George Cockayne: The Complete Peerage; (A-Bo) (Bra-C) (D-F) (G-K) (L-M) (N-R) (S-T) (U-Z; Index)

IV. Charles Fox-Davies: A Complete Guide to Heraldry