Ictis Heritage Research
Alasdair MacIlleathain
Founder, Researcher, Owner
Ictis Heritage Research is an independent heritage and historical research service led by Alasdair MacIlleathain, providing genealogy, building history, and local history research. The service focuses on producing clear, evidence-based research reports using archival sources, maps, and historical records to support individuals, communities, and heritage projects.
Explore Our Blogs and Articles
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What was it like to be a Roman Slave?
What was life really like for a Roman slave? Explore daily life, work, treatment, and freedom in this accessible guide to slavery in Ancient Rome. Read more ⇢
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North Petherton in the Domesday Book: What It Tells Us About the Settlement in 1086
The Domesday Book, created in 1086 under William the Conqueror, serves as a detailed record of landholdings and resources in England after the Norman Conquest. North Petherton, a royal area… Read more ⇢
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Heads Under the Water: Snizort Cathedral, St Columba’s Isle and The Cauldron of Skulls
The Cathedral Peaty water ripples around a peaceful little island cemetery, but this river once bubbled with blood, boiling from the clan feud that scars Skye’s landscape. For most, it… Read more ⇢
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The Raven and The Dragon: A New Perspective on the Battle of Cynwit
In 878 AD, a desperate band of West Saxons stood atop the walls of a hillfort, watching as a Viking force landed on the Somerset coast. What happened next was… Read more ⇢
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The Minotaur’s Labyrinth: Could the Papoura Hill Circular structure be the lair of the Mythical Beast?
Has the Minotaus lair been found? Read about the recent discovery of a circular “Labyrinth-like” structure on Papoura Hill in Crete and the Minotaurs Labryinth. Read more ⇢
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An Eye for an Eye: The War of the One-Eyed Woman, Skye’s Final and Bloodiest Conflict
Read here to find out about Skye’s final and bloodies clan battle between the ever feuding MacLeods of Dunvegan and the MacDonalds of Sleat! Read more ⇢
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Massacred at Mass: The Battle of the Spoiling Dyke
As MacLeod churchgoers settled down for their Sunday worship one fateful May morn in 1578, unbeknownst to them, a band of their rivals slid into shore ready to unleash hell. Read more ⇢
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Salt and Steel: Hugh MacDonald, the Hebridean Pirate of Caisteal Uisdean
A Story of Steel and Salt, find out how Hugh MacDonald went from a successful Hebridean Pirate to meet a surprisingly salty end. Also, find out how his relationship to… Read more ⇢
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