Cadzow: a brief history
The Cadzow family is one of the most ancient names of Scotland and Europe. Cadzow comes from the Gaelic word…
The first Cadzow record
The armorial insignia of the city of Glasgow contains the earliest reference to Cadzow that we’ve found so far. The…
The coming of the Hamiltons
“What of the Cadzow family? Seven centuries separates them from their disastrous choice of the losing side.” By Ian Hamilton,…
Chatelherault
Chatelherault is the palacial hunting lodge originally built by the Hamiltons in the 17th century and restored in the 20th…
Our revealing 1998 visit to Cadzow Castle
Cadzow Castle sits on top of a escarpment just outside Hamilton and down a path from Chatelherault. We visited the…
1000 years of Cadzows
From the old Barony of Cadzow, now included in the parish of Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Found in The Surnames of Scotland: Their…