History: Darach Shire is a part of the Kingdom of Caid, one of the major “kingdoms” of the SCA. The SCA (or Society for Creative Anachronism) is a non-profit organization dedicated to learning about the medieval time period in our history. We follow research and re-creation of pre-seventeenth century skills, arts, combat, and culture.

Darach Shire is geographically located in Ventura County, California, USA.

The shire hosts up to an average of 1-10 or more meetings, workshops (such as cooking, herbal, textiles, or woodworking), and practices a month, and between 3-5 major events a year.

Darach Meaning: “Oak” in Scots Gaelic

Established: February 28, 1975

Darach heraldry is displayed as a heraldic design that uniquely represents the person or group that owns it. A Device should only be displayed when the owner or group is present. The Darach Shire device is typically displayed on a banner stand or flag pole near any entrances or exits in order to denote that there is an official Shire presence.

Darach Device Blazon: Argent, on a bend between an oak tree and in pale an oak leaf fesswise reversed embowed conjoined to an acorn sable, a laurel wreath palewise argent.

Darach also uses a badge. A badge may be used by the populous to indicate membership in our Shire. The badge can be placed on items, clothing, or cast into a mold to use as a token. A badge can be displayed at any time, even when it is not an official event or there are no Shire Officers present.

Darach Badge Blazon: Argent, in pale an oak leaf fesswise reversed embowed conjoined to an acorn sable, a bordure nebuly azure.

Awards: The Order of the Sable Oak

Newsletter: The Oak Leaf

Fighting Unit(s): The Brotherhood of the Black Sword