Cartography of the Barony and Beyond

The Barony of Ayreton is unique in that it is composed of five Cantons of distinct personality and culture. These five Cantons form the baronial lands.

Map of Ayreton

A map of the Chicago area with the cantons of ayreton laid out, noting Vanished Wood and Tree Girt Sea to the north, Foxvale to the southwest, Rokkehealden central, and Grey Gargoyles to the southeast bordering Indiana

About the Cantons

To learn more about the cantons, feel free to reach out to their welcoming officers noted below.

Foxvale

The heraldry of the Barony of Ayreton, a shield split green and blue, with a white wreath surrounded by five white stars

Our local group of Foxvale is located in the western suburbs of Chicago. You will currently find many of our meetings located in Aurora and Montgomery, IL.

Grey Gargoyles

The heraldry of the Barony of Ayreton, a shield split green and blue, with a white wreath surrounded by five white stars

We are the Chicago (South Side) chapter the SCA, and home of the first king of the Midrealm.

Rokkehealden

The heraldry of the Barony of Ayreton, a shield split green and blue, with a white wreath surrounded by five white stars

The Canton of Rokkehealden is the southwest suburban Chicago chapter of The Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) and one of five cantons. Rockhealdan was started in the late 1970’s in Naperville.

Tree-Girt-Sea

The heraldry of the Barony of Ayreton, a shield split green and blue, with a white wreath surrounded by five white stars

We are the north side Chicago (including the near north and near west suburbs) chapter of the SCA.

Vanished Wood

The heraldry of the Barony of Ayreton, a shield split green and blue, with a white wreath surrounded by five white stars

The Canton of Vanished Wood is located in the northwest Chicago suburbs.

Neighboring groups

Ayreton enjoys strong ties to our cousins in the neighboring areas. We often travel to their lands to engage in activities like socials, art classes, martial practices and events.

The Barony of Carraig Ban

The heraldry of the Barony of Carraig Ban

The Barony of Carraig Ban is geographically located in northwestern Illinois, from Elgin to Rockford to DeKalb. Many of our gatherings are centrally located in DeKalb near Northern Illinois University.

Shire of Ravenslake

The Shire of Ravenslake is a local group within the SCA serving Lake and McHenry counties of Illinois.

Shire of Greyhope

The heraldry of the shire of greyhope

Based in Lake, Porter and LaPorte Counties of Northwestern Indiana, Greyhope is part of the Midrealm.

The Kingdom of the Midrealm

Our great kingdom encompasses Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, and parts of Kentucky, Iowa, and Ontario.

A map of the kingdom of the midrealm, with the regions marked out, Pentamere in Michigan, Midlands in Illinois, Constellation in Indiana and Kentucky, South oaken in Ohio and kentucky, and North oaken in Ohio.