Clan Buchanan
BUCHANAN Motto: Clarior hinc honos or (“Hence the brighter honour”) Crest: A dexter hand holding up a ducal cap (Proper), tufted on the top with a rose Gules, within two …
Category: Clan History
A New Clan Chief – Hail The Buchanan!
It has been over 300 years since Clan Buchanan has had an official clan chief. Now, John Michael Baillie-Hamilton Buchanan has been officially recognized by Lord Lyon as the …
Clan Crawford
CRAWFORD Motto: Tutum te robore reddam (“I will give you safety by strength.”) Crest: A stag’s head erased Gules, between the attires a cross crosslet fitchée Sable The Crawford …
Clan Murray
MURRAY Motto: Furth fortune and fill the fetters. (alludes to the capture of the last Lord of the Isles by the Earl of Atholl in 1475.) Crest: Centre, on a …
Clan Buchan
BUCHAN Motto: Non inferiora secutus (“Not having followed mean pursuits”) Crest: A sun shining upon a sunflower full blown Proper This name is derived from the region of Buchan …
Clan Maitland
MAITLAND Motto: Consilio et animis (“By wisdom and courage”) Crest: A lion sejant affrontee Gules, ducally crowned Proper, in his dexter paw a sword Proper hilted and pommelled Or, in …
Clan Wallace
WALLACE Motto: Pro libertate (“For freedom”) Crest: Issuat from a crest coronet of four (three visible) strawberry leaves Or, a dexter arm vambraced, the hand brandishing a sword all Proper …
Clan MacAlister
MACALISTER Motto: Fortiter (“Boldly”) Crest: A dexter arm in armour erect, the hand holding a dagger in pale all Proper. The Macalisters are were one of the first groups …
Clan Lamont
LAMONT Motto: Ne parcas nec spernas (“Neither spare nor dispose”) Crest: A dexter hand couped at the wrist Proper. The Lamont family most likely originated in Ulster. Logmaor, meaning …
Clan Sutherland
SUTHERLAND Motto: Sans peur (“Without fear”) Crest: A cat-a-mountain sejant rampant Proper Sutherland is a place name derived from the old Norse ‘Sudrland’ or ‘Southland’. The family is likely …