Clan History, Clan Infomation
Hunter Crest & Coats of Arms
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Hunter Clan Crest
Crest Description: A greyhound sejant Proper, gorged with an antique crown Or
Hunter Coats of Arms:
A note on Coats of Arms:
Under Scottish heraldic law a coat of arms is awarded to an individual (with the exception of civic or corporate arms) . There is no such thing as a ‘family coat of arms’ The arms represented below are personal arms (with the above exceptions). Only the individual granted these arms has the right to use them. for more information see our pages on heraldry here:
(https://tartanshop.com/pages/all-about-scottish-heraldry)
HUNTER of Hunterston
Or, three hunting horns, Vert, garnished and stringed, Gules.
Or, three hunting horns, Vert, garnished and stringed, Gules.
5 June 1865 the Lord Lyon granted these arms to Robert Hunter of Hunterston, Ayrshire
The coat of arms recorded for Robert Caldwell Hunter, father of Robert. While the basic components of the arms remain the same, the shield design is more complex and there are no supporters.
The blazon is: Vert three dogs of Chace Courant Argent Collared Or, on a Chief of the Second three Hunting Horns of the First Stringed Gules and, for Crest, a Greyhound sejant Argent charged Or.
(Vol II, Fol 45)
The blazon is: Vert three dogs of Chace Courant Argent Collared Or, on a Chief of the Second three Hunting Horns of the First Stringed Gules and, for Crest, a Greyhound sejant Argent charged Or.
(Vol II, Fol 45)
