The name Mackie comes from the Gaelic name MacAodha, meaning ‘son of Aodh’, which is a given name meaning ‘fire’. The name is an old one, particularly in the Stirling area where it can be traced back to the 15th century. In a Scone charter, a William Makke was a charter witness in 1491. The […]
MacGillivray Tartans MacGillivray Modern MacGillivray Hunting Ancient
Clan Dunbar People Agnes, Countess of Dunbar (c.1312-1369) – main image, from 1906 ‘Black Agnes’, so called for her dark complexion and hair, was the thorn in the side of the Earl of Salisbury, who wasted nineteen weeks conducting a siege against her and Dunbar Castle in 1338. It is said that whenever her castle […]
Clan Blackadder People John Blackadder (1622-1685) Blackadder was born sometime around 1622. He was grandson of Adam Blackadder of Blairhall, a cadet of the Blackadder Baronetcy of Tulliallan, and became heir to the title as first baronet. A title he refused to assume. He studied Divinity at Glasgow University. He married Janet Haining and they […]
Clan Stirling Places (site of) Cadder Castle, nr Kirkintilloch. Held by the Stirlings since 12th c. Castle demolished and replaced with Cadder House (above) Clan Stirling People Colonel Sir Archibald David Stirling, DSO, OBE (15 November 1915 – 4 November 1990) Sir David Stirling was a Scottish laird, mountaineer, Second World War British Army officer, […]
The Fletcher of Dunans clan tartan was first recorded in 1880 in Clans Originaux. Fletcher of Dunans Modern
Sempill Clan Crest Sempill 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 […]
Derived from the name of one who breeds and trains falcons or hawks. Many great houses would have had their own falconer. The principal ‘Falconer’ family claimed to be falconers to the King. The first Scottish Falconer was said to be Ranulph the Falconer, son of Walter of Loutrop, falconer to the William the Lion […]
Clan Baillie People Charles Baillie (1542-1625) Charles Baillie was a Fleming of Scots descent. He was a papal agent and member of the household of Mary, Queen of Scots, following the murder of her husband. In 1571 Baillie was caught in possession of documents describing a plan for a Spanish landing on Mary’s behalf in […]
A branch of the great clan Alpine, the name MacQuarrie derives from the gaelic ‘guaire’ meaning “noble”. According to tradition, Guaire was the brother of Fingon, the progenitor of the MacKinnon clan. Both clans, linked in a common descent, went on to become dependent on the Lords of the Isles. The MacQuarrie chiefs had their […]
