Crest: A dexter arm in armour erect, the hand, bent, holding a baton Gules tipped

Motto: Fordward (Forward)

Origin of Name: locational name from any of the several places in the Highlands, so called from the Gaelic “bail(e)” meaning “village” plus “puir”, “pasture or grass”. The second element is akin to the Welsh “pawr” meaning “pasture”.

Badge: A dexter arm in armour erect, the hand, bent, holding a baton Gules tipped

Lands: Whittingehame East Lothian, Kinross and Glenrothes, Fife 

Region:Lowlands

Historic Seat: Burleigh Castle, Kinross

Clan Chief: None, armigerous clan

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