Middleton Clan Crest Crest Description: Issuing out of a tower Sable, a lion rampant Gules, armed and langued Azure Middleton 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 […]
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Clan MacNaughton People Alexander MacNaughton (d.1515) Chief of the clan, Alexander was knighted by James IV for his services to the crown, and fought at the side of his sovereign at the Battle of Flodden. He was one of the few survivors of the bloody disaster, however, Alexander died two years later, leaving six sons. […]
Clan Dalziel Crest Worn by all of the name and ancestry Crest Description: A dagger paleways Azure, hilted and pommelled Or Clan Dalziel 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 […]
Clan Muir People John Muir John Muir (1838 – 1914) Born in Dunbar, he emigrated to America in 1849 where he became known as a naturalist. He was the first advocate of forest conservation in the United States, and was responsible for establishing Yosemite National Park. Edwin Muir (1887 – 1959) Well known Scottish poet, […]
Clan Barclay Crest Worn by all of the name and ancestry Crest Description: On a chapeau doubled Ermine a hand holding a dagger, Proper Clan Barclay 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 […]
Clan MacPhee (MacFie) People Malcolm MacPhee (d.1623) The last chief of the MacPhees on Colonsay, remembered for his attempt to escape from his enemies and his undignified death as he lay under a mound of seaweed! George MacPhee (b.1937) A lecturer in music at Glasgow’s Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, he is a […]
Clan Aikenhead Crest Crest Description:A demi-savage holding in his dexter hand three laurel slips bearing fruit, Proper Clan Aikenhead 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 […]
Clan Primrose People William Primrose William Primrose (1904 – 1982) Scottish violist and teacher, probably the best known viola player of his time. Primrose was born in Glasgow and studied violin there and, later, at the then Guildhall School of Music in London. From there he moved to Belgium to study under Eugene Ysaye who […]
Clan Cunningham People Allan Cunningham (1784-1842) When ten years old, Alan Cunningham became his brother’s apprentice, but while learning to be a stonemason by day, he was practicing his writing and reading the work of a family friend Robert Burns, in his own time. He was among Burns’ funeral procession in 1796 and later became […]
