Category Archives: Clan Crest & Coats of Arm

Lyle Crest & Coats of Arms

Lyle Clan Crest Crest Description: A cock Or, crested and barbed Gules Lyle 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’ […]

Clan Colquhoun Places & People

Clan Colquhoun People Robert Colquhoun (1914-62) After studying at Glasgow School of Art, Kilmarnock born Colquhoun won himself travelling scholarships with his articulate portrait drawings. He was able to study in Italy in 1937 and 1939. Thanks to the persuasion of Jankel Adler, Colquhoun moved from Neo Romantic landscapes towards figure work, which was to […]

Melville Crest & Coats of Arms

Melville Clan Crest Crest Description: A ratch-hound’s head erased Proper, collared Gules Melville 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’ […]

Clan Colquhoun Crest & Coats of Arms

Clan Colquhoun Crest Worn by all of the name and ancestry Crest Description: A hart’s head couped Gules, attired Argent Clan Colquhoun Coat 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 […]

MacGillivray Crest & Coats of Arms

MacGillivray Clan Crest: Crest Description: A cat-a-mountain sejuant guardant Proper, his dexter fore-paw on the ground, his sinister in a guardant posture and his tail reflexed under his sinister paw MacGillivray Coats of Arms: A note on Coats of Arms: Under Scottish heraldic law a coat of arms is awarded to an individual (with the […]

Nicolson Crest & Coats of Arms

Nicolson Clan Crest: Crest Description: A lion issuant Or armed and langued Gules Nicholson 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 […]

MacDougall Crest & Coats of Arms

MacDougall Clan Crest: Crest Description: (On a chapeau Gules furred Ermine) a dexter arm in armour embowed fessways couped Proper, holding a cross crosslet fitchee erect Gules MacDougall 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 […]