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Category Archives: Clan Crest & Coats of Arm
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Clan Keith People George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal (c1553-1623) The 5th Earl studied at King’s College, Aberdeen’s first University, and would later establish the city’s second, Marischal College in 1593. He became Earl in 1581, supported James VI at the time of the Ruthven Raid and defended Stirling Castle in 1585 against the Raiders’ sympathisers. […]
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Clan Burnett People Gilbert Burnet (1643 – 1715) Scottish theologian and historian, and Bishop of Salisbury. He was fluent in Dutch and French, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. Gilbert was respected as a cleric, a preacher, and an academic, as well as a writer and historian. He was born at Edinburgh, Scotland in 1643, the son […]
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Skene Clan Crest: Crest Description: A dexter arm issuing from the shoulder out of a cloud, holding forth in the hand a triumphal crown, Proper. Skene 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 […]
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Clan Aiton Crest Worn by all of the name and ancestry Crest Description: A hand pulling a rose, Proper (A number of famous Aitons were botanists with links to Kew Gardens and the Royal Horticultural Society) Clan Aiton Coats of Arms A note on Coats of Arms: Under Scottish heraldic law a coat of arms […]
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MacLaine Clan Crest Crest Description: A branch of laurel and a branch of cypress in saltire surmounted of a battle axe in pale, all Proper MacLaine 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 […]
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Clan Farquharson People Findla Mor (d.1547)Findla Mor can be regarded as the first Farquharson. He died while bearing the royal standard at the Battle of Pinkie (depicted above), near Musselburgh in East Lothian. Beatrix Garden (fl.1550)The widow of Findla Mor, Beatrice Garden was an acclaimed musician, known nationwide for her outstanding ability on the clarsach, […]
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Lundin Clan Crest Crest Description: A lion Gules, emerging from an antique crown Or, holding in its dexter paw a sword erect and in its sinister a thistle slipped both Proper Lundin Coats of Arms: A note on Coats of Arms: Under Scottish heraldic law a coat of arms is awarded to an individual (with […]
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Clan Sutherland Places Dunrobin Castle nr Golspie, Sutherland. Tongue House, built in 1678 – owned by Countess of Sutherland Clan Sutherland People Kenneth Sutherland Held the title of Lord Duffus. In 1715 he joined theJacobite rising and forfeited all his estates. He left Scotland and became an admiral in the Russian navy, eventually marrying into […]