Clan Cochrane Crest Worn by all of the name and ancestry Crest Description: A horse passant, Argent Clan Cochrane 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 no such thing […]
Clan MacDonnell of Glengarry People Alasdair Ruadh (c.1725-61) When the Jacobites rose in 1745, Alasdair Ruath, 13th Chief of Keppoch, left France and the Royal French Scots to lead out his clan for Bonnie Prince Charlie. A British man o’ war foiled his seaward return however, and he was imprisoned in the Tower of London […]
Taylor Clan Crest: Crest Description: A hand holding a passion cross, Gules Taylor 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’ […]
MacLennan Clan Crest Crest Description: A demi-piper all Proper, garbed in the proper tartan of the Clan MacLennan. MacLennan 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 […]
Shaw Clan Crest: Crest Description: A dexter cubit arm couped and holding a dagger erect, all Proper. Shaw 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 […]
Clan MacArthur People King Arthur The greatest of Ancient Britain’s legends, King Arthur, his knights and adventures have been sited in many different parts of Welsh-speaking Britain. However, the old Scottish poem to survive chronicles Arthur fighting for Gododdin (in which Edinburgh now lies) against the invading Northumbrian English. It is after him that Edinburgh’s […]
Clan Lennox People Charlotte Ramsay Lennox (c. 1730 – 1804) British author and poet of the 18th century. She is most famous as the author of The Female Quixote and her association with Samuel Johnson, Joshua Reynolds, and Samuel Richardson, but she had a long career and wrote both poetry, prose, She was probably born […]
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Kirkcaldy Clan Crest Crest Description: A man’s head with the face looking upwards, Proper Kirkcaldy 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 […]
Clan Fergusson People Fergus Mor (d.501)Also known as Fergus mac Erc, meaning ‘Son of Erc’, Fergus was King of Dalriada and brought his people, the ‘Scoti’, across the Irish Sea from Antrim to settle in Kintyre, bringing the Gaelic language with them. His descendants would rule Scotland for almost eight hundred years. James Ferguson (1710-76)With […]
