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Category Archives: Clan Crest & Coats of Arm
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Clan MacKinnon People John MacKinnon (d.1550) Served as the last hereditary Abbot of the holy Scottish island of Iona. Don MacKinnon (b.1939) A politician in New Zealand, he rose to become Deputy Prime Minister in 1990.
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Clan Douglas People James Douglas (c. 1286-1330) James Douglas’ father William was executed by the English at the Tower of London in 1298 for his patriotic efforts beside William Wallace. At the time of his death his son had already spent two years in Paris, safe but poor. In 1306 he rode on a stolen […]
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Thomson Clan Crest: Why we have this crest for the name Thomson The first evidence of a crest we can find for the name Thomson is from the arms of Alexander Thomson, Bute Pursuivant (and therefore a Herald) registered arms on 01/07/1724, and for his crest had: A thistle proper, motto Pro patria. As well […]
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Clan Drummond Crest Worn by all of the name and ancestry Crest Description: On a crest coronet Or, a goshhawk wings displayed Proper, armed and belled Or, jessed Gules Clan Drummond Coat of Arms A note on Coats of Arms: Under Scottish heraldic law a coat of arms is awarded to an individual (with the […]
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Clan Cranstoun Crest Worn by all of the name and ancestry Crest Description: A crane, Proper, dormant holding a stone in her claw Clan Cranstoun 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) […]
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Clan Moncrieffe People Charles Kenneth (C.K.) Scott-Moncrieff (1889 – 1930) Scottish writer, most famous for his English translation of most of Proust’s A la recherche du temps perdu, which he published under the Shakespearean title Remembrance of Things Past. Scott-Moncrieff’s magnificent Proust translation (volumes 1 through 6 of the seven) has earned him a place […]
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Heron Clan Crest Crest Description: A Demi lion Argent holding in his dexter paw a cross crosslet fitchee Gules Heron 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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MacGill Clan Crest Crest Description: A phoenix in flames, Proper MacGill 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’ The arms […]