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Thomson Places: Castle of Fiddes, nr Stonehaven. Owned by Thompsons in late 17th C.
Category Archives: Clan Crest & Coats of Arm
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Clan Adair Crest Worn by all of the name and ancestry Crest Description: A man’s head, couped and blooded Clan Adair 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 […]
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Inglis Clan Crest Crest Description: A demi lion rampant Argent Inglis 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 […]
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Clan Cumming People John Comyn II (died c.1302) ‘The Black Comyn’ was born the son of John ‘the Red’ of Badenoch and Tynedale. The Comyn family were enjoying the height of their power when Margaret, Maid of Norway died in 1290. There were 13 claims to her throne and Comyn was one of the ‘competitors’ […]
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Clan Pringle People Sir John Pringle Sir John Pringle, 1st Baronet, FRS, (1707 – 1782) Scottish physician who has been called the “father of military medicine”. John Pringle was educated at St Andrews, at Edinburgh, and at Leiden. In 1730 he graduated with a degree of Doctor of Physics. He settled in Edinburgh at first […]
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Spottiswood Places Spottiswoode House – Large Mansion house dated from 1830s. Demolished in 1928. Dairsie Castle, nr Cupar, Fife. Passed to the Spottiswoodes in 1616. Restored in 1990s.
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Clan MacAulay People Lord Thomas Babington MacAulayLord Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-59) Born in Leicestershire, his essays for the “Edinburgh Review” on Milton and James Mill brought him acceptance into the wealthy circles of London. He became an Edinburgh MP in 1829. In the House of Commons his eloquence was admired and persuasive, such as when […]
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Clan Calder Places Cawdor Castle, near Nairn, was first built sometime in the 15th century, with the earliest record of the castle being in 1454, when William Calder, 6th Thane of Cawdor, was granted a ‘licence to fortify’. However, there is evidence that some parts of the fortress may date to the late 1300s. The […]