Category Archives: Clan Crest & Coats of Arm

MacKinnon Crest & Coats of Arms

MacKinnon Clan Crest MacKinnon 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 represented below are personal arms (with the […]

Clan Butter Crest & Coats of Arms

Clan Butter Crest Worn by all of the name and ancestry Crest Description: Two hands issuing from a cloud in dexter, extended to the sinister and drawing an arrow in a bow, all Proper Clan Butter Coat of Arms A note on Coats of Arms: Under Scottish heraldic law a coat of arms is awarded […]

Clan Brisbane Places & People

Clan Brisbane People Major-General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, 1st Baronet (1773 – 1860) Brisbane was born at Brisbane House in Noddsdale, near Largs in Ayrshire. He studied astronomy and mathematics at the University of Edinburgh. Brisbane. After graduating he served with the British Army in Flanders, the West Indies, Spain and North America, serving under […]

Heron People and Places

Clan Heron People Patrick Heron of Kirroughtree (1736-1803) Patrick Heron was a politician and banker. He was the Whig member of Parliament for Kirkcudbright Stewartry from between 1794 and 1803, the year of his death. Heron was also the subject of the ‘Heron Ballads’ by Robert Burns, who was a supporter of the politician.

Kerr Crest & Coats of Arms

Kerr Clan Crest: Crest Description: The sun in his splendour, Or Kerr 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 […]

Clan Blane Crest & Coats of Arms

Clan Blane Crest Worn by all of the name and ancestry Crest Description: The sword of Justice paleways, Proper Clan Blane 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 […]

MacCallum Crest & Coats of Arms

MacCallum Clan Crest Crest Description: A tower argent with blue window and port MacCallum 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 […]

Fraser Places & People

Clan Fraser People James Baillie Fraser (1783-1856) – main imageFraser arrived in India as a merchant in 1813. He tracked down his brother William in the Nepal War and together they explored the lower Himalayas. James drew continuously as they travelled to the sources of both the Ganges and the Jumma. His Journal, describing almost […]

Clan Cumming Crest & Coats of Arms

Clan Cumming Crest Worn by all of the name and ancestry Crest Description: A lion rampant, Or, in his dexter paw a dagger, Proper Clan Cumming 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 […]