Category Archives: Clan Crest & Coats of Arm

Clan Cameron Crest & Coats of Arms

Clan Cameron Crest Worn by all of the name and ancestry Crest Description: A sheaf of five arrows points upwards, Proper, tied with a band, Gules Clan Cameron 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 […]

Clan Chisholm Crest & Coats of Arms

Clan Chisholm Crest Worn by all of the name and ancestry Crest Description: A dexter hand holding a dagger erect, Proper, the point thereof transfixing a boar’s head erased, Or Clan Chisholm Coat of Arms A note on Coats of Arms: Under Scottish heraldic law a coat of arms is awarded to an individual (with […]

Clan Bain Places & People

Clan Bain People Alexander Bain (11 June 1818 – 18 September 1903) Alexander was a Scottish philosopher and educationalist in the British school of empiricism and a prominent and innovative figure in the fields of psychology, linguistics, logic, moral philosophy and education reform. He founded Mind, the first ever journal of psychology and analytical philosophy, […]

Herries Crest & Coats of Arms

Herries Clan Crest Crest Description: A stag’s head with ten tynes Argent Herries 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’ […]

Paterson Crest & Coats of Arms

Paterson Clan Crest Crest Description: A dexter hand issuing out of a cloud holding a branch of laurel, all Proper Paterson 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 […]

Newlands Crest & Coats of Arms

Newlands Clan Crest Crest Description: A falcon hooded Newlands 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 […]

Ruthven Crest & Coats of Arms

Ruthven Clan Crest: Crest Description: A ram’s head couped Sable armed Or Ruthven 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’ […]

Clan Agnew Crest & Coats of Arms

Clan Agnew Crest Worn by all of the name and ancestry Crest Description: An eagle issuant and reguardant, Proper Clan Agnew 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 […]

Clan Aiton People & Places

Clan Aiton People William Aiton (1731-1793) William Aiton was a Scottish botanist. He was born near Hamilton. He trained as a gardener and travelled to London in 1754 where he became an assistant superintendent of the Chelsea Physic Garden. He moved to Kew gardens in 1759 where he became director, a post he held until […]

Home Crest & Coats of Arms

Home Clan Crest Crest Description: On a cap of maintenance Proper, a lion’s head erased Argent Home 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 […]