Sandilands Clan Crest: Crest Description: An eagle displayed, Proper Sandilands 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 […]
The erroneous notion that clans are Highland groups and families are Lowland units is very much a Victorian one. In fact, the terms are interchangeable, and many a Lowland laird has held from the Lyon Court the title ‘Chief of the Name and Arms’. This is true of the Woods. William the Lion The Old […]
Lamont Tartans: The Following tartans are appropriate for this name Lamont Ancient Lamont Modern
Clan MacBean People MacBeth (c.1005-57) When Duncan I took the Scottish throne, his grandfather had the blood of several relatives on his hands, having murdered the way clear for Duncan. With such ill feeling as there must have been, Duncan would have been wise to pacify his remaining family, especially his senior cousin Thorfinn the […]
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Glendinning Tartans There is no registered tartan for this name. The following tartans are appropriate Douglas Ancient Douglas Modern Douglas Grey
Clan Elphinstone Crest Worn by all of the name and ancestry Crest Description: A lady, from the waist upwards, richly habited in red, her arms extended, the right hand supporting a tower and the left holding a branch of laurel, all Proper Clan Elphinstone Coat of Arms A note on Coats of Arms: Under Scottish […]
MacKinnon Tartans MacKinnon Ancient MacKinnon Modern MacKinnon Hunting Ancient MacKinnon Hunting Modern
Thomson Places: Castle of Fiddes, nr Stonehaven. Owned by Thompsons in late 17th C.
It is believed that the surname Spens, or Spence, may have derived from the Old French word for ‘custodian’ or ‘dispenser’. The principal line of the Clan Spens family are descendents of one of the ancient Earls of Fife. In the 13th and 14th centuries a number of people with the name Spens were recorded […]
