The Chattan tartan is recorded in Logans ‘The Scottish Gael’ Where he says ‘the chief also wears a particular tartan of a very showy pattern’ it is also illustrated. He is talking of the Chief of the clan MacKintosh. The Clan Chattan is a confederation of Clans including the principal Clans of: MacKintosh, MacGillivray, MacBean, […]
MacRae Tartans MacRae Ancient MacRae Modern MacRae Dress Modern MacRae Hunting Ancient MacRae Hunting Modern MacRae Hunting Weathered
Clan Gordon People Robert Gordon of Straloch (1580-1661) The first ever graduate of Marischal College in Aberdeen was Robert Gordon. He is remembered though for his work as a cartographer. He saved the maps of Thomas Pont in 1640 and worked to complete them for Blau’s Atlas. His grandson, who lived from 1665 to 1732 […]
Clan Brodie Crest Worn by all of the name and ancestry Crest Description: A right hand holding a bunch of arrows, all Proper Clan Brodie 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) […]
Throughout Scotland there are a number of places named Wardlaw, however it is not possible to say which one the surname derives from, if the name is indeed of a territorial origin. There is, though, no evidence of a family of Wardlaws of that Ilk. Near Beauly, in the Highlands, there is a Wardlaw, “the […]
The origin of the name Fraser is believed to lie with a knight called Frezel from the lordship of La Frezeliere in Anjou, who came to Scotland in the 11th century. In 1160 the name of Simon Fraser is recorded as the owner of Keith lands in East Lothian, and he gave the church there […]
The Bell of the Borders tartan was held privately by Col Bell for several years before allowing it to be made public. The colour represent Black is for the Border and in remembrance of our dead Blue is for the sky above and the oceans o’er we fled Green is for the Borders hue and […]
This Forrester clan tartan (red) is relatively new, dating to 1987. The Forrester Hunting tartan (green) was registered one year earlier, in 1986. Forrester ————————————————– Forrester Hunting
MacDougall Tartans: MacDougall Ancient MacDougall Modern
Clan Dalrymple Crest Worn by all of the name and ancestry Crest Description:A rock, Proper Clan Dalrymple 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 […]
