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MacAlister Tartans: MacAlister Modern
Category Archives: Clan Infomation
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Shaw Clan Tartans Shaw Green Ancient Shaw Green Modern Shaw Red
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Although the surname Craig can easily be identified with the Gaelic word for a cliff or outcrop of rock (such as Ailsa Craig or Craigellachie) its origin appears to go far back into the time of the Picts, a native race from North East Scotland, of which very little is known. The story goes that […]
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Clan MacNeil People Torquil MacNeill (c.1449) MacNeill of Taynish, he was the keeper of Castle Sween in Knapdale, who founded many branches of the family. Rory MacNeill (d. circa 1610) A fifteenth century chief of the clan, and described as a hereditary outlaw. Known as “The Turbulent” or “Ruari the Tartar”, he was famed for […]
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Crichton Castle, Midlothian, initially built in the 1300s by John de Crichton The name Crichton originates from the the lands of Kreitton, a very old barony near Edinburgh. Recordings of the name first appear around 1128 when Thurstan de Crechtune witnessed the foundation of the Abbey of Holyrood House by David I. Thomas de Crichton, […]
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MacLellan Clan Crest Crest Description: An arm supporting on the point of a sword, a Moor’s head MacLellan 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 […]
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Leask Tartans Leask Tartan The following tartans are also appropriate for the name: Hay Ancient Hay Modern
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Clan Brisbane Crest Worn by all of the name and ancestry Crest Description: A stork’s head erased holding in her beak a serpent nowed, Proper Clan Brisbane 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 […]
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MacDuff Clan Crest Crest Description: A demi-lion Gules holding in the dexter paw a broadsword erected in pale Proper, hilted and pommelled Or MacDuff 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) . […]