Category Archives: Clan Infomation

Riddell Crest & Coats of Arms

Riddell Clan Crest Crest Description: A demi greyhound, Proper Riddell 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 […]

Clan Campbell Tartans

The Campbell tartan also known as the ancient Black Watch was supposedly appointed for the Highland Companies in 1725 and later for the Black Watch in 1739 may in fact have been worn by the Campbells at an earlier date. However, when the original Highland companies were formed soldiers were to wear the same colours […]

Smith Clan History

It is said that a family of Smiths have been settled in the parish of Stathblane at Craigend for well over 400 years. Initially they were just tenants, but later became lairds of the land. Apparently, when surnames came into use, the family took theirs from their occupation: as smiths and armourers of the Barony […]

Clan Boyd Tartans

The Boyd tartan was designed for the Earl of Kilmarnock in 1948 and recorded with the Lord Lyons office in 1957. As the Earls of Kilmarnock are descended from both the Hays, and the Stewarts they have incorporates elements from the Hay-Leith tartan and the hunting Stewart. The term ‘modern’ refers to the dye shades, […]