Murray of Atholl Clan Crest Crest Description: On a Wreath Or and Sable a demi-savage Proper wreathed about the temples and waist with laurel, his arms extended and holding in the right hand a dagger, in the left a key, all Proper. Murray of Atholl Coats of Arms: A note on Coats of Arms: Under […]
The origins of the name McCulloch are, for the most part, unknown. Traditionally, the name is prominently found in Galloway, but their origin has been described as being “ultra memoriam hominum” in one of their charters. The name may come from the Gaelic Mac Cullaich or Mac C(h)ullach, meaing “son of (the) boar”. It’s in […]
The name Kincaid, it is supposed, is territorial in origin, or possibly from ‘ceann cadha’, the ‘steep place’ or ‘pass’ but could also be ‘of the head of the rock’, or even ‘the head of the battle.’ The lands of Kincade were granted to Maldouen, third Earl of Lennox by Alexander III in 1238 the […]
Shaw Clan Crest: Crest Description: A dexter cubit arm couped and holding a dagger erect, all Proper. Shaw 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 […]
The MacEwen earliest forebear is Ewen of Otter on the shores of Loch Fyne in Argyll in about 1200, descendants from the original Scots of Dalriada. There are numerous alternative spellings used by the clan. In 1432 the Barony of Otter was granted to Sween MacEwen by James I, with the remainder to the heir […]
The name Arbuthnot originates from the ancient lands of Arbuthnot in Kincardineshire. These lands came in to the possession of the Swinton family through the marriage of Hugh, to the daughter of Osbert Olifard (or Oliphant) ‘The Crusader’. THe lands were granted to Olifard by William the Lion around 1175 and the family adopted the […]
Clan MacArthur People King Arthur The greatest of Ancient Britain’s legends, King Arthur, his knights and adventures have been sited in many different parts of Welsh-speaking Britain. However, the old Scottish poem to survive chronicles Arthur fighting for Gododdin (in which Edinburgh now lies) against the invading Northumbrian English. It is after him that Edinburgh’s […]
Clan Lennox People Charlotte Ramsay Lennox (c. 1730 – 1804) British author and poet of the 18th century. She is most famous as the author of The Female Quixote and her association with Samuel Johnson, Joshua Reynolds, and Samuel Richardson, but she had a long career and wrote both poetry, prose, She was probably born […]
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Houston Tartans Houston Tartan The following tartans are also appropriate for this name: MacDonald Ancient MacDonald Modern MacDonald Weathered MacDonald Dress Ancient MacDonald Dress Modern
