MacDowall Clan Crest Crest Description: Issuant from a crest coronet Or, a Lion’s paw erased and erected Proper holding a dagger point upwards Proper, hilted and pommelled Or MacDowall 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 […]
The surname Rutherford comes from territorial origins, taken from the lands of Rutherford in the parish of Maxton in Roxburghshire. The name is of an ancient and once powerful Border family. The meaning and origin of the place name is simply from the old English hrythera ford, which means a ford for cattle. The names […]
The name of the clan MacLaren is known in Gaelic as “Clann mhic Labhrainn”. The origins of the clan are shadowy and remain speculative, although one traditional account claims descent from Lorn, son of Erc, who landed in Argyll in A.D. 503. However, there is no concrete evidence of Lorn being the progenitor of the […]
Clan Crawford Crest Worn by all of the name and ancestry Crest Description: A stag’s head erased, Gules, between the attires a cross crosslet fitchee, Sable Clan Crawford 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 […]
Thomson Clan Tartans: Thomson Hunting Modern MacTavish / Thomson Camel MacTavish / Thomson Dress Grey MacThomas Ancient MacThomas Modern
Clan Crichton Crest Worn by all of the name and ancestry Crest Description: A dragon spouting out fire, Proper Clan Crichton 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) . There is no […]
The Edmonstone tartan is a relatively new design, having been approved for use by the Edmonstone Clan Society in 2011. The tartan is intended for people of the surname Edmondstone, or who are associated with the surname . Edmonstone Tartan
Clan Fleming People Sir Alexander Fleming (6 August 1881 – 11 March 1955) Alexander Fleming, born in Darvel, East Ayrshire, was a Scottish physician and microbiologist who won the Nobel Prize in 1945 for the discovery of the antibiotic substance penicillin in 1928.
Maxwell Clan Crest Crest Description: A stag couchant under a holly bush, Proper Maxwell 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 […]
Ogilvie Tartans: Ogilvie Ogilvie Hunting Modern Ogilvie Hunting Ancient Ogilvie of Airlie
