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MacNab Tartans MacNab Ancient MacNab Modern
Category Archives: Clan Infomation
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Also found as Buttar and Butters, this surname is common in Fife and Perthshire, and may be connected with the old name Buttercask, the name of a village in the parish of Ardoch. Butter was the name of an old family in Perthshire, particularly Pitlochry, where they possessed the lands of Fascally, and the Butters […]
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Kennedy Tartans Kennedy Ancient Kennedy Modern Kennedy Weathered
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Clan Auchinleck Crest Worn by all of the name and ancestry Crest Description: An ear of rye, Proper Clan Auchinleck 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 such […]
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Clan MacIntyre People Duncan Ban MacIntyre Memorial Duncan Ban MacIntyre (1724-1812) Born in Glenorchy Duncan Ban MacIntyre lived as a forester and is famous for his Gaelic poetry. He received the privilege of a publication in his own lifetime. His work recorded his love and knowledge of nature in a disintegrating society.
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The clan Rose originates from the Norman family ‘de Ros’ who first settled in the district of Nairn in the middle of the thirteenth century. Through marriage to the de Bisset family, Hugo de Ros established his home at Kilravock, which has remained the designation of the chief and the family’s home to this day. […]
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Leslie Tartans Leslie Modern Leslie Hunting Ancient Leslie Hunting Modern
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Henderson Tartans Henderson Ancient Henderson Modern
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Weir Clan Crest Crest Description: Upon a chapeau, Gules, furred Ermine a boar statant, Azure, armed, Or Weir 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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Thor, son of Sweyn the Viking chief, was the founder of the Ruthven clan, which takes its name from the lands north of Loch Rannoch in Perthshire. In Gaelic these lands are called Ruadhainn. The Ruthven family history reads like a saga worthy of their Viking origins, with shady characters and dark deeds. Patrick, 3rd […]