Gaelic Name: Clann Gillacatan

Crest: A cat salient, Proper

Motto: Touch not the cat but a glove

Origin of Name: Clan of the cats

Badge: Red whortleberry

Region: Highlands

Clan Chief: Malcolm K MacKintosh of Clan Chattan

Associated Names Clan Chattan is a confederation of Clans including the principal Clans of: MacKintosh MacGillivray MacBean Shaw MacThomas Macleans of Dochgarroch Macpherson Farquharson Davidson MacPhail MacQueens of Strathdearn MacIntyres in Badenoch
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