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MacLaren Clan Crest Crest Description: A lion’s head erased Sable crowned with an antique crown of six (four visible) points Or, between two branches of laurel issuing from the Wreath at either side of the head, both Proper MacLaren Coats of Arms A note on Coats of Arms: Under Scottish heraldic law a coat of […]
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The earliest record of this name is that of an abbott of the Strathearn Monastery of Abernethy in Perthshire in the 12th century. His son was Orm de Abernethy, also an abbott who witnessed a Charter of William the Lion. Or may have given his name to to the lands of Ormison in East Lothian. […]
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laing clan crest laing (scotland): a dove holding in it’s beak a sprig of olive all proper. motto: mercy is my desire laing 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 […]
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Clan Cochrane Crest Worn by all of the name and ancestry Crest Description: A horse passant, Argent Clan Cochrane 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 thing […]
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Clan MacDonnell of Glengarry People Alasdair Ruadh (c.1725-61) When the Jacobites rose in 1745, Alasdair Ruath, 13th Chief of Keppoch, left France and the Royal French Scots to lead out his clan for Bonnie Prince Charlie. A British man o’ war foiled his seaward return however, and he was imprisoned in the Tower of London […]
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Taylor Clan Crest: Crest Description: A hand holding a passion cross, Gules Taylor 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’ […]
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MacLaine Tartans MacLaine of Lochbuie MacLaine of Lochbuie Hunting
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The Cockburn tartan is thought to be a Wilson’s of Bannockburn tartan, and possibly named after General Cockburn who was relatively famous in the early 1800s. The term ‘modern’ refers to the dye shades, which are normally darker, whereas ‘ancient’ refers to lighter coloured dyes having been used. Cockburn Modern ————————————————– Cockburn Ancient
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MacLennan Clan Crest Crest Description: A demi-piper all Proper, garbed in the proper tartan of the Clan MacLennan. MacLennan 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 […]