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Tartan Hope. The surname Hope may be of native Scottish origin, being derived from the Scottish Borders family of Hop or Hoip. [4] In 1296 John de Hop of Peeblesshire and Adam le Houp both appear on the Ragman Rolls submitting to Edward I of England. [4] Alexander Nisbet suggested that the name may be from the H'oublons of Picardy family in ...
Hope: Crest: A broken terrestrial globe surmounted by a rainbow issuing out of a cloud at each end all Proper. [143] Motto: At spes infracta [144] [Latin, 'But hope is unbroken'] [143] Chief: Sir John Hope of Craighall, Bt. The motto is a pun on the clan name. Hopkirk [4]
Although the term "clan crest" is most commonly used, it is a misnomer. There is in fact no such thing as a clan crest. Although it is possible to purchase "clan crests", and the crest badge itself can be owned by a clan member, the heraldic crest and motto of the badge belong to the chief alone and never the clan member. The crest and motto ...
The crest and motto elements of the crest badge are always the heraldic property of an individual (the crest badges, used by most Scottish clan members, are usually the heraldic property of a clan's chief). Though a crest badge can be freely represented, in Scotland it cannot be appropriated or used in such a way as to create a confusion with ...
Clan chief: Jean Moffat of that Ilk, Chief of the Name and Arms of Moffat. [3] Clansman's Badge: A member of the Clan may wear a Badge consisting of the Crest from the Chief's Arms encircled by a strap and buckle . The Moffat Chief's arms has "a crest coronet and issuing there from a cross crosslet fitchee Sable surmounted of a saltire Argent". [8]
The clan made Dunderave their main seat during the fifteenth century with Dubh Loch Castle being abandoned, apparently because an outbreak of plague. [ 3 ] Dundarave Castle , which is not far from Dubh Loch Castle, and is three miles east of Inveraray on the north bank of Loch Fyne is a restored L-plan tower house. [ 3 ]
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Fort Matheson, now a ruin, was the original seat of the Chief of the Clan Matheson. Lews Castle near Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis was built by the family of Sir James Matheson who bought the property in 1846 and was originally the site Seaforth Lodge. [8] Ardross Castle was originally held by the Clan Munro but later passed to the Mathesons. [8]