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Clan Cameron is a West Highland Scottish clan, with one main branch Lochiel, and numerous cadet branches. The Clan Cameron lands are in Lochaber, [7] and within their lands lies Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the British Isles. [8] The Chief of the clan is customarily referred to as simply "Lochiel". [9]
The Taylor sept bears the Cameron Clan coat of arms, a depiction of a "wild man" with a Lochaber axe.Barring actual historical evidence, interpretations vary as to whether the depiction is the likeness of the Taylor sept patriarch, or if it denotes a character attribute and weapon of choice common amongst early Cameron.
Born illegitimate, his father was Ewen Cameron of Lochiel, 14th chief of Clan Cameron, and his mother was the daughter of the chief of Clan MacDougall. Donald Cameron is claimed as the eponymous ancestor of the Taylor sept of Clan Cameron. He is alluded to in the coat of arms of the chief of Clan Cameron, as a likeness of him appears as the ...
Of the old blood of the Clan Chattan Federation. MacPhails today however can be found with Clan Macintosh in the East or with Clan Cameron in the west. Macpherson: Crest: A cat sejant Proper. [230] Motto: 'Touch no the cat but a glove' [230] Plant badge: white heather, [37] boxwood, or red whortleberry [65] Chief: Sir William Macpherson of Cluny
In this way, individuals without a "clan name" could connect to a Scottish clan and thus feel "entitled" to its tartan. Also, common surnames, found throughout the British Isles, were linked to particular clans. For example, the surname Miller/Millar was made a sept of Clan MacFarlane, and Taylor of Clan Cameron, Mason was made a sept of Clan ...
The remnants of Clan MacPhail that stayed in the west and did not migrate with Clan Chattan/MackIntosh in the 13th century, eventually integrated with Clan Cameron. Clan Cameron tradition has it that the MacPhails and MacBeans are MacGillonies in origin who eventually became the Camerons of Strone, one of the four branches of this clan.
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The current chief of Clan Cameron. A Scottish Conservative Party politician, who was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Highlands and Islands region between 2016 and 2024, before being appointed to the House of Lords.