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Clan Macpherson having supported the Jacobite rising of 1715, General Wade's report on the Highlands in 1724, estimated the clan strength at 220 men. [7] Chief Euan Macpherson of Cluny was a notable leader in the Jacobite rising of 1745 and fought at the Clifton Moor Skirmish .
Crest: A cat salient Proper. [58] Motto: Touch not the cat bot a glove [58] Plant badge: wild whortleberry [37] Captain: Malcolm K. MacKintosh of Clan Chattan A unique federation of smaller clans such as Clan Macpherson, Clan Macbean and Clan Macphail led by Clan Macintosh. Cheyne Crest: A cross pattée fitchée argent
Clan's motto: Touch not the cat bot a glove' or '“Na bean don chat gun lamhainn” in Scottish Gaelic. [120] [121] (The archaic spelling of 'catt', and the use of either 'but' or 'bot' are present in different sources in various combinations). There is various thoughts as to the origin of the cat as this clan's crest: 1.
Clan Mackintosh were involved in many clan battles, mostly against Clan Cameron with whom they had an extensive feud which lasted over 350 years: The Battle of Drumlui was fought in 1337; it was a dispute between the Clan Mackintosh and Clan Cameron over land at Glenlui and Loch Arkaig.
In the United States, Touch Not the Cat was the 9th highest selling book of 1976. [2] Like many of Stewart's novels, the story has a supernatural element. [3] The title of the book refers to the motto of the clan chief of Clan Chattan, a community of twelve clans including Clan Mackintosh, Clan Macpherson and Clan MacBean. In full this motto is ...
Clan MacBean [3] (or Clan MacBain), [4] is a highland Scottish clan and is a member and historic sept of Clan Chattan. [4] [5] Gillies MacBean at Culloden, 16 April 1746 Gillies was a Major in the Mackintosh regiment who died at the battle of Culloden. His exploits that day passed into legend, recorded in particular detail within John Prebble's ...
The surname Gow is a sept of the Clan Macpherson, a Highland Scottish clan.The Clan Macpherson are in turn a member of the confederation of the Clan Chattan.Within the clan the surname Smith is considered synonymous with that of Gow and this is due to the family's progenitor being either of the surname Smith or of having been of the occupation of Blacksmith.
The Scottish wildcat or Kellas cat is the likely inspiration of the mythological Scottish creature Cat-sìth. Since the 13th century, it has been a symbol of Clan Chattan. Most of the members of Clan Chattan have the Scottish wildcat on their crest badges, and their motto is "Touch not the cat bot a glove", bot meaning 'without'. The motto is a ...