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Image Association Origin Notes House of Stuart/Stewart: Highland clans, Scottish royalty: The Royal Stuart (or Royal Stewart) tartan, first published in 1831, is the best-known tartan of the royal House of Stuart/Stewart, and is one of the most recognizable tartans.
The following is a list of Scottish clans (with and without chiefs) – including, when known, their heraldic crest badges, tartans, mottoes, and other information. The crest badges used by members of Scottish clans are based upon armorial bearings recorded by the Lord Lyon King of Arms in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland .
A Scottish clan (from Scottish Gaelic clann, literally 'children', more broadly 'kindred' [1]) is a kinship group among the Scottish people. Clans give a sense of shared heritage and descent to members, and in modern times have an official structure recognised by the Court of the Lord Lyon, which regulates Scottish heraldry and coats of arms.
Virtutis gloria merces (Glory is the reward of valour) [2] War cry: Garg 'nuair dhùisgear (Fierce when roused) Profile; Region: Highlands: District: Struan, Perthshire [2] Plant badge: bracken [2] Pipe music: Teachd Chlann Dhonnchaidh (Coming of the Duncans) [3] or Teachd Chlann Donnachaidh (The Clan Donnachie has arrived). [2] Chief; Gilbert ...
The first record of a Crawford tartan is that of the "Crawfovrd" which appeared in the Vestiarium Scoticum of 1842. This is the Crawford tartan used today. This is the Crawford tartan used today. The Vestiarium was the work of the Sobieski Stuarts whose influential book purported to be a reproduction of an ancient manuscript about clan tartans .
The tartan is heavily based upon the Clan Douglas tartan. [9] According to Major Francis Moffat of that Ilk, in his book, "The Moffats," the colors he selected for the modern tartan (black, silver, and a very small amount of red) were taken from the most ancient arms coats associated with the Moffats, a black rampant lion on a silver field ...
Clan Chattan (Scottish Gaelic: Na Catanaich or Clann Chatain) [5] is a unique confederation of Highland clans. [6] This distinctive allied community [7] comprised at its greatest extent seventeen separate clans (currently twelve), [8] who each had their own clan chief recognized under Scottish law, but were further united and bound to the superior chief of the Confederation for mutual ...
The two clans had been on opposing sides at the Battle of Sauchieburn, with Hugh Montgomery among the victorious rebels, [4] and Alexander Cunningham, 1st Earl of Glencairn slain with the defeated James III. A longstanding rivalry (principally over the Bailieship of Cunninghame) was now a vendetta.