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A Scottish clan member's crest badge is made up of a heraldic crest, encircled by a strap and buckle which contains a heraldic motto. In most cases, both crest and motto are derived from the crest and motto of the chief's coat of arms. Crest badges intended for wear as cap badges are commonly made of silver or some other metal such as pewter.
A Scottish crest badge is a heraldic badge worn to show allegiance to an individual or membership in a specific Scottish clan. [1] Crest badges are commonly called "clan crests", but this is a misnomer ; there is no such thing as a collective clan crest, just as there is no such thing as a clan coat of arms .
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).
Scottish heraldry, however, also recognizes a unique form of badge, the crest badge. [23] In the case of an armiger, this device is composed of his crest, encircled by a plain circle on which is inscribed the individual's motto.
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.
The slogan CREAG AN TUIRC appears on the crest badge of a member of Clan MacLaren. Arms of Brady Brim-DeForest , Baron of Balvaird with the motto above the crest and war cry or slogan below. A slogan is used in Scottish heraldry as a heraldic motto or a secondary motto.
In 1565 a deadly feud arose between the Clan Scott and their neighbours the Clan Eliott. [5] Scott of Buccleuch executed four Eliotts for the minor crime of cattle rustling. [ 5 ] In response three hundred Eliotts rode to avenge the fate of their kinsmen and during the battle losses on both sides were heavy but eventually the two clans came to ...
The Royal Arms of Scotland [2] is a coat of arms symbolising Scotland and the Scottish monarchs.The blazon, or technical description, is "Or, a lion rampant Gules armed and langued Azure within a double tressure flory counter-flory of the second", meaning a red lion with blue tongue and claws on a yellow field and surrounded by a red double royal tressure flory counter-flory device.