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Clan name |
Crest & Motto; War cry and Clan badge |
Clan Chief & Clan seat, or historical seat |
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Abercromby |
Crest: A falcon rising belled Proper. |
Chief: none, armigerous clan. |
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Motto: PETIT ALTA. |
Seat: Abercrombie, Fife |
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[from Latin: "He seeks high deeds"]. |
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Abernethy |
Crest: A raven Sable, beaked and membered Gules |
Chief: none, armigerous clan. |
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Motto: SALUS PER CHRISTUM [from Latin: Salvation through Christ] |
Seat: Abernethy, Perth and Kinross |
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Adair |
Crest: A man's head couped and bloody. |
Chief: none, armigerous clan. |
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Motto: LOYAL AU MORT. |
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[from French: "Loyal unto death"] |
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Adam |
Crest: A cross crosslet fitchée Gules surmounted by a sword in
saltire Proper |
Chief: none, armigerous clan. |
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Motto: CRUX MIHI GRATA QUIES [from Latin: The cross gives me
welcome rest] |
Seat: Blair Adam, estate in Kinross-shire |
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Agnew |
Crest: An eagle issuant and reguardant Proper. |
Chief: Sir Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw, 11th Baronet |
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Motto: CONSILIO NON PETU. |
Seat: Lochnaw Castle, Dumfries and Galloway |
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[from Latin: "By wisdom not force"] |
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Aikenhead |
Crest: A demi-savage holding in his dexter hand three laurel
slips fructed Proper |
Chief: none, armigerous clan. |
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Motto: RUPTO RORE NATI Latin: "We are born in a weak condition"] |
Seat: Aikenhead, Lanarkshire |
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Ainslie |
Crest: Issuing out of a cap of maintenance a naked arm embowed
grasping a scymitar all Proper |
Chief: none, armigerous clan. |
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Motto: PRO PATRIA SAEPE PRO REGE SEMPER [from Latin: "For
country often, for King always"] |
Seat: Dolphinstone Castle (ruin), Jedburgh |
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Aiton |
Crest: A hand pulling a rose Proper |
Chief: none, armigerous clan. |
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Motto: DECERPTAE DABUNT ODORUM ["Roses plucked will give sweet
smell"] |
Seat: Ayton, Berwickshire |
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Allardice |
Crest: A demi-savage holding in the dexter hand a scimitar all
Proper |
Chief: none, armigerous clan. |
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Motto: IN DEFENCE OF THE DISTRESSED |
Seat: Allardice Castle, Kincardineshire |
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Anderson |
Crest: An oak tree Proper.[citation needed] |
Chief: none, armigerous clan. |
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Motto: STAND SURE. |
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Anstruther |
Crest: Two arms in armour holding a pole-axe with both hands
gauntleted Proper. |
Chief: Tobias Anstruther of that Ilk |
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Motto: PERIISSEM NI PERIISSEM. |
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[from Latin: "I would have perished had I not persisted"]. |
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Arbuthnott |
Crest: A peacock's head couped at the neck Proper. |
Chief: John Arbuthnott 16th Viscount of Arbuthnott |
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Motto: LAUS DEO. |
Seat: Arbuthnott House, Arbuthnott, Aberdeenshire |
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[from Latin: "Praise God"]. |
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Armstrong |
Crest: An arm from the shoulder, armed Proper. Motto: INVICTUS MANEO.
[from Latin: "I remain unvanquished"]. |
Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Gilnockie Tower, Dumfries and Galloway |
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Arnott |
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Chief: none, armigerous clan. |
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Seat: Arnott, Portmoak in Kinross-shire |
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Arthur |
Crest: Two laurel branches in orle Proper. |
Chief: John Alexander MacArthur of that Ilk |
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Motto: FIDE ET OPERA. |
Seat: Castle Kennedy House, Castle Kennedy, Wigtownshire |
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[from Latin: "By fidelity and labour"] |
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Badge: Wild Myrtle or Fir Club Moss |
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Auchinleck |
Crest: An ear of rye Proper |
Chief: none, armigerous clan. |
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Motto: PRETIOSUM QUOD UTILE ["What is useful is valuable"] |
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