The Clan System
At heart the Scottish clan system is a tribal system. Clann is the gaelicword for childrenclann; children, offspring, descendants; A clan; a chlann nan sonn, Ye descendants of heroes; clann an Toisich,...
View ArticleHighland Clans “A” Abbot – AUCHINLECK
ABBOT – ABBOTT District of Fife, 14th century. Sept of Clan: MacNab ABERCROMBIE The Abercrombies of Birkenbog settled in Banffshire. The name comes from an estate in Fife. The first known documentation...
View ArticleHighland Clans “B” BAILLIE – BURNS
BAILLIE The name referres to the post of baillie (magistrate). This name was adopted by several unconnected families. BAIRD The Bairds came from Lanarkshire. They also settled in Lothian and...
View ArticleHighland Clans “C” CAMERON – CUMMINGS (CUMYNS)
CAMERON Motto: ‘FOR KING AND COUNTRY’ This name is from the gaelic “crooked nose” Originally this clan was formed by three families; MacGillonies of Strone, MacMartins of Letterfinllay and the...
View ArticleHighland Clans “D – G”
DUNBAR The most famous Dunbar was the wife of the 9th Earl “Black Agnes” who successfully defended the castle in 1337. DUNCAN From the gaelic form of Duncan, Donnchach DUNDAS An ancient family who took...
View ArticleHighland Clans “H – L”
HAIG A Military Clan. A famous Norman warloard, Petrus de Haga, was their ancestor. CLANN HALL Halle, Haule, Haul, Hal, DeAula, Hale, Haw, Collingwood, Crispin, Fitz, William, McHall HAMILTON The...
View ArticleCLAN MacALISTER – MacWHIRTER
CLAN MacALISTER ‘Son of Alastair’ Alistair Mor born 1299 was the youngest son of Donald, Lord of the Isles. Hias descendants settled in Kintyre. There they became the hereditary Constables of Tarbert...
View ArticleHighland Clans, MAITLAND – WILSON
MAITLAND Originally a Norman family. The Maitlands settled in Northumberland before moving to Scotland in the 13th century TRIBE OF MAR Marr, Mair, Mairs, Morren, Strachan, Tough CLAN MATHIESON...
View ArticleScots
The Highland Scot to the west and north and the Shetland and Orkney islanders are of Norse origin. They wore the tartan and played the pipes. The Lowland Scot of Anglo-Saxon stock considered Highland...
View ArticleWhat is worn under the kilt, you ask?
Well, here’s your answer. Nothing is worn; everything is in perfect working order. Before WW11 inspection of Black Watch regiments required having the troops step on a mirror. One was not considered a...
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