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Home | CLAN MOTTO : TOUCH NOT THE CAT WITHOUT THE GLOVE | The Macphersons are descendants of
Muriach, chief of Clan Chattan in 1178 and, later, a 15th
century parson of Kingussie, Mac a'Phearsoin meaning
'son of the parson'. The Macphersons had a long feud with
the Mackintoshes over the Clan Chattan leadership. The
Macphersons of Cluny are the main branch of the family.
In 1745, Ewen Macpherson of Cluny joined Prince Charles.
Having helped the Prince, he went into hiding for 9 years,
getting to France in 1755 with a price of 1000 pounds on
his head.
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| CLAN MOTTO : WITH FORTITUDE | MacRath means 'the son of grace'. The
Macraes had lands in Kintail from about the 14th century,
although they had other lands in Beuly, Conchra and
Ardachy. They were a warlike clan who were known as the 'Wild
Macraes'. They were supproters of the Mackenzies, who
made them hereditary constables of Eilean Donan Castle,
and they became famous as 'Mackenzie's coat of mail'. The
Macraes fought for James Stuart, the Old Pretender, at
the Battle of Sheriffmuir in 1715, but they did not take
part at Culloden.
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| CLAN MOTTO : I FLOURISH AGAIN | The Maxwells were a powerful Borders
family who are descended from either the 11th-century
Maccus, King of Man, or from a Norman family. Their name
comes from 'Maccuss's Wiel' a pool on the River Tweed
near Kelso. Herbert Maxwell of Caerlaverock was made Lord
Maxwell in 1445 and, in 1581, the then chief was made
Earl of Morton. The 5th Earl of Morton was a Jacobite and
was captured at Preston in 1715. He was taken to the
Tower of London, but escaped on the day he was to be
beheaded, disguised as a serving maid.
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| CLAN MOTTO : WILL GOD I SHALL | The Menzies (pronounced Mingiz) are a
Norman family, who came from the town of Mesmieres, near
Rouen in Normandy. Sir Robert de Menyers became Lord High
Chamberlain of Scotland in 1249. His son, Alexander, was
given the lands of Weem in Perthshire by the Earl of
Atholl, and Robert the Bruce gave him more lands after
the Battle of Bannockburn. In 1423, David Menzies was
made Governor of Orkney and Shetland, while Sir Alexander
Menzies of Castle Menzies was made Baronet of Nova Scotia
in 1665.
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| CLAN MOTTO : CASTLE EISTEIN | There are various families of Morrisons
in Scotland. The Highland Morrison, whose name means 'the
son of the servant of Mary', may be descended from the
illegitimate son of a Norse king, who was shipwrecked
with his family off Lewis. The Morrisons came to hold the
hereditary office of brieve, or judge, in Lewis and by
the 16th century the then Morrison chief, Hugh Morrison,
was brieve, holding Castle Eistein. The Morrisons feuded
with the MacLeods, but by about 1615 had ceased to be
brieves or to hold as much power as before.
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| CLAN MOTTO : DREAD GOD | The home of the Munros is the land
called Ferindonald, 'the land of Donald', after the
founder of the clan, lies in Easter Ross, opposite the
Black Isle. The first Munro of Foulis was Hugh Munro, who
died in 1126, and the present chief still lives at Castle
Foulis. The Munros supported the government in the
Jacobite risings, and took part in the 30 Years War on
the protestant side. General Sir Hector Munro (1726-1805),
had a folly built on the top of a local hill, Cnock
Fyrish, which is said to be a copy of the gates of
Hyderabad in India.
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| CLAN MOTTO : TO THE END | The name Ogilvie comes from the
Brythonic Ocel Fa, or 'high plain', and the clan
are descended from Gillibride, second son of Gillechrist,
Earl of Angus. William the Lion gave him the barony of
Ogilvie in 1163. The clan were supporters of both Charles
I and Charles II and, in 1645, James Ogilvie, 2nd Earl of
Airlie, was imprisoned but managed to escape dressed in
his sister's clothes. The Ogilvies fought for the
Jacobites in 1715 and again the 1745/6. David, 5th Lord
Ogilvie, escaped to France after Culloden, but returned
in 1783, having been pardoned.
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| CLAN MOTTO : PRAY AND WORK | The Ramsays are a Norman origin the
name means 'wild garlic island'. Simon of Ramsay was
given lands in Lothian by David I, and was the ancestor
of the Ramsays of Dalhousie. The Ramsays fought in the
border wars with England and an Alexander Ramsay was made
Sheriff of Teviotdale in 1388 after successfully
defending Dunbar. Unfortunately the previous sheriff, Sir
William Douglas, was so annoyed by this that he captured
and imprisoned Alexander, starving him to death. William
Ramsay was made Earl of Dalhousie in 1633.
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| CLAN MOTTO : GLORY IS THE REWARD OF VALOUR | The Robertsons, who are known as Clan
Donnachaidh, are descended from Donnachadh Reamhar,
Duncan the Fat, a friend of Robert the Bruce who led the
clan at Bannockburn. The clan's name comes from Robert
Riach, Grizzled Robert, who caught the murderers of James
I. Chief Alexander Robertson renounced his job as a
clergyman to fight with Viscount Dundee in 1688, and
again with the Jacobites in 1715. His clan fought at
Culloden, but he himself was by then too old.
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