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Clan Grant (Tartans, Crest) and The Story Behind

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Grant

Gaelic Name: Grannd

Clan Crest: A burning hill, Proper

Clan Motto: Stand Fast

Origin of Name: French, grand (great)

Clan Badge: Pine

Lands: Strathspey, Glen Urquhart, Glen Moriston, and Loch Ness

Clan Chief: The Rt. Hon. The Lord Strathspey

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Grant Clan History

After the Normans established themselves in England, the name Grant became common, appearing in many documents from various areas that have survived to the present day. The word has similar meanings in French and Gaelic, which are big and more.

However, the earliest recorded Grants in Scotland date from the mid-thirteenth century and describe the acquisition of Stratherrick land through the marriage of a Grant to Sir John Bisset's daughter Mary. Sir Laurence le Grand, one of their two children, rose to become Sheriff of Inverness.

The family backed Robert the Bruce in his quest for the Scottish throne.

Randolph and John de Grant were defeated and imprisoned for a time at the Battle of Dunbar in 1296.

The Grants continued to acquire lands in Glen Urquhart and Glenmoriston, and with Bruce's victory came rewards and endorsement of Strathspey property, establishing the Grants as a key Highland power.

When Sir John Grant married Maud, the daughter of Gilbert of Glencairnie, the Grants gained even more power. Maud was the heiress of the ancient Celtic Stathearn dynasty's cadet branch, an Earldom older than written records. Their eldest son founded the Grants of Freuchie, while a younger son founded the Tullochgorm branch.

Grant Places & People

Clan Grant Individuals

Sir Archibald Grant of Monymusk (1696-1778)

Despite being expelled from Parliament for fraud and having deep ties to the York Buildings Company, Sir Archibald is highly regarded for introducing new agricultural methods to Scotland from south of the border, which changed the landscape.

On his Monymusk lands, he cleared the fields of stones, which were then used to construct dry stone dykes, started crop rotation, planted fodder crops, and planted five million trees. His increased yields earned him the trust of his skeptic tenants and other landowners.

Grant, Anne

Laggan's Anne Grant (1755-1838)

Despite being born in Glasgow, Anne spent her childhood in America, where her father was stationed. Her marriage in 1779 produced eight children, and when her husband died in 1801 she turned to writing to supplement her income.

Her first collection of poems was published in 1802, and her best work, "Letters from the Mountains," was published the following year. Her abilities earned her the support of Sir Walter Scott, who introduced her to Edinburgh's literary circles.

"Memoirs of an American Lady" came out in 1808, and "Superstitions of the Highlands" came out in 1811.

Sir Alexander Grant (1864-1937)

The man who made McVities a household name in baking was born in Forres, the son of a railway guard. Before working for Robert McVitie in Edinburgh, he was a baker's apprentice. McVitie & Price was expanding into new Edinburgh and London locations, and Grant was appointed manager of the former.

By 1910, he was managing director, and he shaped the company to meet the growing tastes of the public. Grant, as a philanthropist, contributed £100.95,000 to the establishment of the National Library of Scotland.

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Grant Crest & Coats of Arms

Clan Grant Crest

Proper description of the crest: a burning hill

Coats of Arms granted:

A word about Coats of Arms:

A coat of arms is granted to an individual under Scottish heraldic law (with the exception of civic or corporate arms). A 'family coat of arms' does not exist. With the exceptions noted above, the arms depicted below are personal arms. Only the person who has been granted these weapons has the right to use them.

FREUCHIE GRANT

Sir James Balfour Paul's Scottish Ordinary. GRANT OF THAT ILK Gules three antique crowns Or.

1672-7

Or, three antique crowns gules.

GRANT FOR JOHN RAMSEY

Gules, three antique crowns in pale Argent within an orle of eight plates, each charged with the first cross patée. The Lyon Court

Lyon Register, 6th page 63rd volume, November 12th, 1979.

GRANT, Maj Colin Ian Alexander

Gules between three antique crowns on a fess Argent For variation, a lion passant guardant of the first imperially crowned proper within a bordure engrailed Sable. A Warrant of Arms

Volume II, from 1902 to 1973

September 1, 1970 54/73

Bt. Sir Archibald GRANT OF MONYMUSK AND CULLEN

Three antique crowns gules Or within an ermine bordure and a saltire Azure surmounted by an inescutcheon Or charged with a lion rampant in the dexter canton Argent Within a double tressure flory counter flory of the last, gules. A Warrant of Arms

Volume II, from 1902 to 1973

February 19, 1969 51/47

Archibald, Charles Robert COTES GRANTED

Quarterly, first and fourth Gules on a fess engrailed between three antique crowns Or a lion passant guardant of the first imperially crowned proper between two cinquefoils of the field (for Gant) second counterquartered first and fourth ermine second and third paly of six Or and Gules (for Cotes) 4th Azure a fess wavy Argent charged with a cross pattée Gules in chief two estoiles Or and as an honorable augmentation upon a chief wavy of the second, a cormorant Sable beaked and legged of the third holding in its beak an inverted Vert branch of seaweed (for Jenkinson, Earl Of Liverpool). A Warrant of Arms

Volume II, from 1902 to 1973

26th May 1959 43/4

GRANT, James Ewen, OF GLENMORISTON

On a fess, gules Between three antique crowns, argent Or a sinister bendlet Azure A Warrant of Arms

Volume II, from 1902 to 1973

January 27, 1956 40/131

GRANT, Maj Alexander Ludovic

Quarterly, first and fourth Gules three antique crowns Or, second Or a fess chequy Azure and Argent between three wolves' heads couped Sable (for Stewart of Athol). 3rd Azure, a dexter hand vambraced grasping a sword erected in pale Argent hilted and pommelled Or between three boars' heads couped of the third langued Gules (for Gordon), all within a wavy Or bordure charged with cinquefoils Gules for difference. A Warrant of Arms

Volume II, from 1902 to 1973

July 12, 1955 40/98

Reverend Kenneth GRANT

Bishop of Argyll and the Isles, Roman Catholic Diocese. Three antique crowns gules Alternatively, on a chief of the second five roundels Sable. A Warrant of Arms

Volume II, from 1902 to 1973

February 28th, 1947 36/31

Alan Gordon GRANT, Group Captain

Australia Gules on an engrailed fess Argent voided of the field between three antique crowns Or as many mullets of the last. A Warrant of Arms

Volume II, from 1902 to 1973

November 20, 1946 35/74v

STRATHSPEY, BARON

Sir Trevor Ogilvie Grant is a British politician. 1st and 4th quarters Gules three antique crowns Or 2nd and 3rd grand quarters I and iv Argent, a lion passant guardant Gules crowned with an imperial crown Or, ii and iii Argent, a cross engrailed Sable. A Warrant of Arms

Volume II, from 1902 to 1973

September 22nd, 1938

WILLIAM GRANT AND SONS LIMITED is a limited liability company.

On a fess, gules Between three antique crowns, argent Or as many of the first barbed and seeded Vert roses. A Warrant of Arms

Volume II, from 1902 to 1973

6th May 1936 32/14

GRANT to William John Alexander

Gules, a boar's head couped between three antique crowns Or, an invected bordure Azure. A Warrant of Arms

Volume II, from 1902 to 1973

30/39 October 18th, 1932

RUTHVEN-STUART or Stella Marion GRANT-DUFF-AINSLIE

Quarterly, first and fourth Gules, a lotus flower slipped between three antique crowns Or (for Grant), second Or a cross flory Sable, an Aesculapian rod between two lotus flowers slipped Or (for Ainslie), 3rd Vert on a fess dancettee Ermine between a buck's head cabossed in chief and two escallops in base a cross flory between two boars' heads erased Or armed and langued Gules (for Duff) within a bordure invected Azure. A Warrant of Arms

Volume II, from 1902 to 1973

June 23rd, 1928 28/3

Bt. Sir Alexander GRANT OF FORRES

Gules a proper open book leaved Or a chief chequy of the last and first between three antique crowns of gold. A Warrant of Arms

Volume II, from 1902 to 1973

26/40 July 24, 1924

GRANT to Maj Archibald Seafield

Three antique crowns gules Or an Erminois bordure on a canton. A gold demi lion rampant issuing from a first barrulet in base. A Warrant of Arms

Volume II, from 1902 to 1973

January 28th, 1920, 24/36

Alfred Ernest Albert GRANT, Rear Admiral

Between three antique crowns, gules a fleur de lys Or, on an Erminois bordure, a demi lion rampant issuing from a barrulet of the first. A Warrant of Arms

Volume II, from 1902 to 1973

July 25, 1917, 23/33

1) THE COUNTY OF SEAFIELD

Grant, Nina Caroline Ogilvie

2) SEAFIELD EARL

Ian Derek's Francis Mr. Ogilvie Grant

Quarterly 1st and 4th grand quarters Argent a lion passant guardant Gules crowned with an imperial crown 2nd & 3rd Gules three antique crowns Or. A Warrant of Arms

Volume II, from 1902 to 1973

1) July 20, 1916, 23/3

2) March 16, 1973, 56/47

Edmund Percy Fenwick, Captain GRANT, George

A rose gules between three antique crowns Or, on a bordure Erminoise, a demi lion rampant issuing from a barrulet Gules in base. A Warrant of Arms

Volume II, from 1902 to 1973

22/55 February 4, 1915

Duncan, Cdr GRANT, Walter

Australia Three antique crowns gules A bordure engrailed Erminois on a canton, or a demi lion rampant issuing from a barrulet Gules in base. A Warrant of Arms

Volume II, from 1902 to 1973

July 7, 1914, 22/45

GRANT, Garnet Peter

Canada Three antique crowns gules Alternatively, on a chief of the first three maple leaves. A Warrant of Arms

Volume II, from 1902 to 1973

22/34 February 3rd, 1914

Adrian GRANT-DUFF, Captain

Quarterly, Gules a lotus flower slipped between three antique crowns Or (for Grant), 2nd & 3rd Vert on a fess dancettee Ermine between a buck's head cabossed in chief and two escallops in base a cross flory between two boars' heads erased all Or (for Duff) within a bordure Argent. A Warrant of Arms

Volume II, from 1902 to 1973

August 5, 1906, 19/7

Adrian GRANT-DUFF, Captain

Volume II, from 1902 to 1973

August 5, 1906, 19/7

Sir Robert GRANT, Lieutenant General

Gules engrailed between three antique crowns on a fess Or, between two cinquefoils of the field, a lion passant guardant of the first imperially crowned proper. A Warrant of Arms

Volume II, from 1902 to 1973

17/37 April 9th, 1903

GRANT, Francis James

The Rothesay Herald Three antique crowns gules Alternatively, within a chequy bordure of the last and first charged with three crescents Azure. The Scottish Ordinary of Sir James Balfour Paul.

1901

KCB Sir Patrick GRANT

Three antique crowns gules Or, within a bordure of the last, three laurel wreaths Paul's Scottish Ordinary, Sir James Balfour, 1861

GRANT, Sir James Hope, KCB

Gules, a chevron engrailed ermine between three antique crowns Or, within an embattled bordure of the last. Scottish Ordinary of Sir James Balfour Paul, 1861

OAKFIELD HOUSE GIFT

Middlesex county Gules, a stag's head erased between three antique crowns Or, within the last's bordure. Sir James Balfour is a British politician. 1858, Paul's Scottish Ordinary

Lieutenant Colonel Sir Maxwell GRANT KCB

Three imperial crowns gules Or, a Peninsular medal suspended from a ribbon of the field fringed Azure within a bordure engrailed of the second on a chief embattled Argent a tower of the first between a sword hilt upwards encircled with a garland of laurel on the dexter and the badge of the Ottoman Order of the Crescent proper on the sinister. The Scottish Ordinary of Sir James Balfour Paul.

1816

WESTER ELCHIES AWARD

A boar's head couped between three antique crowns, gules Alternatively, Sir James Balfour Paul's Scottish Ordinary.

1811

GRANT, Alexander

Jamaica Gules a dexter arm in armour couped proper garnished Alternatively, hold a cross crosslet fitchee between three antique crowns of the last. The Scottish Ordinary of Sir James Balfour Paul.

1810

BLACKBURN KEIR-GRANT KEIR-GRANT KEIR-GRANT KEIR-

Quarterly, the first and fourth Gules, a cinquefoil Argent between three antique crowns, or the second Argent on a cross engrailed Sable between four roses. Gules three lozenges Or 3rd Argent a saltire and chief Gules with a mullet in the dexter chief point Or within a bordure indented of the Second en surtout a medal Or charged with a profile of Francis II Emperor of Germany with the legend Imp Caesar Franciscus II., P.F.Aug. The Scottish Ordinary of Sir James Balfour Paul, 1805

LURG AND HILTON GIFT

A lion rampant gules Or, a crescent Argent between the antique crowns of the second in his dexter forepaw. The Scottish Ordinary of Sir James Balfour Paul.

1788

1. Lewis GRANT

Chelsea College's Adjunct Professor Gules, a patee fitchee Argent, and three antique crowns Or within an invected bordure of the second. Sir James Balfour is a British politician. Paul's Ordinary in Scotland.

1780

LEASTON GRANT

Sir James Balfour Paul's Scottish Ordinary, Gules, a lion passant guardant Argent imperially crowned proper between three antique crowns Or.

1779

SHREWGLIE GRANT

Gules on a fess Argent between three antique crowns Or a first lion passant guardant

Properly crowned by the Emperor.

The Scottish Ordinary of Sir James Balfour Paul.

2nd Matriculation 1796

PRESTONGRANGE AWARD

Three antique crowns gules On a canton Argent, a demi-otter issuing from a wavy bar. Sable with an ermine bordure. Paul's Scottish Ordinary, Sir James Balfour, 1759

1) ELCHIES' GRANT

2) Lieutenant Colonel Charles GRANT CB RN

1) Gules, a rampant lion Alternatively, choose between three antique crowns from the second century.

2) Gules, a rampant lion between three antique crowns Alternatively, Sir James Balfour Paul's Scottish Ordinary.

1) 1775

2) 1816

PRESTONGRANGE AWARD

Three antique crowns gules On a canton Argent, a demi-otter issuing from a wavy bar. Sable with an ermine bordure. The Scottish Ordinary of Sir James Balfour Paul.

1759

ROTHIEMURCHUS GIFT

Quarterly, first and fourth Gules three antique crowns Or, second Or a fess chequy Azure and Argent between three wolves' heads couped Sable (for Stewart of Athol). 3rd Azure, a dexter hand vambraced grasping a pale Argent sword erected between three boars' heads couped Or langued Gules (for Gordon), all within a wavy Or bordure. The Scottish Ordinary of Sir James Balfour Paul.

1755

GLENLOCHY AWARD

A chevron engrailed ermine between three antique crowns, gules Alternatively, Sir James Balfour Paul's Scottish Ordinary.

1738

AUCHERNACK GRANT

Gules, a seven-pointed wavy star between three antique crowns Alternatively, Sir James Balfour Paul's Scottish Ordinary.

1st Matriculation 1677

2nd Matriculation 1777

BALLINDALLOCH MACPHERSON-GRANT MACPHERSON-GRANT MACPHERSON-GRANT MACPHERSON

Quarterly, 1st and 4th Gules, a target between three antique crowns, Or, 2nd and 3rd Parted per fess A galley of the first, Or and Azure, with mast, oars, and tacklings proper between a hand couped fess-ways holding a dagger in pale in the dexter chief point and a cross crosslet fitchee within a bordure Gules.

The Scottish Ordinary of Sir James Balfour Paul.

3rd Matriculation 1806

BADENDALLOCH GRANT (Ballindalloch)

Gules, between three antique crowns Or, a target proper (Or).

The Scottish Ordinary of Sir James Balfour Paul.

In 1771, it was recorded.

Patent 1731, 2nd Matriculation

1) GARTINBEG GRANT

2) DALVEY GRANT

Three antique crowns gules Or within the last engrailed bordure. The Scottish Ordinary of Sir James Balfour Paul.

1)1672-7

2a) First Matriculation 1753

2b) 2nd Matriculation 1762

DARLWAY GRANT

A boar's head couped between three antique crowns gules Alternatively, within a borderline of the second. Sir James Balfour is a British politician. Paul's Ordinary in Scotland.

1672-7