Clan Crawford (Tartans, Crest) and The Story Behind
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Crawford
Clan Crest: A stag’s head erased, Gules, between the attires a cross crosslet fitchée, Sable
Clan Motto: Tutum Te Robore Reddam (I will give you safety by strength)
Origin of Tartan: A lowland tartan from the “Vestiarium Scoticum”
Lands: Lanarkshire
Clan Chief: Hugh Crawfurd of Auchinames (d. 1942)
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Crawford Clan History
Crawford was a barony in Clydesdale's Upper Ward. Galfridus of Crawford's name appears around 1179, and he appears to have been a successful man.
Sir Reginald of Crawford was appointed Sheriff of Ayr during the reign of William the Lion. He was present as a witness to a grant in favor of Kelso Abbey (main image), accompanied by three sons.
Throughout the twentieth century, the name Crawford appears on numerous charters. In 1248, Sir John Crawford of that ilk died. His eldest daughter married Archibald of Douglas, and his second daughter married David Lindsay of Wauchopedale, the Earls of Crawford's ancestor.
Sir Archibald, the Sheriff of Ayr in 1297, had a sister named Margaret. Their father had been murdered in a cowardly manner at a banquet by the English, and when she married Sir Malcolm Wallace, she had a son, William, who would become Scotland's greatest nationalist.
During this time, the family split into three distinct branches. In 1320, Sir Archibald and Margaret's brother obtained a grant of Auchinames from Robert the Bruce. Hugh Crawfurd, the 21st of Auchinames, sold his inherited property and died in the 1980s in Alberta, Canada.
Crawfurdland is another branch that originated with the Sheriff's younger son. Robert III bestowed his lands on him in 1391. The third branch descends from Sir John of Crawford, whose descendants acquired the Kilbirnie estates in 1499. Thomas Crawford of Jordanhill came from this house.
In 1470, the Crawfords acquired Kilbirnie Castle in Ayrshire through marriage. It was kept in the family until 1833.
In 1530, Thomas was the sixth son of Lawrence of Kilbirnie, and the family inheritance was dwindling, so he had to make his own money. He served in France under Henry II before returning to Scotland with Queen Mary in 1561. He married the Queen and became a member of the Darnley family. In 1569, he identified the true murderers of Lord Darnley but was ignored.
In 1781, the senior line of Kilbirnie was bestowed with a baronetcy.
Clan Crawford Places & People
Clan Crawford Individuals
Jordanhill's Tom Crawford
Except for Edinburgh, the seemingly impenetrable Dumbarton Castle remained in the hands of Mary, Queen of Scots supporters for the longest period of time. The castle was only taken when Thomas Crawford of Jordanhill led a spectacular and risky assault.
Clan Crawford Locations
Craufurdland Castle in Ayrshire is one of the region's oldest castles, dating back to 1245.
Simon Craufurd is the current owner, so it is still in Crauford (Crawford) hands. The castle has rich associations with many of Scotland's leading figures, wonderful stories of a tunnel that thwarted the attacking English, and a tale of King James I battling a gang of bandits.
The following is a list of castles and lands that have been or are currently associated with Clan Crawford:
ABERDEENSHIRE
(Ruins of Fedderate Castle)
Cloverhill Estate (in use)
AYRSHIRE
(Ruins of) Loudon Castle
Craufurdland Castle (Ardoch, in use as a hotel)
Beanscroft (in use)
Birkhead
Giffordland (in use)
Kilbirnie House (castle and ruins)
(Ruins of) Portencross Castle
(Ruins of) Ardrossan Castle
Ardmillan Castle (removed in 1990 after a fire in 1983)
Baidland is located near Dalry.
Drongan Castle (Drongan Mains Farm, ruins)
Wee Drumsuie Farm (ruins of Drumsuie Castle)
Kerse Castle (now Kersepark)
Crosbie House (currently occupied)
Auldmuir
Ardneil (taken)
Thirdpart
Liffnorris House (Occupied Dumfries House)
(Ruins of Terringzean Castle)
Cartsburn House (in the town of Greenock)
Dalleagles Farm (occupied, near New Cumnock)
Camlarg (now occupied as Dalmellington)
Crawfordton (Dalmagregan Branch, possibly related to Thorn, Closeburn, and Drongan Crawfords)
Redeveloped Restalrig Estate
GLASGOW
Possil Estate (renovated)
Redeveloped Auchenairn Estate
Lanarkshire
(Ruins of Crawford Castle)
Crawfordjohn (town, Boghouse Castle built from Crawfordjohn Castle materials by James Hamilton of Finart)
PERTHSHIRE
Elcho Farm (currently occupied by Elcho Castle)
Powmill (in use)
RENFREWSHIRE
Drumry Estate (renovated)
Jordanhill House (now occupied by the School)
Auchenames House (currently occupied)
Third Part of the Hall
Farme Castle (renovated)
Castlemilk Castle (rebuilt)
STIRLINGSHIRE
Haining Castle (Unoccupied Almond Castle)
Photo (no east wing) - Painting (east wing)
IRELAND
Crawfordsburn (village)
Clan Crawford Points of Interest
Crawford Castle is located on the Old Barony of Crawford.
Parish of Crawfordjohn
Drongan
Terringzean Castle and Liffnorris Estate
Farm Dalleagles
Castle (Place), Kilbirnie Kirk
Jordanhill and Drummer
Dunbarton Castle is a Scottish castle.
The Edinburgh Castle
(Ruins of) Loudon Castle
Castle Craufurdland
Birkhead and Giffordland
Crosbie Towers are the traditional Crosbie Towers.
Dalmellington's Camlarg
Ardmillan Castle in Baieland
Ellerslie and Crosshouse (actually Crosbie or Corsbie)
Abby from Dunfermline
Elcho Farm (later renamed Elcho Castle)
Estate of Auchenames
Strathaven
Crawfordton
Crawfordston
Kilbirnie Branch of Greenock Estates (Cartsburn)
Fedderat Castle in Fraserburgh (not shown in Aberdeenshire)
Auchenames Cadet's Portencross Castle (West Kilbride, not shown)
Auchenames Cadet's Ardrossan Castle (West Kilbride, not shown)
Cloverhill Manor
Estate of Easter Seaton
CLAN CRAWFORD'S IMPORTANT BATTLES
The Battle of Largs
Wallace Monument, Stirling Bridge Battle (Cambuskenneth)
Falkirk Battle
Bannockburn Battle
Crawford Clan Tartans
Another tartan from the Vestairium Scoticum is the Crawford tartan. Crawford, as a border clan/family, would have never had a tartan prior to this. The original colored plate, however, is scarlet red rather than the wine shade we know today.
The term 'ancient' refers to lighter dye shades, whereas'modern' refers to darker colors.
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Crawford the Elder
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Crawford Contemporary
Clan Crawford Crest & Coats of Arms
Crawford Clan Crest
Worn by everyone with the same name and ancestry
Description of the Crest:
Gules, a stag's head erased, a cross crosslet fitchée between the attires, Sable
Coats of Arms of Clan Crawford
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.
CRAWFORD and his ilk
Ermine, Gules, a fesse
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CRAWFORD of Auchinamese descent
Argent, two spears tilting in saltire, Proper, four ermine spots, Sable
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Quarterly, first and fourth, gules a fess checky argent and azure (for LINDSEY); second and third, or a lion rampant gules, debruised of a ribbon in bend sable (for ABERNATHY).
CREST: An antique ducal coronet or a swan's head, neck, and wings proper.
BACKGROUND: Two lions, rampant guardant gules
MOTTO: "Endure fort" (be brave in your suffering).CREATIONS: 21 April - 2 May 1398 (of Crawford), 1443 (of Balcarres), and 1650 (of Lindsey/Balniel)
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Balcarres and Crawford
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R. Julian Crawfurd's Arms
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Raymond Crawfurd's Arms
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