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Clan Crest: A savage’s head couped, Proper

Clan Motto: Durum patientia frango (I overcome difficulty by patience)

Origin of Name: Gaelic “Mor”, large

Region: Lowlands

Historic Seat: Rowallan Castle

Clan Chief: None, armigerous clan

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This name is found in a variety of spellings throughout Scotland, with Moar being the most common in the northern isles and Moir being found on and around the east coast. In the lowlands, neither of these spellings is found, despite the fact that the name Muir is very common. The gaelic'mór' means 'large' or 'big,' and the surname may simply refer to such physical characteristics.

As one of the most common descriptive titles given to a man in the country's oldest surviving language, it's not surprising that the name is widely dispersed in its variants. A lowland derivation of the name comes from the middle English for a "low grassy hill or heath," but this appears to have no connection with the clan's highland branches.

The surname More first appears in Scotland in the thirteenth century, and it rose to prominence in 1317 when Robertus More was elected burgess of Aberdeen. The name reappears in the following century in areas where the Norse language was still spoken, most notably Orkney and Shetland.

The Mures of Rowallan in Ayrshire were the chief family of the lowland branches. One of Sir Adam Mure's daughters married the future King Robert II, ensuring the family's prosperity. This prosperity lasted until 1700, when the male line died out and the family was persecuted as Covenanters.

During this time, the family estates were lost and eventually passed to the Earls of Loudon.

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Muir Clan People

The late John Muir 

John Muir (1838-1914) 

He was born in Dunbar and immigrated to America in 1849, where he established himself as a naturalist. He was the first proponent of forest conservation in the United States, and he was instrumental in the establishment of Yosemite National Park.

Edwin Muir (1887-1959)

Scottish poet who was born in Orkney.

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Tartan Muir 

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Clan Muir / More Crest

Crest Description: A couped savage's head, Proper

Muir / Additional Coats of Arms:

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.   

Rowallan MUIR

Quarterly, Argent, three mullets of the first (for Muir), on a fesse, Azure; 2nd and 3rd, Azure, three garbs, Or (for Comyn).

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More / Muir

Clan Crest: A savage’s head couped, Proper

Clan Motto: Durum patientia frango (I overcome difficulty by patience)

Origin of Name: Gaelic “Mor”, large

Region: Lowlands

Historic Seat: Rowallan Castle

Clan Chief: None, armigerous clan

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More / Muir Clan History

This name is found in a variety of spellings throughout Scotland, with Moar being the most common in the northern isles and Moir being found on and around the east coast. In the lowlands, neither of these spellings is found, despite the fact that the name Muir is very common. The gaelic'mór' means 'large' or 'big,' and the surname may simply refer to such physical characteristics.

As one of the most common descriptive titles given to a man in the country's oldest surviving language, it's not surprising that the name is widely dispersed in its variants. A lowland derivation of the name comes from the middle English for a "low grassy hill or heath," but this appears to have no connection with the clan's highland branches.

The surname More first appears in Scotland in the thirteenth century, and it rose to prominence in 1317 when Robertus More was elected burgess of Aberdeen. The name reappears in the following century in areas where the Norse language was still spoken, most notably Orkney and Shetland.

The Mures of Rowallan in Ayrshire were the chief family of the lowland branches. One of Sir Adam Mure's daughters married the future King Robert II, ensuring the family's prosperity. This prosperity lasted until 1700, when the male line died out and the family was persecuted as Covenanters.

During this time, the family estates were lost and eventually passed to the Earls of Loudon.

More / Muir Places & People

Muir Clan People

The late John Muir 

John Muir (1838-1914) 

He was born in Dunbar and immigrated to America in 1849, where he established himself as a naturalist. He was the first proponent of forest conservation in the United States, and he was instrumental in the establishment of Yosemite National Park.

Edwin Muir (1887-1959)

Scottish poet who was born in Orkney.

More / Muir Tartans

Tartan Muir 

More / Muir Crest & Coats of Arms

Clan Muir / More Crest

Crest Description: A couped savage's head, Proper

Muir / Additional Coats of Arms:

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.   

Rowallan MUIR

Quarterly, Argent, three mullets of the first (for Muir), on a fesse, Azure; 2nd and 3rd, Azure, three garbs, Or (for Comyn).

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⇨ Clan Masterton (Tartans, Crest) and The Story Behind

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⇨ Clan Maule (Tartans, Crest) and The Story Behind

⇨ Clan Maxwell (Tartans, Crest) and The Story Behind

⇨ Clan Melville (Tartans, Crest) and The Story Behind

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⇨ Clan Montgomery (Tartans, Crest) and The Story Behind

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