Keith Clan Crest Vinyl

Chief of the name and arms of keith is james william falconer keith 14th earl of kintore.

Keith clan crest vinyl. Clan keith held the hereditary title of great marischal of scotland until 1715 when the 10th earl marischal participated in the jacobite uprising and the title was subsequently forfeited. The process of creating these coats of arms began as early as the eleventh century although a form of proto heraldry may have existed in some countries prior to this including ireland. The keith crest is a roebuck s head with golden antlers emerging from an earl s coronet. The keiths feuded for many years with clan irvine and fought with the gunns for many years in land disputes in caithness.

The following is a list of scottish clans with and without chiefs. After several years and much consternation searching for lost data and pictures and finding most of it it is my pleasure to introduce you to the new keith clan web site. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our keith research. The clan keith are the descendants of one of scotland s oldest and most illustrious clans.

The keith family crest or coat of arms came into existence many centuries ago. Keith hall in aberdeenshire once known as caskieben is the current seat of the chief of clan keith. It is a z plan tower house dating from the sixteenth century. Dixon of the clan keith scottish clan sept history 3 print combo tartan buckle crest last name surname meaning genealogy family tree research aid roots ancestry ancestors and namesakes 29 99 29.

The crest badges used by members of scottish clans are based upon armorial bearings recorded by the lord lyon king of arms in the public register of all arms and bearings in scotland the blazon of the heraldic crest is given and the heraldic motto with its translation into english. Keith clan crest tartan 2 25 magnet 100 pack 109 99 keith clan crest tartan 2 25 magnet 10 pack 15 99 keith clan crest tartan 2 25 button 100 pack 109 99. Early history of the keith family. Fetteresso castle passed from the clan strachan to the clan keith chief earl marischal during the early 14th century.

The keith motto is veritas vincit which means truth prevails.