Clan Scott

Clan Scott
Scotach[1]
Crest: A stag trippant, encircled in a leather strap inscribed with the chief’s motto "Amo" meaning "I Love".
MottoAmo (I love)[1]
War cry'a Bellendaine! ("To Bellendaine!") Also, "The Scotts are out!"
Profile
RegionScottish Borders[1]
Plant badgeBlaeberry[1]
Chief
Richard Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott[2]
The 10th Duke of Buccleuch and the
12th Duke of Queensberry
SeatBowhill House
Historic seatDalkeith Palace
Septs of Clan Scott
Buccleuch, Geddes, Laidlaw, Langlands
Clan branches
Scott of Buccleuch (chiefs)[3]
Scott of Synton (senior cadets)[3][note 1]
Scott of Harden[3][note 2]
Rival clans

Clan Scott is a Scottish clan and is recognised as such by the Lord Lyon King of Arms.[3] Historically the clan was based in the Scottish Borders.

  1. ^ a b c d Clan Scot Profile scotclans.com. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  2. ^ Sellar, David (23 March 2010). "Note" (PDF). The Court of the Lord Lyon. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2014. Another example of the dropping of hyphens is that of the Duke of Buccleuch who was recognised in 1975 as Chief of the Name and Arms of Scott after dropping the hyphens in the surname Montagu-Douglas-Scott (Lyon Register, vol. 60, fol. 7–8).
  3. ^ a b c d Way, George and Squire, Romily. Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). Published in 1994. pp. 314–315.


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