Clan Swinton

Clan Swinton
Crest: A boar chained to a tree[1]
MottoJ'espere ("I hope")[1]
Profile
RegionLowlands
DistrictBerwickshire
Chief
Rolfe William Swinton of that Ilk[2]
Chief of the Name and Arms of Swinton.[3]
SeatNew York, United States.[4]
Historic seatSwinton House, Berwickshire[4]

Clan Swinton is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Lowlands.[5]

  1. ^ a b Nisbet, Alexander (1816). A System of Heraldry. Vol. 1. Edinburgh: Blackwood. p. 315.
  2. ^ Clan Swinton Profile scotclans.com. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  3. ^ burkes-peerage
  4. ^ a b Coventry, Martin. (2008). Castles of the Clans: The Strongholds and Seats of 750 Scottish Families and Clans. pp. 565–566. ISBN 978-1-899874-36-1.
  5. ^ Way, George and Squire, Romily. (1994). Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). pp. 334–335.

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