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A shoot of Scots pine, the plant badge of Clan Gregor. Crest badge: suitable for any members of Clan Gregor to wear; consists of the chief's heraldic crest and slogan. The crest is: A lion's head erased Proper, crowned with an antique crown Or. The slogan is 'S rìoghail mo dhream, which is Scottish Gaelic for 'Royal is my race'. [16]
At the time Lord Gray had been chief of Clan Gray. [124] Gregor: Crest: A lion's head erased Proper, crowned with an antique crown Or. [125] Motto: 'S rioghal mo dhream [125] [Scottish Gaelic, 'My race is royal'] [125] Plant badge: pine [37] Chief: Sir Malcolm Gregor MacGregor of MacGregor, 7th Bart. Clan of the historical figure Rob Roy MacGregor.
The crest and motto elements of the crest badge are always the heraldic property of an individual (the crest badges, used by most Scottish clan members, are usually the heraldic property of a clan's chief). Though a crest badge can be freely represented, in Scotland it cannot be appropriated or used in such a way as to create a confusion with ...
In addition to the clan badges, the mottoes used within the crest badges of several of the clans allude to the Siol Alpin tradition. For instance, Clan Gregor: 'S Rioghal Mo Dhream (translation from Gaelic: "Royal is My Race"); [12] Clan Macfie: Pro Rege (translation from Latin: "For the King"). [13]
English: Coat of arms of MacGregor of MacGregor, Chief of clan Gregor. Arms: Argent, a sword in bend dexter Azure and an oak tree eradicated in bend sinister proper, the former supporting on its point in the dexter chief canton an antique crown Gules. Crest: A lion's head proper crowned with an antique crown Or.
A Scottish crest badge is a heraldic badge worn to show allegiance to an individual or membership in a specific Scottish clan. [1] Crest badges are commonly called "clan crests", but this is a misnomer; there is no such thing as a collective clan crest, just as there is no such thing as a clan coat of arms.
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A tradition of Highland hospitality and chivalry concerns Clan Lamont and Clan Gregor. The story is supposed to take place around the year 1600. The son of the chief of Clan Lamont and the only son of MacGregor of Glenstrae, chief of Clan Gregor, went hunting together on the shores of Loch Awe. [7]