Clan Cameron

Clan Cameron
Na Camshronaich[1]
Crest: A sheaf of five arrows, proper, tied with a band, gules, encircled by a belt and buckle.
MottoAonaibh Ri Chèile (Let Us Unite).[2]
War cryChlanna nan con thigibh a' so 's gheibh sibh feòil (Sons of the Hounds, Come Hither And Get Flesh)[3]
Profile
RegionHighlands
DistrictLochaber
Plant badgeCrowberry, or Oak
Chief
The Rt Hon. Donald Andrew Cameron of Lochiel,
Baron Cameron of Lochiel
The 28th Chief of Clan Cameron (Mac Dhòmhnaill Dubh[1] [maxkˈɣõː.əl̪ˠtuh])
SeatAchnacarry Castle[4]
Historic seatTor Castle[4]
Septs of Clan Cameron
Chalmers,[5] Chambers,[5] Clark,[5] Clarke,[5] Clarkson,[5] Cleary,[5] Clerk,[5] Dowie,[5] Gibbon,[5] Gilbert,[5] Kennedy,[5] Leary,[5] Lonie,[5] MacAldowie,[5] MacAlonie,[5] MacClair,[5] MacCleary,[5] MacGillery,[5] MacGillonie,[5] MacIldowie,[5] MacKail,[5] MacKell,[5] MacLear,[5] MacCleary,[5] MacLerie,[5] MacMartin,[5] MacOnie,[5] MacOstrich,[5] MacPhail,[5] MacSorley,[5] MacUlrig,[5] MacVail,[5] MacWalrick,[5] Martin,[5] Paul,[5] Sorley,[5] Taylor.[5]
Clan branches
Cameron of Lochiel (chiefs)
Cameron of Callart (senior cadets)[6]
Cameron of Erracht[6]
Cameron of Fassifern[6]
Cameron of Worcester[6]
Cameron of Inverailort[6]
Cameron of Lundavra[6]
Cameron of Glendessary[6]
Cameron of Glen Nevis[6]
Cameron of Clunes[6]
See also:
Cameron baronets
Allied clans
Rival clans
Titles

Clan Cameron is a West Highland Scottish clan, with one main branch Lochiel, and numerous cadet branches. The Clan Cameron lands are in Lochaber,[7] and within their lands lies Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the British Isles.[8] The Chief of the clan is customarily referred to as simply "Lochiel".[9]

  1. ^ a b Mac an Tàilleir, Iain. "Ainmean Pearsanta". Sabhal Mòr Ostaig. Archived from the original (docx) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
  2. ^ "Cameron Reference File". Retrieved 7 December 2007.
  3. ^ The Scottish Clans and Their Tartans. Edinburgh: W. & A.K. Johnston. 1900. p. 5. Retrieved 24 April 2009.
  4. ^ a b Coventry, Martin (2008). Castles of the Clans: The Strongholds and Seats of 750 Scottish Families and Clans. Musselburgh: Goblinshead. p. 75. ISBN 978-1-899874-36-1.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak Scots Kith & Kin. HarperCollins. 2014. p. 55. ISBN 9780007551798.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i Mackenzie, Alexander (1884). History of the Camerons, with Genealogies of The Principal Families of The Name. Inverness: A. & W. Mackenzie. p. viii. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Who owns Scotland?". The Scotsman.
  8. ^ "A History of Clan Cameron". Clan-cameron.org. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  9. ^ Stewart, John of Ardvorlich (1974). The Camerons, A History of Clan Cameron. Stirling: Published by the Clan Cameron Association. Printed by Jamieson & Munro Ltd.